Sam Palmer of Midlife Makeover talks through all the fear of exercise and what stops us from moving, and what to do about it.
Midlife makeover is an online community where women can access menopause fitness and lifestyle support. Sam’s work started in the NHS, she’s worked in further education, she trained as a running coach and was coach of the year in 2014. Midlife Makeover has supported thousands of midlifers to make simple, proven lifestyle changes since its launch in 2014.
We explore how we get over the FEAR of doing exercise in midlife when we always feel we’re too something, be it too fat, too thin, too weak, too stiff, too tired or too dyspraxic.
- How to find a class that suits you
- Why it’s OK to walk out
- How to get started (even when You’re as resistant as Kate)
- How to exercise when you’re sleep deprived
- How trauma may be preventing you from moving
- What coaches and PT’s should know about this
Sam’s contacts
Email – sam@midlifemakeover.co.uk
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