by Sandra Brooks | Sep 24, 2026 | Exercise & Fitness, Food, Mental Health, Top Tips, Wellbeing
What if you treated yourself like someone important? Because you are! We are brilliant at putting everyone else in the diary first.Work, kids, parents, school runs, appointments, shopping. The million things that somehow need doing.And then we look at what’s...
by Sandra Brooks | May 8, 2026 | DROPiT21, Exercise & Fitness, Sandra Brooks, Top Tips
NEAT stands for Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. It is one of the most significant variables when it comes to weight loss or muscle gain, or pretty much any physical goal you might have. Essentially, NEAT is all the calories you burn over the course of the day...
by Sandra Brooks | May 1, 2026 | Exercise & Fitness, Top Tips
May is National Walking Month, and there’s no better time to spotlight one of the simplest, most effective, and often overlooked forms of exercise: WALKING! For many women over 40, fitness can start to feel more complicated than it needs to be. Hormonal changes,...
by Sandra Brooks | Apr 26, 2026 | Exercise & Fitness, Sandra Brooks, Top Tips
Following on from my blog last week about the latest 2026 guidance from the American College of Sports Medicine … Ever feel like you’re not doing the right workout? Maybe you’ve wondered if you should be lifting heavier, training longer, following a more...
by Sandra Brooks | Apr 19, 2026 | Exercise & Fitness, Sandra Brooks, Top Tips
A couple of weeks ago, new guidance from the American College of Sports Medicine once again reinforced something I’m really passionate about: 👉 Strength training isn’t just important – it’s essential. And perhaps even more importantly… it’s far simpler than many...
by Sandra Brooks | Mar 31, 2026 | Exercise & Fitness, Top Tips
Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get talked about enough… That sneeze that causes a little bladder leakage.That moment in a fitness class when you dread jumping jacks, or even worse – tuck jumps! If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. While this issue...
