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Menopause has been in the news a great deal recently - and for good reason. With 51% of the population going to go through the menopause,...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Sep 2515 min read
The Best Anti-Ageing Product: The Truth About Exercise and Ageing
This blog will discuss the impact of ageing on fitness, debunk some of the common myths that you might have heard - and show how being...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Sep 44 min read
Menopause, Hormones, and Belly Fat: A Guide to Staying Healthy
One of the most noticeable and often frustrating changes for women during menopause is the increase in belly fat. Even those who maintain...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Apr 37 min read
Can you feel it? - listening to the interoception
It's a typical morning, and you're rushing through your routine—coffee in one hand, phone in the other, mentally mapping out your day....
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Nov 19, 20236 min read
From Accountability to Purposeful Living - how to change your life in simple steps
Gavin & Stacy, a sitcom that has etched itself into the fabric of our popular culture, has given rise to many memorable quotes. One that...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Nov 6, 20238 min read
Unlocking Bootylicious Potential: How Squats Transform Your Body
Introduction: Your glutes, consisting of the Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, and Gluteus Minimus, are some of the most powerful muscles...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Aug 20, 20237 min read
What they said......
Did you know that I am scared of going on fairground rides?? I don’t particularly like swings, and I once got seasick after a barge...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
May 8, 202312 min read
"I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert." - Stress – why does it matter?
There are many people who may say “ but you have nothing to be worried about”, and whilst that might be true to a certain extent when...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Apr 23, 20237 min read
Are you fed up of fitness?
Are you stuck in a rut? Do you “love” your life, or think that there is something “missing”? Do you want to improve your health and...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Apr 2, 20238 min read
Pelvic Floor - when was the last time you trained?
I am continually fascinated with ways to improve your pelvic floor – mainly because of the number of women (predominantly) and men who...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Effective Fitness
How to be “Successful in producing the desired or intended result” When I was a tutor with YMCA, one of the key elements for passing your...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Oct 28, 20227 min read
That "Gut Feeling" - is it real?
Over the past few years, I have tended to concentrate more on the “health” aspect of “health & fitness” as opposed to the only the...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Sep 18, 20223 min read
When you are feeling sad....
With the Queen’s funeral tomorrow and the shocking discoveries of graves once again in Ukraine, grief seems to be surrounding us. On the...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Sep 11, 20226 min read
How the ageing process affects your fitness
Turning 60 this year has been a slightly surreal experience. As a child, someone of “that age” would be considered to be “old”, taking...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Sep 2, 20225 min read
How to stop feeling "puny".....
PUNY: adjective: small; weak; ineffective An odd kind of word, although one we might be able to relate to if our training has dropped, we...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Aug 21, 20226 min read
Strength & Conditioning - is this for you?
I frequently see people think if “strength & conditioning” is something that is applicable to them – often because we tend to think of...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Aug 7, 20225 min read
How to find the time to exercise....
I set myself a target of getting back into the fitness routine on the 1st of August. It is now the 7th August, and all I have done so far...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jul 26, 20229 min read
Strong & Flexible - what Café Medi is all about
Croeso – Welcome Now that we seem to be in the "managing" phase of Covid, in-person teaching has really taken off - and no surprise, as...
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jun 12, 20226 min read
How to help your Back Pain with Pilates
Pilates Back Care
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Rachel Hubbard BSc
May 29, 20225 min read
How Pilates can help your knee pain..
Pilates is associated with the integration of body, mind, biomechanics, motor learning and core stability[i] – however, it can provide a...
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