by Elspeth Alexandra | Feb 26, 2024 | General, Pregnancy
The changes in your pregnant body are mind boggling. But then, so is growing an entirely new human being. For instance, the delightful pro-gestation hormone, progesterone, has a lot to answer for. Its effects include loosening all of your smooth muscle to accommodate...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Jan 26, 2024 | General
This is my not-so-secret roadmap to the font of eternal youth. Pick things up and put them down again, and if you’re over forty, aim for very heavy things, only picking them up a few times. Do this alongside people you want to spend time with, preferably the...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Dec 31, 2023 | General
As 2023 turns in to 2024, I’m not making resolutions: I’m laying plans. While you won’t always find me on the front line of the culture wars, there are certainly battles I will be part of in 2024. I will affirm women who believe there are many things more...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Nov 21, 2023 | General, Menopause
“I’m almost finished the couch to 5k but I really miss the walk breaks you get in the early weeks. There’s less to look forward to.” This is a photo of me after my Wednesday morning run. I started running in the late nineties, because it was...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Oct 10, 2023 | General
When I talk about core, I talk about a leotard of strength. It’s been a good few years since I last put on a leotard, although as a teenager I’m pretty sure I had many, in a range of neon shades. Hopefully you can remember or imagine the feeling of lycra...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Sep 29, 2023 | General, Postnatal
For too long we’ve been told that tummies are supposed to be six packs. No roundness, no fat, just a chiselled washboard you could balance things on. I’m calling out the tummy BS. A six-pack tummy isn’t as much about strength as it is about the absence of body fat....
