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....
by Elspeth Alexandra | Dec 5, 2022 | General
It was election night in 1997. I’d spent the last six weeks working full time for Anne McGuire and the Labour Party in the Tory constituency of Stirling. Alongside the other party workers in the Miners Welfare I was daring to believe that we’d really done it –...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Nov 14, 2022 | General
Have you heard about the benefits of weightlifting? I often get enquiries from women, especially women who are around about the menopause years, who want to start lifting heavy things. Yay! There are so many benefits to lifting weights, or other forms of resistance...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Oct 10, 2022 | General
Do you exercise hard? I hope you do – lifting heavy things a few times a week is brilliant for your health. But exercise is only part of the story. When you exercise, especially when you’re pushing yourself hard, you’re creating micro-tears in the muscle fibres....
by Elspeth Alexandra | May 4, 2022 | General
Dear fitness professional sharing ‘before and after’ pictures, Hi. Can I have a word? Your ‘before and after’ pictures – whether they are pictures of you or a client you’ve worked with – make me feel very uneasy. I’m referring to the pictures that show...
