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Vicki Hill is a Bristol-based Women's Health & Fitness Trainer specializing in supporting women from pregnancy & postnatal through to menopause. She regularly posts useful tips to help women with their fitness and nutrition. For women getting back to exercising after the birth of the baby, this blog features useful information.
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2M ago
Understanding Urge Incontinence in Women Urge incontinence, also known as overactive bladder (OAB), is a common condition that affects many women. It is characterized by a sudden, urgent need to urinate, often leading to involuntary leakage of urine before reaching the loo. Any form of incontinence can have a big impact on the quality of ..read more
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3M ago
What is Urinary Incontinence? There are several different types of urinary incontinence, with different causes. 1. Stress incontinence refers to leakage that occurs due to excessive intra-abdominal pressure and the stress it puts on the pelvic floor. This leakage usually happens during activities like running, jumping, sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting heavy weights, etc. 2. Urge ..read more
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3M ago
I am asked this a lot – how can I fit in sessions or make a routine. Basically – if you really WANT to do something & to get healthier only YOU can do it. You HAVE GOT TO make some time. We can all make every excuse under the sun – I do know ..read more
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4M ago
How many times have you said – “I just don’t have time to exercise“? TIME SCARCE I totally get it, many of you have really full on lives – work, family, parents, pets – full on commitments which means you get very little time to yourself and when you do you are so shattered you ..read more
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6M ago
How much time do you give to trying to de-stress or really focus on how you are feeling?? It’s a question I ask my clients, especially those who come to me 6 months+ after having kids, or menopausal clients. I look at stress as one of the top things women could try to work on ..read more
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9M ago
I know I have talked about these subjects a lot, but a few ladies fed back to me when I asked what they wanted to see in my newsletters. So I thought I would take a new approach to talking about fitness & strength as we age. In the ideal world we would all be ..read more
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1y ago
I talk a lot about trying to get some ‘me time’ ie downtime, especially when you have a lot going on or are a bit stressed. Today, I thought I would clear a few things up about stress, so you don’t end up stressing about being stressed and know what you can do to help ..read more
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1y ago
Do you ever think about how important your skeleton is or how much you need strong bones? Probably not as it isn’t something we think about as much as maybe our weight. Stop & think about it. Our bones are essential to our health and survival. Remarkably, paying attention to our bone health is still ..read more
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1y ago
What do you think if I told you that exercise/movement is like a wonder drug? Evidence shows that physical activity can help with the following: improves wellbeing improves mood helps with weight management helps reduce chronic stress strengthens muscles strengthens bones helps regulate blood pressure & cholesterol helps reduce heart disease & strokes helps reduce ..read more
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1y ago
Most of us are short of time. There never seems to be enough hours in the day – or I certainly find that. I am sure the older we get time seems to zoom by even faster. You may be someone who enjoys doing cardio exercise but feels they want to and maybe need to …
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