10/09/2026
Women of Gloucester looking to tone up, this makes 'not knowing where to start' a little easier, but there's a catch...
I've worked with this demographic for over 5 years now (Women who have kids that are getting a bit older and are now looking to put some time and energy back into themselves, into their health, fitness, and finding that confident version of themselves that has slowly gone missing)
You're possibly overwhelmed at all of the conflicting advice, and although you 'know what to do', you still feel like you don't know where to start...
My question, using that list on the post as a bit of a prompt, where can you be most consistent NEXT WEEK, with the least amount of potential barriers in the way?
Pick 1-2 of them.
Catch #1 DO NOT TRY AND CHANGE IT ALL OVERNIGHT. I don't care how enthusiastic or desperate you are. This has to work long term.
You CAN NOT spend the next 5 years trying things, doing ok, falling off, going again.
Life is too short for that. Instead, adopt a 'slow and steady wins the race' approach here.
Make small lifestyle changes that become second nature, not a plan to follow short term then stopping and going back to 'your version of normal'.
Catch #2 There's probably some deeper work to be done alongside this. I'm not saying this to put you off, because you ABSOLUTELY CAN make some quality first steps with some noticeable wins on the board quickly.
But to manage expectations, you should probably plan to put some time into things like:
- Emotional regulation, and using food / drink to sooth things like boredom and stress
- Learning how to prioritise yourself, without guilt, after years of kids, house, work, partner, coming first (this doesn't mean becoming completely selfish and no longer caring!)
Anyway, let's keep this first step simple, if you had to make a decision RIGHT NOW, where would you start next week out of the things on that list?
Pop your answer in the comments ππΌ