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Life doesn't ask permission before it derails your routine. In this episode, I break down 'mini routines' — small, five-minute habits you can lean on when a full session isn't on the cards — so a hectic week doesn't mean starting from scratch. Structure beats motivation, every single time.
Nail your eating and training Monday to Friday, then watch it all go pear-shaped by Saturday? You're not short on willpower — you're missing an identity that holds up on weekends too. I unpack the 80/20 approach, the mindset shifts that actually stick, and why self-compassion gets you back on track faster than stricter rules ever will.
Ask the Foundations Club women what's changed and most lead with what still hurts, not what they can now do. In this episode, I unpack why women over 55 default to limitations over wins — modesty, perfectionism, plain old negativity bias — and share simple ways to flip the script and start leading with what you've built.
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Ageing With Intention
Nail your eating and training Monday to Friday, then watch it all go pear-shaped by Saturday? You're not short on willpower — you're missing an identity that holds up on weekends too. I unpack the 80/20 approach, the mindset shifts that actually stick, and why self-compassion gets you back on track faster than stricter rules ever will.
Ask the Foundations Club women what's changed and most lead with what still hurts, not what they can now do. In this episode, I unpack why women over 55 default to limitations over wins — modesty, perfectionism, plain old negativity bias — and share simple ways to flip the script and start leading with what you've built.
When Peta's ex-husband questioned her evening walks instead of rushing to make dinner, she knew something had to give. She shares how that daily moment of movement became a lifeline — and the powerful lesson it taught her about her own wellbeing.
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Movement
Life doesn't ask permission before it derails your routine. In this episode, I break down 'mini routines' — small, five-minute habits you can lean on when a full session isn't on the cards — so a hectic week doesn't mean starting from scratch. Structure beats motivation, every single time.
Grip strength is one of the strongest predictors of mortality — sometimes more telling than blood pressure or cholesterol. Peta shares why she's ditched the jar-opening gadgets, how muscle loss creeps in after 30, and simple everyday ways to build the grip strength that supports real independence.
Calling a squat "boring" might actually mean something else entirely. Peta digs into why foundational movements feel harder to stay present with after menopause — and why these unglamorous exercises are some of the most powerful tools for strength, independence, and cognitive health in the decades ahead.
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One of my clients was politely pointed toward the 'senior class' the first time she walked into a gym — and nearly gave up on herself for good. She calls me the 'sweet spot.' In this episode, I share her story and why the people around you shape how capable you believe you are — and why your age was never the problem.
What if exercise stopped feeling like a chore and started feeling like your body singing? In this episode, we meet Sue — a woman in her 60s who began exercising consistently in her 50s, trained for and completed her first marathon, and now moves daily because of what it gives her: grandchildren she can keep up with, a world she can travel freely, and a body that feels gloriously alive.
In my mid-60s, my grandchildren came to live with us — and I ended up running, jumping, and climbing at the park like I was young again. What keeping up with a 7 and 8-year-old taught me about what we're actually still capable of.
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