Is starting strength training in post menopause years TOO LATE?
Recently I gave a presentation to fitness professionals and students of Fit Asia (Singapore) about the importance of strength training for women in their peri-menopause years. And I got asked a very important question at the end of my presentation: Is starting strength training in post menopause years TOO LATE??? What a great question… and […]
Building YOUR allied health team
When I was a practicing personal trainer, I was often made to feel that my skills and services were inferior to that of a physiotherapist. Coupled with this, is a genuine fear among some Fit Pro’s that referring clients to an allied health professional will somehow deem them as responsible for the injuries of their […]
Women Reinventing Midlife
If you would like a FREE copy of Active Pelvic Practice meditation — be sure to read to the end! I started out in the fitness industry, like many Fit Pro’s did, running group classes. mishfit mothers™️ was my signature group exercise program. Women could bring their bubs and kids and for many mums, this […]
Prolapse. What will be your last straw?
Most women accumulate the risks of prolapse over time. Although just one may tip you over the edge, they are certainly not usually in isolation. Understand the 10 most significant risk factors for prolapse. Being fore warned is being fore armed. 49% of all post natal women will experience prolapse* So if you have had […]
A just-in-case Wee
A just-in-case wee might be something that your mother encouraged you to do before you left the house as a child. It might be something that you still do, or tell your children to do. But what if this piece of advice creates habits that are at cross purposes with good continence practice? Here’s how: […]
Almond Croissants & Birth Trauma
These two things may seem like an unlikely blog title. But allow me to share a story with you. I have been a mover and shaker in the fitness industry for more than a decade. My passion has been to create a greater awareness of women’s health issues. And to build on this awareness to […]
Prolapse 101
My husband leaving represents the worst and the best thing that has ever happened in my life. I self-medicated with exercise and can quite honestly say that exercising every day saved my life. I returned to my career of teaching and although I have always loved teaching, I struggled with the politics of school. Throw […]
5 Myths around Incontinence (& the Fitness Industry)
I have worked as a PT specifically for women, I have worked with numerous Fit Pro’s and I am a mum, often working out with other mums … yet there are still myths that still I hear over and over… These myths only serve to hold women back, so therefore NEED to be dispelled! Myth 1: “It’s […]
Stop hurting women with exercise!
This blog appeared on Mamamia! Many of my blogs get picked up by other media outlets.Click here to read the original For many years I ran my private mishfit Personal Training Study and worked exclusively with women. This is a story I heard many versions of. Let’s call her Laura. Shock was just one of […]
The fitness industry’s dirty little secret
As a woman have you ever felt that your Fitness Professional doesn’t truly understand you? Perhaps they have clocked you and made assumptions about your fitness level, your strength, your abilities or lack of them? Or perhaps they have not asked the questions that really do impact your ability to exercise. Instead leaving it to […]