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Menopause Strength & Fat Loss Specialist, professional women 40+
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𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.⁣

Not because I was getting older.

Not because I wasn’t looking after myself.

Because every time I asked for help, I was told the same thing.

“Everything looks normal.”

The truth is, it wasn’t.

For nearly ten years I fought symptoms I couldn’t explain.

Fatigue so overwhelming I was frightened to leave the house.

Vertigo.

Hearing loss.

Brain fog.

Hot sweats.

Bloating.

Endless appointments.

Different doctors.

Different treatments.

Very few answers.

There were moments when I started questioning myself.

Maybe I was imagining it.

Maybe this was just what getting older felt like.

Maybe I simply had to accept it.

But deep down, I knew my body was trying to tell me something.

Eventually, after pushing for answers, finding the right people and refusing to give up, everything changed.

Not overnight.

Not perfectly.

But enough for me to finally recognise myself again.

That journey completely changed how I coach women.

Because when a woman tells me she doesn’t feel like herself anymore...

I believe her.

When she tells me she’s exhausted...

I listen.

When she says she knows something isn’t right...

I don’t dismiss it.

I know what it feels like to fight for your own health while everyone tells you you’re fine.

If this story resonates with you, please know this...

You are not fine until you feel fine.

Keep asking questions.

Keep advocating for yourself.

Keep trusting your instincts.

And if you’ve ever been dismissed, told your symptoms are “just stress,” or felt like nobody was connecting the dots...

I’d love to hear your story.

Leave me a ❤️ if this resonated.

Or tell me in the comments:

When did you first realise something wasn’t right?

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4 months ago

𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 “𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬” 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭. And I’m not here to celebrate effort alone if it isn’t moving you forward.

Because the truth is, most women in midlife don’t need more motivation.

They need structure, guidance, and someone who helps them stay accountable to the goals they say they want.

That’s where coaching becomes powerful.

A good coach helps you see the patterns that are keeping you stuck, supports you when things feel difficult, and keeps the standard steady when life gets busy or motivation dips.

My role is to guide you through that process.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬:
• Encouraging you to aim higher when you’ve been holding yourself back
• Helping you stay consistent when motivation fades
• Keeping your training structured and progressive
• Teaching you how to train properly so your body actually changes

After nearly 20 years of coaching, I’ve seen something again and again.

The women who transform aren’t always the most motivated.

They’re the ones who stay consistent.

They follow the plan, even when it’s uncomfortable.
And they stop negotiating with themselves.

Menopause can absolutely make things feel harder. But with the right approach to training, nutrition, and structure, it doesn’t have to keep you stuck.

If you’re looking for guidance, support, and a clear plan to rebuild strength and confidence in your body…

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐭.

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7 months ago

𝐈’𝐦 𝟓𝟒, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝟒.

Not just how long I live. But how WELL I live.

I want to be able to travel, lift my own suitcase, walk for miles, enjoy meals out, feel confident in my clothes and never think twice about getting up off the floor.

And the work for that starts NOW.

As a menopause strength and nutrition coach, I see so many women in their 40s and 50s focusing on losing weight, eating less and trying to get their old bodies back.

But what if we started focusing on something bigger?

Building muscle. Protecting our bones. Improving our cardiovascular fitness. Eating enough protein. Looking after our mental wellbeing.

Because strength training during perimenopause and menopause isn’t just about fat loss.

It’s about creating a body that supports the life you want to live.

And you don’t need to be perfect. You just need to start.

I’d love to know, which of these 10 things do YOU find hardest to prioritise?

Tell me the number below. I have a feeling a lot of us will say the same one.

Save this as a reminder, or share it with a friend who’s navigating midlife alongside you.

And if you’re ready to get stronger, feel fitter and take control of your health in your 40s or 50s, DM me STRONG.

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20 hours ago

WEEKLY DUMP 👑

A bit of everything this week
Client wins, transformations, strength training, good food and Nora being Nora 😂

1️⃣ Leanne wrote the most fantastic recommendation for me in our local Gossip Girls Facebook group. Completely unexpected and so lovely to read. Thank you ❤️

2️⃣ 17kg down! 💪 But what I loved most was Leanne talking about the knowledge, education and support she’s gained. That’s what Strength Queen is all about. So much more than weight loss 👑

3️⃣ Small world! 😂 Two of my girls bumped into each other! Dionne doing her beauty therapy and Lisa visiting the hairdressers. Love that my community is connecting outside the group

4️⃣ Looking after my gut with some slow-cooked meal prep. 🥘 Good nutrition doesn’t need to be complicated

5️⃣ Me and Nora discovered a little Forget Me Not Bench in the middle of a field. How lovely is that? Sometimes it’s the little things. ❤️

6️⃣ Friday Wins 🏆
My girls showing up, hitting their steps, improving digestion, lifting heavier and staying consistent even when life throws everything at them. That’s real progress

7️⃣ THE PRIME RESET 🔥
Applications are open! 8 weeks of structured strength training, nutrition and accountability for midlife women ready to make a change. Just 5 spaces
DM RESET for details.

8️⃣ Nora again 🐶😂
Just casually propping her chin up, looking like she hasn’t got a care in the world. This dog cracks me up.

9️⃣ Lisa’s transformation💪
Stronger, leaner and proof that progressive strength training and consistency really do work. So proud

🔟 Suitcase carries 🏋️‍♀️
Looks easy, but try it! Brilliant for grip strength, core stability and training your obliques to resist sideways bending.
Real functional strength that carries over into everyday life

Another week of real women, real life and real progress. Strong women supporting strong women! 👑❤️ taken in Cheshire by @thestrengthqueen

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2 days ago

Applications for The Prime Reset are officially open.

This is an 8-week programme built for women 40 to 60 who are done with guesswork, done with endless cardio that isn’t working, and ready for a structured approach built around how midlife bodies actually respond to training.

What’s inside: progressive strength training programmed specifically for your stage of life, hormone-aware nutrition guidance, and real accountability to keep you consistent when motivation isn’t enough on its own.

This isn’t a 6-week challenge and there’s no extreme restriction here. It’s a proven system, and it works if you follow the plan.

Applications close Sunday 19 October, and the programme begins Monday 20 October. Spaces are limited so I can actually coach everyone properly.

DM RESET now to apply. taken in Wilmslow, Cheshire by @thestrengthqueen

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4 days ago

Tomorrow, applications for The Prime Reset officially open.

If you’ve been following along this week, you already know what this programme is built on: strength training and hormone-aware nutrition, structured specifically for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.

Not another quick fix. A system built to actually work with your body, not against it.

A few of you have already sent me RESET this week, and I’m genuinely excited for what’s ahead for you. If you haven’t yet and you know this is for you, tonight’s your last chance before applications go live tomorrow.

DM RESET and let’s get you sorted before the doors open. taken in Cheshire UK by @thestrengthqueen

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5 days ago

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.

“Is this for beginners?” Yes, as long as you’re ready to actually follow a structured plan. This isn’t about experience, it’s about commitment to doing it properly.

“Will this work if I’m perimenopausal / post-menopausal?”

This programme is built specifically around hormone-aware training and nutrition for exactly this stage of life. It’s not a generic plan adapted after the fact.

“What if I’ve tried everything already?” Good. That means you’re done wasting time on approaches that were never going to work for your biology anyway.

Applications open tomorrow.

DM RESET today and I’ll make sure you’re first in line. Menopause
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6 days ago

Picture December. Eight weeks from launch day. What does it look like if you’d said yes to structure instead of staying stuck?

Stronger, obviously, lifting weights you didn’t think you could touch. But it’s more than that. Clothes fitting the way they used to. Energy that carries you through the whole day instead of crashing by 3pm. Waking up without dreading the scale.

This isn’t hype. It’s what happens when hormone-aware nutrition and progressive strength training are applied properly, with structure and accountability behind you the whole way.

Applications for The Prime Reset open this week. DM RESET if you want in. taken in Wilmslow, Cheshire by @thestrengthqueen

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7 days ago

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬.

Strength first. Not cardio, not restriction, strength training as the foundation because it’s the one thing that directly counters the muscle loss and metabolic slowdown that comes with declining oestrogen.

Structure over motivation.
Motivation runs out.
A structured, progressive plan doesn’t rely on how you feel on any given day, it just works if you follow it.

Accountability that actually holds. Not another app you abandon in week two.

Real support, real check-ins, a system built to keep you consistent when life gets in the way.

This is the foundation everything else is built on.

Applications for The Prime Reset open this week. taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @thestrengthqueen

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8 days ago

🗓️ Weekly Dump

1️⃣ Free Deadlift Workshop 🏋️‍♀️
Breaking down the deadlift — setup, bracing, breathing, joint position and force production. Helping the girls lift stronger and with confidence.

2️⃣ Prime the movement 🔥
Getting the hips, knees and ankles moving and preparing the body for the demands of lifting.
A warm-up should prepare you to perform, not just make you stretch.

3️⃣ Box jumps 💥
Using jumps to introduce explosive force production and wake up the nervous system before strength work.

4️⃣ Leanne getting ready to pull 🏋️‍♀️
Finding the right setup to create tension, brace effectively and produce force through the floor.

5️⃣ Scapula into the pocket 🎯
Teaching Lisa how to create lat tension and keep the shoulders organised throughout the deadlift. Small changes can make a big difference.

6️⃣ Linda — 60kg at 64! 💪
Progressive strength training has no age limit. Linda proving that at 64! 🔥

7️⃣ Dionne’s long legs 😂
Anthropometry matters! A slightly wider stance gives Dionne the space she needs to reach the bar and find a stronger pulling position. There’s no one-size-fits-all setup.

8️⃣ Apparently FREE = suspicious 😂
Leanne asked why nobody signed up for the free workshop… apparently you all thought there must be a catch! 😂
Next time there’s definitely a charge! 🤣

9️⃣ Menopause workshop ❤️
Brilliant workshop with Dr Victoria Hoyle covering hormones, GLP-1s, muscle, metabolism, aesthetics and skincare. Hopefully planning some menopause + strength workshops of my own soon! 👀

🔟 This is why I coach ❤️
A client saying she’s learnt so much from me. 🥹
It’s not just about lifting weights — it’s understanding your body and becoming stronger and more confident.

1️⃣1️⃣ “The compass came before the clock.” 🧭
Direction before speed. Always.

1️⃣2️⃣ Bee headquarters 🐝
The clients’ beehives… absolutely buzzing! 😂

1️⃣3️⃣ Nora vs the ball 🐶🎾
One job. Get the ball.
She took it VERY seriously. 😂 taken in Cheshire by @thestrengthqueen

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9 days ago

I’ve spent the past year building something for the exact woman I keep hearing from: stuck, frustrated, doing all the “right” things and still not seeing results.

It’s called The Prime Reset. An 8-week programme built entirely around midlife strength training and hormone-aware nutrition, structured so you’re never guessing what to do next.

No 6-week fad. No extreme restriction. No more cardio for the sake of cardio. Just a proven system built specifically for bodies going through perimenopause and menopause, the training and nutrition approach that actually works with your biology instead of against it.

Applications aren’t open yet, but they will be very soon. If you want in when they do, DM me RESET and I’ll make sure you’re first to know. taken in Cheshire by @thestrengthqueen

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10 days ago

Eight weeks from now, you’ll either be exactly where you are today, or you’ll be somewhere completely different. That choice gets made by what you do starting now, not by hoping things change on their own.

I think about the women who came to me a year ago, frustrated, cardio-dependent, convinced their body was just “different now.”
Eight weeks of structured strength training later, and they weren’t guessing anymore.
They had a system that worked, real strength, real changes on their own terms.

Staying stuck has a cost. It’s not just the physical frustration, it’s the months and years spent doing more of what isn’t working, waiting for a different result.

Imagine where you could be eight weeks from now if this was the moment you changed your approach.

Reply EIGHT and I’ll tell
you more about what that could look like for you.

#fitover50 #fitnessmotivation #fitat50 #fitnessjourney taken in Cheshire by @thestrengthqueen

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