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Mimi Zouch

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Proving women in their 40s can be fit, strong and independent 💪🏻
Sharing my millennial mid-life career pivot
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I’ll go into more info on recommendations for each of these 3 things in upcoming reels, so stay tined and follow along if you want answers to these questions that are honest, non apologetic and given from a female perspective 🙂‍↕️

#cyclist #femalecyclist #cyclingtips #chamoiscream #cycling by @zoochi__

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You might have the flexibility for a really aggressive riding position, but not the core strength to hold it over long rides and this will cause you to put more weight and pressure through your hands.

This is what was happening to me and I was getting terrible numb palms and fingers on long and challenging rides. And yes I wear mitts, it helps a little bit but didn’t stop the numbness.

If this is happening to you too try a shorter stem, they aren’t expensive and you could be a lot more comfortable on the bike - it will probably help your lower back too! Don’t be tempted to just shunt your saddle forwards, this will affect your pedal stroke and knees.

Ideally you’ll be able to have a bike fit and they can set you up optimally for you! If not then this is the next best thing.

Follow for more cycling tips and advice 🤓

Much love,
Mimi x

#cyclingtips #numbness #cyclist #womenwhoride #girlsonbikes by @zoochi__

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Getting into nature is so important for me, especially when I’m going through times that feel overwhelming, stressful and upsetting. Hearing birdsong actively lowers stress hormones in the body, and getting my thoughts down on paper definitely helps to process things.

I still don’t have answers, and I’m confused and all kinds of anxious. But I’m just taking one day at a time.

If you feel like this too just know you’re not alone 🫶🏻

#reflections #journalling #woodlands #headspace #slowdown by @zoochi__

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If you’re getting bladder urgency on the bike then try these 3 things, they helped me overcome the urgent need to pee myself after big efforts on the bike! It took 2-3 weeks for me to get better, but I noticed improvements after just one week.

Save this post so you can come back to it later and share with the women you ride with 🫶🏻

I’m not a physio or doctor, and this is not medical advice. But these are things I’ve done after seeking advice from physios and doing lots of research so I wanted to share with you too.

There are other causes of bladder urgency in women, especially if you are perimenopausal because the drop in oestrogen causes the cells in your urethra and bladder, as well as the rest of your reproductive tissues, to get thinner and less robust which can also lead to urgency. So if you’ve tried these 3 things for a few weeks and are still struggling and think you’re perimenopausal, please go and see your doctor to talk about topical oestrogen. Also it’s a good idea to seek the help of a pelvic floor physio to see if there’s anything else going on they can help with.

This post is for women but boys if you struggle with this please get your prostrate checked!

#bladderurgency #cyclist #womenwhoride #womenonbikes #incontinenceawareness by @zoochi__

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Update: I did not win 😑

I didn’t realise my camera was recording this chat with my mum but found it quite amusing

this is a small snippet of a 20 min call all about what we’d do with the money if we won lol. BTW all Zouch’s have a pretty dry sense of humour and she was joking. Of course they’d buy me a house, a very big house in the countryyyy....

If luck could please help me out and let me win the euros that would be great. Thank you, please

#rambles #chat #onthebike #cyclist #womenwhoride by @zoochi__

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8 days ago

I am not a morning person. It’s a major struggle to get out of bed for early rides as the short days and long nights roll in and we make our way into Autumn! But at least I’ll have dry feet and top!

Bring it on, let’s go ride (even if it means getting out of bed against my better judgement 😮‍💨)

For my full kit list comment ‘KIT’ and I’ll send it straight to your inbox 💕

#againstbetterjudgement #rapha #rideinstyle #cyclist #cyclingkit

Kit was gifted 🫶🏻 by @zoochi__

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If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I’m good at following a physios instructions 😂 I hate being injured and I’m determined to get my strength to a place that will support my knees with marathon training. That’s where my physio Lorcan @therunningroom comes in!

I’ve struggled on and off with ITB syndrome for years when I’ve been running so it was time to address the cause: weakness in my glutes and hips. I’m hyper-mobile in my hips which doesn’t help! The tendons in my right foot also took a battering in my last triathlon at the @t100triathlon so I’ve been working on those too. I’m building up tendon strength and resistance, and core stability.

Are you recovering from injury with London marathon hopes too? Let me know and we can go on this journey together!

#marathontrainingplan #runnersinjury #itbrunning #rehab #runner by @zoochi__

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If you’re new to cycling and feel nervous to join a group ride I recommend you:

- have a look on @strava for the clubs local to you, see if you can find an all women’s group or ask the club if they do any all women’s rides

- look for a ride they have planned that’s described as ‘no drop’ so that you know you won’t get left behind

- select the slowest pace group for your first ride, even if you think you might be faster. It will help you to learn the ropes and the skills of group riding, speed is only one element :)

Last thing to say is JUST DO IT! You won’t regret it I promise 🫶🏻

Much love, Mimi xx

#grouprides #beginnercyclist #womenwhoride #cycling #cyclist by @zoochi__

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Which skill would you like to see me learn next? ⤵️

Okay so I still have to practice no hands but it’s time to get started on the next…Let me know in the comments what you want to see me attempt next, there’s loads I can’t do yet so plenty to choose from!

I’m thinking maybe track stand BUT they scare me and I’d need some help!

It’s another beautiful week so make the most of it and get out on your bikes 😎

Much love, Mimi xx

#womenwhoride #girlsonbikes #biketricks #bikehandling #bikeskills by @zoochi__

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I wish I’d known it was this straightforward to increase my mileage as a newbie cyclist!

1. The main thing is you have to believe in yourself.

2. Then you have to plan a route that’s longer than you normally comfortably ride.

3. Don’t forget to fuel properly for the additional distance

4. Be consistent and get out every week

5. Have fun!

Much love, Mimi xx

#newbiecyclist #beginnercyclist #cyclingtips #cyclist #ridingbikes by @zoochi__

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18 days ago

With cold & flu season upon us it’s really important to listen to your body if you feel sick. Last weekend I felt like I was getting bit of a cold. I used my trusty @neilmed_uki for a couple of days and seemed to feel a bit better by Tuesday so didn’t think anything of setting my alarm for early @rapha_london Wednesday whippets training.

I did the high intensity training session for an hour and was all good. But when I got to the clubhouse I started to have pain in my leg, within another 20 mins I started to feel very unwell, had blue lips and was shivering - I know the weather is turning but it wasn’t that cold.

I cycled the 5km to get home, despite @aram1nta_active trying to suggest I take a taxi, I was adamant I could get home on the bike. This put additional stress on my body and during the ride I had developed full spasms in my hip flexors, lower back, neck and jaw as well as chatting teeth and the shakes. I was in terrible pain and desperate to get home thinking I was too cold

When I got home I had full body rigors alongside the spasms and the pain was even worse. I checked my temperature and I had a fever! I was fighting an infection

A doctor friend told me to get to a&e for bloods to work out what was wrong, things had escalated very fast and my temp was then 39. I didn’t want to take risks so I went. By the time I was admitted and having bloods taken my blood pressure had dropped dangerously low to 66 over 36. I was moved to majors and put on a drip, 3hrs and 2 litres of fluids later, the bloodwork, X-ray and examination results concluded I was fighting the flu by process of elimination.

My body had gone into shutdown mode from the fever and low blood pressure because I’d done intensive training whilst fighting a horrible virus. Thankfully I was in the right place and had had good friends supporting me through it all.

But please, don’t make the mistake I did, if you feel like you’re coming down with something then just rest for the week, and you still want to train then just stick to very light Z2. It’s just not worth the fright and hospital trip.

#safecycling #hospitaltrip #fluseason #cyclist #cycling by @zoochi__

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