If you’re feeling lethargic, too fat or stressed, your solutions are simple. The enemy of Lethargy is movement.  The enemy of Fat is healthy eating + movement.  The enemy of Stress is relaxation + eating + movement.  Start with the first, then let the others flow. ...

Why Lifting Weights Might Not Work I’m going against popular option here, but feel the need to comment.  We see constant recommendations for women to lift weights, like men do, often heavily promoted by young PT’s, both guys & girls, who look truly sensational....

Attitude Issues? Humans are darned awkward creatures, wired over the millennia for survival. When told we cannot have or do something, we might rebel - immediately, obsessively, wanting it more. Sound familiar?  All you need's a Reframe  ... just a pivot of attitude. ...

Whether its lack of time or you simply have the motivation focus of a gnat,  not exercising enough is a real thing that really happens to real people.   Here's how to get moving, getting started with a few bits first thing, whilst employing (almost) zero effort. Yes,...

Pop quiz: When was the last time you laced up your trainers, thinking “Right, let’s get back on track”? If you’re in your 40s or 50s and feeling tired just at the memory – you’re not alone. Here’s the reality: Your body’s changed. That doesn’t make you broken - just a...

That’s ME, 1992 Check out that first ever pic of me in Lycra … top left. Pink & black 1993 Some people teach fitness as a side hustle. Not for me, teaching health & fitness 33 years now. Some interesting changes along the way - from step aerobics &...

Feeling like giving up with health and fitness because your weight loss is so slow? Try this simple mindset hack today – its helped instantly transform my Personal Training clients’ whole attitude to food.  Changing positivity and motivation is as easy as switching on...

Noelle Watson Fitness on the BBC, helping women over 40 to feel FABULOUS! THANK YOU for all your lovely supportive comments on Facebook to calm my jitters when I was on the Wireless yesterday. Maybe you caught it Live, on BBC Radio Shropshire with Clare Ashford?   I’m...

Women age differently to men.  Menopause, with hormonal change often starting in your 40's, results in changes at cell level, and its fast as a speeding bullet. Menopause can feel like you went flabby and got a spare tyre overnight. Or maybe you just notice you're...

All around, I spot women committing crimes against health: 🤯 Choosing an unhealthy lunch too often. 🤯 Liking and sharing some Facebook video where a millennial seemingly made of wire and muscle tells them how to exercise during menopause.🤯 Sitting down when they could...

Ever watched someone do something a bit bonkers for a good cause and thought, "I wish I had that kind of get-up-and-go?" Blimey,  Radio 2's Sara Cox has it, running for Children in Need recently. She's run straight into the history books.   It’s easy to think those...

Best-selling coach & author, Chris Brogan, writes about the three levers you can pull to improve your each and every day: •    Velocity – does this get you feeling fit and healthy faster?•    Friction – does this make weight loss easier? •    Connectedness – is...