Tips for Menopausal Runners with Anxiety. Part 3 – Training
This week I’m exploring how to manage your training if you’re a runner affected by menopausal anxiety. Being consistent in your training is hard for everyone but when you’re struggling…
Tips for Menopausal Runners with Anxiety. Part 2 – Mindset
Many women feel anxious in menopause, it’s a really common symptom that can take you by surprise. Studies show that up to 50 per cent of women of menopausal age…
Tips for Menopausal Runners with Anxiety. Part 1 – Lifestyle
In my last blog I talked about why anxiety is common in the perimenopause and the effect it can have on your running. Despite it being a challenge at times,…
Menopausal Anxiety and Running
Have you experienced anxiety? Sensations of fear, jitteriness or dread with no obvious reason for feeling that way? Anxiety can be mild and intermittent or continuous, severe and completely overwhelming….
Improve Your Running – Part 8. Big picture
I can’t believe it’s already the final week of my Improve Your Running series. I really hope it has helped you and given you some ideas of things to try…
Improve Your Running – Part 7. Consistency
Welcome to part 7 of this 8 part Improve Your Running Series. This tip is one of the hardest but also probably the most important one. It’s the one the…
Improve Your Running – Part 6. Others
I think this is my favourite of these Improve Your Running tips. Running with others is a very powerful but also fun way to make progress. When I think of…
Improve Your Running-Part 5. Mixing
We’re on week 5 of Improve Your Running and I hope the tips have been useful so far. This week brings in previous ideas but adds a bit extra too….
Improve Your Running – Part 4. Breathing
Feeling out of breath is unpleasant! Your body is desperately trying to return the status quo. The drive to stop and get your breath back is intense. As a new…
Improve Your Running – Part 3. Hills
Don’t run for the hills the second I mention the H word … please! Hear me out. This is the third of eight tips in my series to help you…