13/07/2026
What often gets missed when one considers taking on coaching to lose weight and get stronger is ho it can change all aspects of your life.
Kickass coach, Ruthie’s client of the week is Emma Pryor who has achieved significant body comp changes but a lots more besides …
My client of the week is Emma P. Not for the usual celebrations of weight loss and fat loss (although that’s what we are focused on for this phase), more the way that starting the programme seems to have empowered her to take control of her life - setting boundaries at work, making commitments that mean she achieves what she wants in her life and really sticking to them. I remember that first call I had with Emma and she’d had a really s**t day as she’d not really spoken to anyone all day as a self-employed, working from home woman and very unmotivated to work out at home. And we spoke about maybe using ‘going to the gym’ to change up that working from home slump...she’d realised she needed something to change, a shift. Mood follows action. Clear example of setting yourself a strategy, trusting the process and taking responsibility.
12/07/2026
The Kickass Midlife Method is about a lot more than just changing what your body looks like.
It’s about transforming your mindset - and muscles for life.
We’re looking forward to supporting our 7 Day Meno Belly Blitz for Summer women who kick off tomorrow.
Comment MB7 for last remaining places
11/07/2026
Not much has changed in my body shape since peri menopause and post menopause.
I don’t live on salad leaves and water. I strength train 3 x per week. I drink alcohol. I don’t take supplements.
The biggest thing I see holding women back from creating change is an all or nothing mindset and a fear of failure ..
But understanding your mindset and more about how you build muscle and decrease body fat in midlife is the gateway to feeling free of the anxiety and constant noise around body confidence and feeling energised and happy in your own skin!
My FREE challenge to help you gain these insights start Monday. Comment MB7 below to learn more
09/07/2026
Just me…?
What have I missed?
05/07/2026
Most midlife women think a ni**le, sore back or aching knee means they should stop training.
It doesn’t.
In fact, it’s often your body doing exactly what bodies do when you ask them to get stronger: adapting.
Recovery isn’t about stopping. It’s about changing how you train so your body can recover and come back stronger.
That’s the difference.
After coaching midlife women for over 15 years, I’ve noticed most women do one of two things: they either push through pain because they think they have to, or they stop exercising altogether.
Neither is the answer.
The women who get the best results adapt.
They reduce volume. Swap exercises. Prioritise mobility. Keep lifting if they can. Stay on top of their nutrition.
Last week I tweaked my back. Instead of stopping, I had a sports massage, reduced my running, kept strength training and went hiking.
I was meant to run a 50km race as training for my 100-mile race in the Alps, but after 7 miles I pulled out.
Not because I’d failed, but because protecting the bigger goal mattered more than finishing one race.
Your body composition journey is no different.
Niggles are part of training. They don’t mean you’re too old. They don’t mean your body is broken. They don’t mean you should wait until everything feels perfect before you start again.
The goal isn’t to avoid every setback.
The goal is to learn how to adapt without stopping.
Because if every ache makes you quit, your world gets smaller.
If you learn to adapt and keep moving, your body gets stronger—and so do you.
Like my client Julie,who has sprained her ankle but is focusing on her upper body and still keeping her nutrition on target.
As for me, of course it’s disappointing to not get those finish line feels…but there will be more to come. And the bonus? I bumped into Flo, one of my former clients who I’ve not seen for 8 years at one of the feed stations where I pulled out. 😊
09/07/2026
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