Finding Foundations
Finding Foundations is a podcast for women navigating midlife who are done with the polished version of life.
Hosted by Karen Thom from The Foundation Studio, each episode is one woman's real story not the Instagram highlight reel, the truth about what it takes to find solid ground when life changes
Three questions every time:
What's the one truth you've come to know on your journey?
How do you live it every day, even when things feel impossible?
How does it feel today to see how your life has changed?
We talk to women who've switched careers, started over, or just decided "sod it, I'm doing this differently" plus experts on money, sex, and health who'll tell you what you actually need to know.
New episodes weekly.
Launch event 26th March - eyes peeled for more news soon.
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Finding Foundations
#2 Karen Thom & Rose Webb @ Just Turn Up - Why do I need strength training in my life & Karen Thom @ The Foundation Studio
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In this episode I talk to the awesome Rose Webb, she is a women’s fitness coach and advocate for women’s strength training. A level 3 qualified Personal Trainer with pre- and post-natal certification, Rose trains women at all stages of live including the phases of menopause. Passionate about how fitness can supercharge your life at any age, Rose believes that physical activity is vitally important during the menopause and that it doesn’t have to be overly complicated or cost the earth.
Having worked in the fitness industry for 11 years, Rose pivoted from the management side of gym chains to being a practitioner herself after a health scare (pulmonary embolism during childbirth) highlighted the importance of her own fitness in 2019. Now she runs a personal training business in London called ‘Just Turn Up’ – testament to the philosophy that if you can get yourself to the start line then the rest will follow.
Here's a link to contact with Rose : -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/just_turn_up/
We had a chat about HRT and the risks, here's some info about the topic and scares we were discussing.
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/hormones-and-cancer/does-hormone-replacement-therapy-increase-cancer-risk
https://www.themenopausecharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The-myths-vs-the-facts-.pdf
Dr Nighat Arif - NHS & Private GP / Women's health - incredible source of info , telling it like it is
If you have any questions after today's episode please drop them to us we'll be answering them as we go through the season.
Everything we talk about in the episodes is not specific advice to everyone before changing your lifestyle please always contact your practitioner
Useful Links
https://thebms.org.uk/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/
Nike training app - loads of free workouts raining from 5mins to 1 hour so much variety
Caroline Girvan - YouTube so many free videos on strength training, body weight training, series of programs - my go to LOVE her
Cassandra Yoga - YouTube - really easy to follow and sometimes cute cats make appearances
Any questions please contact me Karen Thom @ WWW.thefoundationstudio.co.uk