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I’ve never been the type to exercise for the sake of exercising.

I’ve always preferred doing something fun.

Playing sports.
Being outdoors.
Trying new things.
Going on adventures.

What has changed over the years is that I’ve come to appreciate how important it is to stay strong and active if I want to keep doing those things.

Not just now, but 10, 20, 30 years from now.

That’s why I go to the gym, even though I still don’t particularly love the gym itself.

Because the gym isn’t the goal.

It’s one of the tools that helps me stay strong, capable, and ready for whatever adventure I want to say “yes” to next.

The older I get, the less I exercise because I should.

And the more I exercise because I want to keep living life fully.

You don’t need to love the gym.

You just need a reason that matters more than not going.

What’s yours? 💛 habitsmatter activeliving surfskate strongwomen thisis42 birthday

🥳 Excited for our online session tomorrow! 🥳

Here is exactly what we are covering in tomorrow’s session:
💡 What really starts changing in a woman’s body after 35
🥙 How your training, recovery and nutrition needs evolve - and what actually supports long-term health
🍃 One simple technique to calm your nervous system when stress takes over
🍽️ Take home nutrition tip to help you feel better
❔ Your questions answered live

Free. Live. 45 minutes. Thursday 21 May 19:30 CET. Link in bio 👉

See you there! 💜
xx Stef & Sarah

If you’re waking at 2–3am, exhausted despite “doing everything right,” or struggling to switch your brain off at night… some of your daily habits may be working against your sleep without you realising it.

5 common mistakes we see in women after 35:

🍷 Using alcohol to unwind
Alcohol can make you fall asleep faster, but it reduces sleep quality and increases nighttime waking later in the night.

😮‍💨 Treating exhaustion like relaxation
A lot of women are physically exhausted but mentally overstimulated. Collapsing on the couch doom-scrolling, multitasking until bed, or running on adrenaline all day doesn’t actually help the nervous system shift into recovery mode.

☕ Relying on caffeine to compensate for poor sleep
That afternoon coffee may still be affecting deep sleep hours later - especially as stress levels and hormone changes affect caffeine tolerance.

🏋️ Training intensely too late in the evening
High-intensity workouts can keep your nervous system activated when your body actually needs cues for recovery.

🍽️ Under-eating during the day
Not eating enough - especially protein and balanced meals - can increase cortisol, cravings, and blood sugar instability later at night.

Sleep isn’t just about what happens at bedtime. 💤
It’s heavily influenced by stress, blood sugar, hormones, recovery, and nervous system regulation across the entire day.

✨ Small tip: if your evenings feel wired and restless, try reducing stimulation for 20–30 minutes before bed - lower lights, no multitasking, and swap scrolling for something calming like stretching, reading, or listening to some relaxing music. ✨ Your nervous system needs cues that it’s safe to slow down.

We go into this more in our free session 🤍

Between Stef and I - we have both been noticing things lately 🫠

Nothing dramatic. Stef’s recovery has been tougher and her energy lower. I have been dealing with more fatigue and headaches.

Both of us noticing that stress hits differently than it used to.

Sound familiar? 🫣

Here is the thing - we know what is behind it. And that helps more than you might think.

Not because it makes the symptoms disappear. But because not knowing what is happening with your body is exhausting in its own way.

💡Having a reason - even just the “why” - makes it easier to carry.

If you nodded at any of this-you’re in the right place 🙌

Try this:
📉If your energy drops in the afternoon - look at your lunch. A meal with mostly carbs and not enough protein or fat causes a blood sugar spike, then a crash.

That is often what the 3pm slump actually is.

Add a palm-sized portion of protein to your lunch. Pair your carbs with fat or fibre. Same meal - steadier afternoon 🤗

Nobody teaches us how to breathe. And yet here we are 🙋‍♀️

Watch a baby breathing and you will see their whole ribcage expand in every direction - front, sides, back. That is how WE all started too.

Then life happened 🫠 Stress, ‘bad’ posture, holding everything in - and slowly many of us shifted into shallow chest breathing without ever noticing.

360 breathing is not a trend. It is literally just breathing the way your body was designed to.

And your pelvic floor and deep core? They need this as their foundation. Not as an extra. As the starting point.

Try it with me 👐 and let me know how it goes!