Fifty & Fab
  • Blog
  • subscribe
  • About
  • My Top Tips
    • Style
    • Menopause
    • Body Confidence
    • Health and Fitness
  • Contact Me
  • IN THE PRESS
  • Work with Me
  • The Legal Stuff
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookies Policy
    • Terms and Conditions

Being fifty and fab ... in 2020 | a break for Christmas and New Year and other chit chat!

22/12/2020

4 Comments

 
This wasn't my original plan for my final pre-Christmas post.  But sometimes I don't want to plan or schedule, I just want to write and talk about how I feel and I want to ask you how you are feeling.  So today I am just chatting and taking a look back at 2020 for me, my life and my blog.  Do comment or email me if you too want to chat!

I am bitterly disappointed with the ongoing approach to Covid.  I am bitterly disappointed in our governments muddled and inconsistent approach.  No I don't think I could have done any better and yes I do appreciate they have a really really difficult job and a huge challenge in totally unprecedented circumstances.  

Onto the positives!!   Below is one of my favourite photos from 2020 - I did feel like I was having an extended holiday in my garden!  Frida swimsuit from Figleaves now has 25% off .
Figleaves Frida swimsuit | 50 and fabulous | Exercise at home
Favourite photo of the year! I loved this gifted swimsuit from Figleaves and I loved the weather that allowed me to wear it in my garden!

Read More
4 Comments

Online personal training, my first week exercising at home (and not making excuses)!

11/12/2020

2 Comments

 
I did my first workout at home with Drew Gatherer PT last Friday with the second one scheduled for Sunday.  But on Saturday I was feeling really unwell after a rubbish sleep and I had a sore throat.  I got up on Sunday morning and thought, I am not really 100%, I do feel better but I think I will tell Drew that I will postpone workout two until Monday and just go for a walk on Sunday.  Now this is typical Michelle-excuse territory.  I genuinely believed I wasn't really up to exercising.  I messaged Drew ... and he replied ... basically (and very politely) telling me to get on with it!  If you saw my insta-stories you will see me explaining or you can find my facebook video here.

We talked and I realised Drew had a really good point.  I probably was just looking for an excuse, that I needed to try and do the workout and if I was really not well then I would need to stop - but actually if I did it, I would probably feel much better.  I am so used to not prioritising me and my exercise that as soon as there was a small hurdle I looked for an excuse.  But the reason I decided to start a fitness journey with Drew was for the accountability and motivation.  I had to listen to his advice!
exercise at home | workout at home | home gym
Learning to make exercise a lifestyle choice and not a chore!

Read More
2 Comments

Exercise at home with an online personal trainer

6/12/2020

1 Comment

 
Many of you who have followed me on my blog for a long time will have followed my ups and downs with exercise and with my diet/healthy eating as well.  I do like to keep it real!  But it frustrates me that I am often chopping and changing my plans and forever trying to find the right solution to achieve my weight loss and exercise goals.  And all too often I find an excuse not to do it!  I know I am not alone in this.

This blog post is going to be the first of a little series.  I mentioned my plans briefly in my 'being fifty and fab' blog post last week. 

I've worked with a personal trainer in the past, in the traditional way, paying for a weekly session and meeting him/her at a gym.  But I then have to rely on my own motivation to do another (minimum) two workout sessions a week - somehow!  In reality I'd do my PT session then life would take over and any further sessions would dwindle to none.  Exercising once a week isn't enough to see results and although better than nothing, I really wasn't getting value for me (my fault, not the PT's).

Having allowed my exercise to lapse during the uncertainty of 2020, it was time to take action again.
my home gym | review of online personal training
My home gym in my log cabin, wearing Sweaty Betty

Read More
1 Comment

    Michelle ...

    ​Welcome to Fifty & Fab, a lifestyle blog to inspire you. I am a blogger with a passion for writing about style, beauty, health and fitness with a focus on the over 50's. I am based in Marlow but work across London and the South East.

    Subscribe below to receive regular updates by email:
    Subscribe

    Categories

    All
    Beauty
    Being Fifty And Fab
    Days Out
    Embracing Life (in Midlife)
    Health And Fitness
    Holidays
    Lifestyle
    Menopause
    Sri Lanka
    Style

    Lifestyle blog, blogger Marlow, Buckinghamshire
     Hi, I’m Michelle and my blog Fifty & Fab is all about my journey into and through my fifties.  I share style tips, health and fitness inspiration, I talk about my holidays and days out and I tell you about my beauty regime and my lifestyle.  I hope you might pick up a tip or two and get some inspiration!

    Join my mailing list (above) for regular updates and don’t forget to look at my social media pages too..

    Picture
    Online Personal Training
    60 Day Online Challenge​

    Special Offer
    Usually £300 now £200
    ​Click Here

    Picture
    Walking Tours of Oxford would like to offer readers of my blog 25% off a bespoke tour for up to 6 people with full social distancing and Covid secure measures.  Please book here using code fiftyandfab.
    Picture
    Picture

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016


Email

michelle@fiftyandfab.co.uk
  • Blog
  • subscribe
  • About
  • My Top Tips
    • Style
    • Menopause
    • Body Confidence
    • Health and Fitness
  • Contact Me
  • IN THE PRESS
  • Work with Me
  • The Legal Stuff
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookies Policy
    • Terms and Conditions