Body Positive

01/02/2026

🔴 JANUARY CHECK-OUT 🔴 January was about resetting the basics.
Back to training.
Back to proper food.
Back to routine after a phenomenal Christmas & New Year plus celebrating my daughter’s and my husband’s birthdays 🖤

Despite the weather doing its worst, I averaged 22,000 steps a day across January. Hardly any running by choice and a big focus on slow, controlled movement and respecting my body.

📊 January Training Stats
18 classes total 💪
• 4 Resistance Bands
• 4 Flex Friday
• 4 Full-Body Dumbbells
• 2 Saturday Dumbbells
• 1 Cardio
• 1 Boxing 🥊
• 1 Met Con
• 1 Core / Bodyweight
Plus:
• ⛰️ 1 mountain climb
• 🧊 1 ice-frozen pond dip
• 🏰 2 castles visited

Recovery mattered this month:
• Around 7 hours sleep
• No sea swims (zero guilt)
• Rest > overdoing it

Strength has taken longer than I expected and that’s okay. Two weeks off can knock confidence. Four weeks back builds it again.

For context:
I started home training at 41 after having Lois my 2nd little girl 🩷

I’m now 48 (nearly 49) and still showing up smarter, not louder.

🔋 Non-negotiables
• Collagen in my morning coffee ☕
• Creatine powder + gummies (Blue Raspberry = elite)
• Green smoothies
• Magnesium every night
• Collagen & coconut tablets
• Omega-3 + Vitamin C
➡️ February focus:
• More mobility & stretching
• Lighter mornings so I’ve got energy for nights
• Ticking off more castles as they reopen their doors 🏰
• Bringing back coastal runs when conditions allow 🌊
January was about foundations.

February is about moving better, not harder into spring 🌱 exploring Welsh History.. more castles and strength at home training whilst navigating Peri Menopause 😂.. not much 😜

29/01/2026

Supporting women through peri-menopause with strength, science, lived experience… and a healthy respect for magnesium, cold water and not committing crimes before coffee 😅💪🧠❄️

This isn’t theory it’s lived experience.

I can’t take HRT, so managing peri-menopause has meant finding another way through nutrition and smart supplementation.

And just to be clear I don’t need Google to tell me the benefits of supplements.
This comes from years of listening to menopause doctors’ podcasts, reading the books, following post-menopause athletes, and doing my own research all while living through it 👊

Along the way, I built a relationship with to support me on this journey and I genuinely can’t thank them enough.

Supplements aren’t magic pills. They don’t replace food, sleep or consistency they support them. And when hormones shift, sleep breaks and life is full, support matters.

Protein is the foundation * Muscle, metabolism, recovery, bone health and hormones all rely on it. Most women under-eat protein, especially when life gets busy. Protein powders aren’t cheating they’re practical. Food first, supplements close the gap 💪

Collagen earns its place * It supports joints, connective tissue, skin and recovery especially if you lift, trail run or wake up feeling creaky. Yes, it goes in the coffee ☕.

Vitamin C helps collagen do its job and supports immunity and energy 🍊🥦

Magnesium is non-negotiable 💤 😴 After years of broken sleep, this became a cornerstone. It supports sleep, calms the nervous system and helps recovery. If you’re wired, tired and irritable, start here 🌙😅

Omega-3 supports brain, heart and joint health 🐟

Creatine is the misunderstood hero 🦸

One of the most researched supplements in the world, supporting strength, muscle retention, bone density and cognitive health. Not about bulking about future-proofing 💥📚

All of these enable me to do what I do Trail run/explore / strength train and beat peri Menopause blues 💙 👊

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17/01/2026

Talk today and I have tickets 🎟️

17/01/2026

Wow 😳

This looks really cool 😮

17/01/2026

You don’t need more motivation you need fresh air.🌿

If you’re off this weekend, do yourself a favour and do the one thing that genuinely improves your health: get outdoors ☀️

I know many people work long, full-on jobs. You finish the week thinking, “I still need to train.”

That can feel like pressure.

And I know when you see my posts you might think, “She’s always out… doesn’t she work?”

Here’s the reality.

I worked in a corporate job for 14 years as a manager, 2:1 Business and Finance Degree (6 Years Studying ) so I know what it’s like to be stuck behind a desk.

I do work now, I care for my mam 💛, and I'm a parent and supporting my Husband Tech Career.

But I also make space because movement and daylight matter.

After the school run, before I visit my mam, I use the window I have. I get outside walking, running, exploring, breathing. That’s where those moments come from.

It wasn’t always like this.

Years ago I sat at a desk all day. I drove everywhere. I didn’t go out at lunch. Some days I barely moved at all. No wonder I was stressed !

And who knows… maybe one day, when the girls are older, I’ll go back to the corporate 🌎 again. It was my first degree and interest not Fitness. That was an interest..

But right now, this is my life .

As a trainer I love seeing a posts that isn't about training or nutrition just sunshine, vitamin D, and being outdoors ☀️.and anything Welsh /Castles or Church's Countryside I'm all over that!

We need more of that.

So if you do one thing this weekend to reset, I’m not telling you how to eat or how to train.
I’m telling you to step outside.
Move a little. Breathe deeply.
It all counts 🌿

15/01/2026

Happy birthday to my history tech loving husband 🎉❤️

20 years of celebrating your birthday… and honestly, what a journey it’s been!

Thank you for your history degree brain that quietly (and sometimes loudly 😅) pushed me to explore more of our Welsh past the stories beyond the mainstream, the forgotten layers, the why behind the landscape. Castles were always part of my childhood too; after all, my old bedroom window overlooked the Old Place in Llantwit Major for 28 years 🏰✨

So history was always there… but you deepened it after 19 Years of trying 😂..

You also somehow got me focusing on supplements in my mid-forties which is saying something, because you’re even more obsessed than I am 💊😂

And in return? I’ve dragged you (willingly!) into cold water therapy ❄️, trail running 🏃‍♂️, and embracing the outdoors in all its wild, wonderful forms so we can live a healthier life for our girls.

I’d say that’s a pretty good partnership.

I’m so proud of you building a tech recruitment firm, launching a podcast , always learning, always curious, always thinking.

You don’t just love history, you live it especially the parts that sit outside the mainstream narrative. That shared love of “what else is there?” is something I treasure deeply.

And above everything else you are an incredible dad to our girls 💕

Happy 45th birthday !

Here’s to curiosity, cold water, muddy trails, and rows about who's driving this wkend 😜

Lorretta x



❤️

14/01/2026

🏔️Today I took on Pen y Fan, the highest peak in South Wales 🏔️

Solo. Planned. Exactly how I wanted it.

The goal was simple: run up and down 🏃‍♀️

Reality check the ascent was too icy ❄️🧊, so I adjusted. Power hike up ⛰️, run the descent 🔥⬇️.

Smart decisions matter in the mountains.

Around 886 m of elevation, little legs, big lungs 💪🫁 and clear views 🙌

No chasing sunrise 🌅❌. No rolling the dice on fog 🌫️❌.

Just a solid weather window and visibility that made every step worth it 👀✨

From the summit, the Brecon Beacons opened up properly ridgelines, valleys, distance 🌄 was so cold ❄️ 🥶..

This time, the views were guaranteed, and that changed the whole experience. What an epic winter sky.

This wasn’t about ticking a box or chasing drama.
It was about building towards 2026 📈 improving pace, confidence, and mountain judgment 🧠🏔️

Pen y Fan done right.More to come.

And right at the end… a robin 🐦❤️
If you know, you know.
Love you Dad. Always 💔 🙏🏼 🕊️