Body Mind Studio NZ

07/12/2025

🎄BLOG: Tips to enjoy festive eating AND feel great afterwards.

We all want to enjoy festive eating, and we totally should. Christmas is a wonderful time of year and filled with some pretty delicious food.

It can be tempting to spend the whole of December indulging in everything.

But if you know from past experience that you don’t feel great when you indulge too much, then here are some tips that can help you find a middle ground through the festive season.

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Christmas is a wonderful time of year and filled with some pretty amazing food - I love a mince pie or 2, and a G & T on the patio.But it can be tempting to spend the whole of December indulging in everything. There are so many work do's, parties, get togethers.And there’s nothing wrong with indul...

05/12/2025

Oh what a night!
80s aerobics - if you didn't come you seriously missed out on some good fun.
These women were fabulous - we had such a good laugh.
And how good do they look - rocking the aerobics vibe big time.

I'm thinking this will become a regular monthly thing - yeah, bring it on. This is my happy place, teaching aerobics - I love it, and I love that you love it ❤ ❤

04/12/2025

The last couple of weeks have been challenging - as running a small business often is.
And a fitness business - phew, super challenging! I want to help everybody, and when people fall by the wayside, I take it personally.
So when I received this text yesterday my heart soared ❤️
Thank you so much 🙏 - your kind words mean so much to me, and encourage me to keep on going.
I am immensely proud of this woman, as well as proud of myself and what I have achieved with my studio and business.
If you sometimes feel like giving up, I hope you find some inspiration in these words.

If working out scares you, then please get in touch.
Together we can find a way to get you strong and well.
Our studio is small and friendly, perfect for those who find mainstream gyms a little daunting.

I can't wait to hear from you 🙂

04/12/2025

Still got a couple of spaces for 80s Aerobics tomorrow.
Fri 6th 5.30pm.
An hour of good old fashioned aerobics - complete with music, fashion and BIG hair.

01/12/2025

Don't forget to book yourself in for our 80s Aerobics class this Friday, 5.30pm.
I've got a couple of aerobics records which I've been listening to, and checking out the moves in the complimentary booklet!
I'm getting soooo excited.

01/12/2025

How about this month we try to create a happier and kinder world? Sounds good doesn't it.
I follow this movement called Action for Happiness and every month I get an email with a calendar - a different way every day to try to be just a little bit kinder.
Sometime we get caught up the silliness of the festive season, so this calendar is a good daily prompt to just be a bit kinder 😊

30/11/2025

Yesterday I spent the day in Auckland at the Exercise NZ conference.
What an absolutely fabulous day.
I meet so many wonderful people and learnt so much.
Lots of things I will be bringing to my classes and training sessions - so watch out!
I bumped into Tracy Clissold, who spoke at the Wonder Woman event I went to a couple of weeks ago. She and her team have developed the Osteo-Gains app - well worth checking it out. Their research found that bone health can be improved with only 2-5 minutes a day of the appropriate stimulus - which their app guides you through.
Rates of osteoporosis are huge in women, so anything we can do the stave off this disease can only be good thing.

Build better bone health with the Oste-Gains App. The Osteo-Gains programme is scientifically proven to build and strengthen bones in pre-menopausal women.

26/11/2025

❤️ I'm not posting this to scare you - but it is a really important topic.
Did you know cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of women after menopause?

As oestrogen declines during perimenopause and menopause, heart-disease risk rises sharply - yet many symptoms can be subtle, missed, or mistaken for everyday fatigue.

Unlike men, women often don’t experience the “classic” chest-clutching heart attack symptoms. Instead, warning signs may look like:
❗ Persistent fatigue
❗ Shortness of breath
❗ Nausea or indigestion
❗ Pain in the jaw, arms, or back

These quieter symptoms can delay diagnosis — and that delay can be dangerous.

As a Menopause Movement trained coach, I’m here to help change this.

💪🏃‍♂️ Movement is one of the most powerful tools we have for protecting heart health during and after menopause. Through tailored exercise, we can help ourselves manage:
✔ Blood pressure
✔ Cholesterol
✔ Weight
✔ Stress
- all essential for safeguarding cardiovascular health.

With the right guidance, women can feel strong, informed, and in control of their long-term wellness. ✅

🏃‍♀️ Empower: Movement doesn’t have to be extreme — just consistent and joyful.
❤️ Prevent: Regular checkups and proactive lifestyle choices save lives.

If you're ready to support your heart, your health, and your future, I’m here to walk, lift, move, and grow with you.

Come and join me - because exercise can literally save your life.

24/11/2025

Do I really need to weight train?💪
Surely I do enough already? I walk, do the housework, gardening, bike ride at the weekend.
And I don't have the time or the money. Oh, and I've got bad knees.

You know what, you don't 'need' to do anything.
But, if you'd like to following, then yes you do need to be doing some kind of weight training.
✅enhance your quality of life and improve your ability to do everyday activities
✅protect your joints from injury
✅better balance which may reduce your risk of falls.
✅ maintain independence as you age
✅build and maintain bone density and muscle mass
Basically, if you want to keep on living a Great Quality of Life, then grab some weights and lift 🏋️‍♀️

Don't have the time? Yes, you do!
You don't need to spend hours a day lifting weights to benefit from strength training. You can see significant improvement in your strength with just two or three 20- or 30-minute strength training sessions a week.
You can easily work out at home, or join a gym.

If you haven't exercised in a while and really don't know where to start, then get in touch. We can have a chat and come up with a plan that works for you.
Everyone, no matter age, gender, ability, can benefit from weight training.

24/11/2025

I came across this the other and it really made me think.
Our supermarkets really need a big shake up - approximately 70-85% of packaged food is ultra-processed. Unfortunately, so much of this ultra-processed food has the worst nutrient profile.
And I get it - these 'foods' offer convenience at an affordable price. But at what cost to our health and wellbeing?

23/11/2025

As the sun sets on the weekend, it’s time to think about how you’ll make the workweek shine! Answer: yoga, breathwork and HIIT classes at Body Mind Studio. BOOKINGS ARE OPEN!
To join us for any of our fabulous sessions head over to our website and book yourself in
https://www.bodymindstudio.co.nz/class-schedule

22/11/2025

This afternoon I went to a really interesting talk about anxiety and how we can help ourselves manage anxiety, stress, depression- it reminded me just how much our mind and body are connected. So this post from Kim just now was so appropriate 😊 Thank you to my wonderful friends who came along with me ❤️ I might not have bothered going if it hadn’t been for these fabulous people. Always stronger together

A Little Reminder From Me to You

This morning, as I sat with my cup of coffee and took a few deep breaths.

I was reminded how much our bodies love the simple things…
✨ slowing down
✨ nourishing food
✨ feeling connected
✨ taking time to listening to our inner guidance
So many of the women I work with tell me they’ve been “pushing through” for years — fatigue, gut discomfort, hormone chaos, stress — and they think this is "normal".
But it’s not something you have to live with.

Your body is always communicating with you. When we give it the right environment, nourishment, and support, it knows exactly how to come back into balance.

If you’re feeling ready to understand your gut, your hormones, and your energy on a deeper level, I’m ready to listen.

Message me anytime — even if it’s just to ask a question.