Weight-Bearing Exercise & Strength Training
What are weight bearing exercise and strength training?
As women age, we naturally lose muscle mass. Oestrogen helps to keep our bones healthy, so declining levels can make us prone to losing bone density, and developing osteoporosis. Weight-bearing exercise and strength training help to counteract both of these effects.
Weight-bearing exercise is any form of exercise in which your legs are supporting your weight, and working against gravity. So that can be running, climbing stairs, playing tennis, Pilates, or even going for a brisk walk - it can be low or high intensity. Strength training, using resistance equipment such as resistance bands, or weights, helps to build muscle, which in turn supports our bones, helping to maintain bone density and reducing the risk of injury. Increased muscle mass also increases our resting metabolic rate, which can help counteract the hormone related weight gain that many women experience in midlife.
Carolyn Sadler: Personal Trainer
Carolyn is an experienced, qualified Personal Trainer with Level 3 Diploma in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training from Premier Global / NASM. She is also a Member of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
She is passionate about exercise and helping her clients discover the countless benefits that regular exercise can bring to their physical and mental health and general wellbeing.
‘Exercising regularly during menopause really helps to alleviate some of the more challenging aspects that this hormonal event throws at us. Weight-bearing exercise, in particular, is vital for our bone health, especially post-menopause, helping reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis. I am looking forward to helping women at Clinic 51 get started with exercising and discover the huge benefits it will bring as they navigate their way through menopause and beyond.’
Carolyn offers small-group exercise courses at the Barn, especially for women who are looking to start, or get back into, weight-bearing exercise safely.
Carolyn lives near Pulborough with her husband and three teenage children. She is a passionate runner and runs regularly on the lanes and trails near her home. She has trained for and competed in numerous 10K and Half Marathon events and has also completed the London, Paris & Edinburgh Marathons and achieved an age-group qualification entry to the Boston Marathon in the US, which she ran in April 2023.
Courses & Classes
Carolyn runs regular 4-week Introduction to Weights & Resistance Training courses throughout the year.
This four-week introductory course is aimed at women who are new to exercise and want to start exercising regularly, or those who have had a long break from exercise. The classes will teach you how to perform a selection of exercises safely using the correct form and technique, all while having some fun! At the end of 4 weeks, you will be equipped with the knowledge and confidence you will need to continue exercising safely at home.
Please note the Terms & Conditions that relate to class bookings, here