FUNCTIONAL TRAINING WOMENS BLOG
Women's Fitness Training and Gym in Brookvale, Northern Beaches.
Find out why Mother's are taking to weightlifting and functional fitness!
A new phenomena is arising on the Northern beaches as mums are taking to weightlifting! Thanks to the women of Tone Athletica, a women's functional training studio, Mum’s of all different training back grounds are finding confidence in training weights and loving the results.
"Everything I do aims to create change in women’s minds on what they are capable of,
Not only in their fitness, but in their lives.
I want them to discover the amount of strength and power within them and exactly how far they can go.
I want to help them change their mindset so they don’t loathe their body like I did,
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You may not like what I have to say today, on the other hand it might make perfect sense to you.
We are part of an age where we are bombarded with infomercials about the newest and best weight loss gadget, the latest ‘fat loss’ shake or pill and the proven exercise regime to burn the highest amount of calories in the shortest amount of time.
I’m sure my story is one that many women can relate to
I hated what I saw when I looked in the mirror
I was ashamed of my ‘thick thighs’, ‘broad shoulders’ and ‘cellulite’.
These aspects of my aesthetic were frowned upon in western society.
Women are meant to be tall, slender and smooth.
The first time I realised something was wrong with my body,
1. There’s nothing like learning to be fit and strong.
By being able to improve your physical fitness. It brings more contentment, happiness and sense of achievement than many areas of life. If you don’t have your fitness, what do you have? Nothing.
2. Fitness should be the best part of your day.
It should inspire, educate, invigorate and renew. It should be challenging and key to development in all aspects of your life.
Many women ask me ‘What’s the best way to get a 6 pack? What exercises can I do for my abs?’ Well the answer might surprise you because I actually wouldn’t prescribe an ab exercise. If you are already training (especially functional movement) then you don’t need to spend more hours in the gym doing ab exercises.
“How did we as a society ever decide it was ok to comment on a woman’s body? Why would we ever think that she wanted that commentary or opinion?”
However, we are slowly seeing a turn around in the way people perceive muscles on women. Although there is still a long way to go, terms like ‘strong is the new skinny’, weight based training systems like CrossFit, and an overall acceptance for the dedication and hard work muscly girls put in to achieve that ‘look’ is beginning to be recognized.
We all have those elements of training we don't like doing - whether it's heavy lifting, complex gymnastics or just simply damn burpees, with such a wide variety in workouts there is always going to be something you hate.
I was having a chat to a client today and she mentioned she wasn’t sure if she like the weightlifting.
She really liked the gymnastics and the metabolic conditioning side of training but definitely wasn’t sold on lifting.
You’re fit, you love training and training hard, sweat pouring, heart pumping – but lately your routine has been a bit… stale, even boring?
You’ve plateaued and you’re not quite sure what to do about it.
You’re training almost every day, but not seeing the results you seek. Your fitness is stagnant and you’re not getting stronger, faster or fitter.
It sucks.
