The steadying hand on the worktop. The jars that go to someone else now. The quiet planning around what your body can't do anymore. Everyone's told it's just age - it isn't. It's under-training, and it reverses faster than you'd believe.
Every client begins with an Independence Score assessment: 45 minutes, seven simple tests - grip, balance, getting out of a chair, getting up off the floor, walking, and more. Nothing daunting, nothing you can fail.
You leave with a written report, a score out of 100 measured against published data for your age, and the three things most worth working on.
One of the women I coach came to me unable to balance on one leg for even a second. Four weeks later she holds it for 35 seconds - no support at all, just a chair and a wall either side in case she needed them. She didn't.
Another, post-menopausal, came to me with a grip below average for her age - 26.6kg. Six weeks later she measured 36.6kg. That isn't "good for her age" - it's an excellent score full stop, and grip strength is one of the single best predictors of how well we age.
Balance and grip are two of seven things I measure - and the rest fade the same quiet way. The stairs you take one at a time now. The garden you don't kneel in because getting up has become a job. The shopping that takes two trips instead of one. None of that is fixed by being careful. It's fixed by training the exact thing that's slipped - and at any age, it responds.
From there, I coach small groups and one-to-one at Saltdean Lido - everything measured, so you can see it working.
Tom really knows how to help older people build strength and avoid frailty. Highly recommend. Nosheen · coaching client
The Independence Score assessment is £20 - and if you go on to train with me, it comes off the cost of your programme. Either way you leave with your score and the three things to work on, or you don't pay.
I run every assessment myself, so there are only a few slots each week.
I work alongside them because hormones are one half of feeling like yourself again - strength is the other. Here's who they are, in their own words:
Whether you're in your 20s or 30s navigating cycle changes, managing menopausal symptoms in your 40s or 50s, or just seeking long-term balance - we'll help you feel like you again with care and expert advice you can trust.
Our team of compassionate and highly trained hormone specialists believe every woman deserves to feel heard and supported, with evidence-based care tailored to her individual needs.
Our all-female, British Menopause Society trained clinicians will guide you through all aspects of hormone health: PCOS, PMS, POI, Perimenopause, Menopause and beyond.
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