Elspeth Alexandra Women's Fitness & Health Coaching

16/06/2026

Pregnancy is the definition of endurance. Women's bodies are capable of amazing feats. It's also really fu***ng hard.

Pregnancy Power-Up = strength training for second and third trimester. It can help a fair bit with your capacity to endure.

22/03/2026

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I started a newsletter in the Bad Times of 2020 when massage therapists were understandably on the Struggle Bus. You can’t earn a living in massage when you can’t touch people. So we all started writing newsletters to remind you we were alive. It was called ‘nurturing’. (Luckily I had fitnes...

15/03/2026

Want to get back to impact for running, skipping, box jumps?

These are NOT beginners moves! First of all get confident with squats, deadlifts/hinge and single leg work (like your first block of Mighty Mums!)

Grab your sports bra and only progress if your knees, hips and PELVIC FLOOR don't complain.

Sore knees or hips or leaks? Build strength first, don't ignore your body's messages.

08/03/2026

I work all day every day with women doing things that only women do

Pregnant women
Postnatal women
Breastfeeding women
Perimenopausal women

If IWD has brought you here, welcome! Hang around and join the fight!

Jarvis is right, everybody hates a tourist.

When you work with women every single day of the year, International Women's Day is like being an Edinburgh resident in August - suddenly everybody in the world has jumped on your bus, talking too loud about things they don't know much about, telling you how wonderful it all is. When it's done they leave and you don't see them again till next year.

11/02/2026

In short: Don’t worry if you see your tummy coning or doming in the third trimester. Your body is doing exactly what it’s designed to do. Practice rolling on to your side to get out of bed, and breathing out as you lift heavy things.

If you're worried and want more information, read my blog on my website. Link, as they say, in bio.

25/01/2026

January's still not over, so here's a newsletter: I'm looking for ONE woman who wants better pelvic floor health; join me celebrating Fire Horse Women; badger recap; how much do we know about pregnancy exercise? My newsletter >>> http://eepurl.com/jw0EQY

31/12/2025

I'm reflecting on what got me through 2025 and menopause; my favourite thought, delivered by Tom Hanks; and you're invited to my Toast to the Lassies, to keep you moving through the longest month of the year. Last newsletter of 2025, anyone? https://mailchi.mp/669cf1a0d1c9/u5dl5klun6-8351327

29/12/2025

If you're pregnant and want to keep strength training - or start strength training - Pregnancy Power-Up is a weekly group session designed for you. Sundays in Leith at 0930.

30/11/2025

Strength training for second and third trimester on Sunday mornings. Drop-in booking and no previous experience needed.

16/11/2025

If you're hearing about creatine everywhere, you might like to know why I love it. I'm mostly fully booked but I'd love to see you for Avocado AM or a Relax, Reflect and Write session. There's new research on frozen shoulder and I have a new coat. Here's my latest newsletter: http://eepurl.com/jrJ9SY