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Spring fitness update

May 12, 2022 Joanne Mallon 0

This Spring fitness update comes to you fresh from a lunchtime gym class which I did not enjoy AT ALL. When you go to an […]

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Weightlifting for women aged 50+ | #AD #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS

July 23, 2021 Joanne Mallon 0

If you are a woman aged 50+, make no mistake about it, weights are your friend. If like me you are also that deathly combination […]

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Working out with weights at home

January 29, 2021 Joanne Mallon 0

This week, let’s talk about using weights at home, especially dumbbells – which weights to buy and how to use them. As I mentioned in […]

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Weightlifting for women | Next steps

October 9, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s been a year since I wrote my beginner’s guide to weightlifting for women, and it’s proved to be one of the most-read posts on […]

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Weightlifting for women | The beginner’s tale

October 21, 2018 Joanne Mallon 0

I mentioned in my post-summer update that weightlifting is my new thing. I like to change how I exercise every so often, to stop it […]

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