Sarah Wasser Personal Training, Bristol

Sarah Wasser Personal Training, Bristol Level 3 qualified personal trainer, pilates and fitness class instructor in Henleaze, Bristol, BS9.

Are you a woman in your midlife wanting to:
• up your fitness levels and feel amazing?
• live your best life and not let life pass you by in a blur?
• be a fit and healthy role model for your children?
• be prepared for all that midlife and the menopause may throw at you? With my programmes I look to help you improve your strength, boost your energy levels, reduce anxieties, increase your confidence and above all, take control of your journey! I offer one-on-one coaching, personal training (can also do small groups/couples), Pilates classes, mobility workshops and corporate wellbeing sessions. I have a couple of free/low cost programmes to follow as well.

18/03/2026

🌸 What women get wrong about midlife health

They think they need:
– more discipline
– more motivation
– more intensity

What they actually need:
– nervous system regulation
– hormone-friendly habits
– realistic routines
– tiny, repeatable actions

This is the framework I’ll be teaching in April. Watch this space for date announcement!

17/03/2026

🤯3 signs your nervous system is overloaded (midlife edition)

Sign 1: You’re snappy or get overstimulated by tiny things that really shouldn't matter.
When your system is in fight-or-flight, your patience gets thin. If you’re reacting faster than you want to, it’s often overload

Sign 2: Sleep is broken (or you’re tired but wired)
High stress and cortisol patterns can mess with sleep — so you don't wake up feeling at all rested

Sign 3: Cravings + energy crashes
That ‘I need sugar/coffee right now’ feeling can be your body trying to prop up energy when it’s running on stress.

ACTION: Pick ONE nervous-system downshift today: 5 minutes of movement, box breathing, a quick walk or a shake/dance around the kitchen.....

Save this for the next time you feel like your head is about to explode!!

16/03/2026

😫Stress doesn’t just live in your thoughts — it lives in your body. Research shows that your stress response needs to be completed. For that to happen it needs that physical cue that the threat is over 🛑. Otherwise we stay in that wired, snappy, tense state.

So if you’re trying to ‘think’ your way out of stress or you’re telling yourself you need to relax, or that you need to be more organised, it’s probably not going to work

Your body needs that ‘all clear signal’- try 5-10 mins of a brisk walk, shaking, bouncing, laughing, fascia rolling, etc.

16/03/2026

🥰Small habits that will change everything

Most midlife women don’t need a full life overhaul — they need a handful of tiny, doable habits that create calm, energy, and stability again. Small is infinitely better at this life stage -

1. Drink water before your morning coffee — your nervous system will thank you.
2. Add one protein source to every meal — steadier energy, fewer crashes.
3. Go outside for 5 minutes before 10am — your hormones love natural light.
4. Swap “all or nothing” for “good enough today” — consistency beats perfection.
5. Stretch for 2 minutes before bed — your sleep quality improves more than you think.
6. Put your phone in another room when you wind down — your brain needs the quiet.
7. Celebrate one tiny win daily — it rewires your motivation.

💫These are the foundations I’ll be teaching in April’s free webinar. Want the link? Comment VITALITY

15/03/2026

💥5 exercises to practice regularly to improve your balance.

Did you check out my balance test video? How did you get on? If you didn’t fair quite as well as you’d like then add these moves to your life!

1) Single leg calf raises
2) Hip opener
3) Clock taps
4) Tightrope walk
5) Knee lift and hold

I’d recommend doing about 10 each leg (or working up to it). Holding (gently) onto the wall is allowed. You don’t have to do all 5 every time – you could mix and match, but I’d definitely get into a routine of at least 2 a day.

Let me know how you find them.

💥Don't miss out - my offer is coming to an end!!As a birthday gift I'm offering reduced prices for both my 121 and small...
14/03/2026

💥Don't miss out - my offer is coming to an end!!

As a birthday gift I'm offering reduced prices for both my 121 and small group training sessions.

To take advantage book a call with me > quote SW50 > take your first session by the 1st April

Location: BS9 Henleaze. I can also do virtual 121 sessions if preferred. Small group space available in Mon 11am and Tues 7.30pm sessions.

*Ts &Cs:
Valid on your first month only
Only for new clients
One months notice to cancel after this

13/03/2026

3️⃣Try these 3 tests to check your balance!

Working on your balance is so important but often forgotten about until you’re in old age and you have a fall! Now is the time to work on it though, as it will help you with your walking and prevent falling.

How you balance (or rather don’t) is down to stability through your ankles, knees, hips and your core and is a lot to do with your foot strength. And of course those lovely hormone fluctuations in peri-meno make their mark too!

Try these 3 tests and if you’re a bit wobbly….come back and check out my exercises to train your balance:
1) Stand with feet together, cross arms over chest, close eyes and hold for 7 secs
2) Stand with feet in tandem (on a tightrope), arm across chest, close eyes and hold for 7 secs each leg
3) Stand with one foot lifted, arms across chest, eyes closed and hold for, you guessed it 7 secs each leg

You can see me wobble a bit - it always amazes me how much difference it makes closing your eyes!!

😩One of the biggest reasons midlife women feel like they’re “failing” is because they’re setting goals that don’t match ...
13/03/2026

😩One of the biggest reasons midlife women feel like they’re “failing” is because they’re setting goals that don’t match their life.

🤹♂️You’re juggling work, ageing parents, teenagers, changing hormones, sleep disruption, and a body that needs a different kind of care.

This isn’t the moment for 6am bootcamps or 30 day overhauls like it maybe was 15 years ago.

It is however the moment for realistic goals like:
• “I’ll walk for 10 minutes on my lunch break 3 times this week.”
• “I’ll eat an extra portion of protein with my breakfast.”
• “I’ll pause before saying yes. And maybe I’ll say no!”
• “I’ll aim to have a restful bedtime routine and not scroll my socials for hours.”

These are sustainable at this stage of life! And sustainable is what gets the results – slow and steady wins the race as they say!

💥If you want to hear more around setting these type of goals and how to realistically support your menopausal journey, I’ve got a free online workshop coming up in April. DM me or comment VITALITY and I’ll send you the registration link when it’s live

Let’s be real for a moment.......Menopause isn’t “just hot flushes” 🔥— and some symptoms can be incredibly hard to live ...
12/03/2026

Let’s be real for a moment.......
Menopause isn’t “just hot flushes” 🔥— and some symptoms can be incredibly hard to live with.

If you feel able to, share the hardest symptom you’re dealing with right now in the comments.

No judgement here — sometimes just saying it out loud helps lighten the load 💛 And, you never know who needs to read this and think “me too” today

AND, I’m also gathering real experiences to help shape my support for midlife/menopausal women. If you’d like to take part more privately, DM me and I’ll send you a short questionnaire link.

Just remember you don't need to ACCEPT everything
And, you're NOT ALONE!

11/03/2026

🤸If you want more energy in midlife, stop doing these three things first.

Stop pushing through every dip in energy. Your body isn’t failing — it’s signalling.
Stop skipping meals or grabbing sugar to “get by”. It spikes and crashes your hormones.
Stop saying yes to everything. Overcommitment is one of the biggest energy drains for midlife women.

When you remove the drains, your natural energy comes back!!

I’ll be talking about simple, sustainable ways to do this in my free April webinar — comment ENERGY and I’ll send you the link when I open registrations.

Strong bones. Supported joints. A calmer nervous system.Pilates is one of the best things you can do for your midlife bo...
09/03/2026

Strong bones. Supported joints. A calmer nervous system.
Pilates is one of the best things you can do for your midlife body.

📍 Online | Mondays 6.45pm | 45 mins
🎉 First class free this March

Join me on the mat.

DM me to book your place and I'll send you the link!

07/03/2026

We have a rule whereby our daughter can't have her phone in her room overnight so she has to charge it in ours!

She's super stealthy in the morning...comes in, grabs her phone and goes back to bed. Blink and you miss it.

This empty phone cable is the only way we can tell she's awake 😂

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I can help you achieve your fitness goals, whether you want to tone up, improve your strength or flexibility, enhance your vitality or train for a race. I offer one-on-one and private group personal training sessions either at my home, your home (dependent on location) or local park. If you're not in the area I can also train you online - both as a 121 or as part of a group. I have a couple of free/low cost programmes to follow as well. I teach a variety of classes: BumpFit - pregnancy fitness BabyFit - postnatal restorative classes and buggy classes Pilates - beginners, mixed abilities and soon to offer pregnancy BarreFit - ballet inspired movement

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