Paula Appleton - The Woman's Coach

18/03/2026

🏃🏼‍♀️ Starts This Friday! 💫 Our completely free, 12 week training course for running beginners and returners 🏃🏽‍♂️

And yes, we do mean complete beginners and long time returners

We’ll start with the basics like breathing 😮‍💨 injury prevention🦵 and pace management…

Walking before we run, building confidence and fitness along the way 💗

Both males & females welcome, whatever your age or current fitness level.

We’ll be getting off the busy roads & down by the washlands & waterways, so it’ll be scenic too 🤩 seriously, what’s not to love?!

⏰ Fridays 10-11am
📍 Eastmoor Community Project WF1 4RR
💰 Completely free!
🧑‍🎓 Qualified Leaders
📕 Secure your place here ⬇️
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/evergreen-active
📲 Get in touch with any questions

Let’s make you a Runner by Summer! 😎

You can, trust me 😘

14/03/2026

“You must be doing something right” was a very lovely & much appreciated comment from Laura this morning 🥰

Creating a space for women to work out together came from my own fears - when I first realised just 10 yrs ago that I wanted to live not just long but also well - but that there wouldn’t be a place/class/gym where at 46 I would fit in & feel welcome.

Where I’d be accepted for exactly who I was and where I was at that point in my life

Especially after 20+ years of not taking good care of myself because - the thought was quite frankly, terrifying

Peri-meno had me in its grasp & I had no clue what that was then

Dale & Steve at Fighting Fit gave me that grace, space and a sense of ‘being a part of something good’ 10 years ago 🙌🏽🙌🏽 and they’ve not been able to get rid of me ever since 😎🤣

For me; becoming more active has been a literal life changer and saver - physically, mentally, socially and professionally

And having you all along with me on Saturday mornings - doing the same for yourselves - is just👌💞👏🏼

Thank you for trusting me 😘

12/03/2026

Where on Earth has this week gone? 😅 Hope you’ve all had good ones 🥰

There’s just 3 places left in this Saturday morning so please don’t forget to prioritise yourself for just 1 hour of the hecticness 🤯 That’s not a word, you know what it means tho 😉

⏰ Saturday 10-11am
📍 Fighting Fit private, fully equipped studio
🙋🏻‍♀️ Women Only
👶 Beginner Friendly
🔗 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/3982
🥰 A warm welcome guaranteed

Trust me. And them👇🏼 You’ll love it 😘

11/03/2026

Some day I might not feel a bit famous when I see an A4 poster with me on it - as a Menopause Coach - stuck to a door 🤩 inviting women in for some them-time, a chat and a brew 💞

But I’ll never not be proud to hold space for women who feel like they’re going mad, getting early onset Alzheimer’s, losing the will, being fobbed off by GPs, being irrational with their loved ones, losing their ability in their careers…the list goes on.

And whilst all women will go through menopause, we don’t all experience it in the same way

I sat down with 4 women today. 2 of which were Mother & Daughter 💗
Mum, can’t remember going through it. Daughter (51) has had an horrendous time of it for 10yrs. So it’s not even genetic! (Side note: your Mum’s recollection isn’t always the same as your reality 😉)

On my way there I called in to see the fabulous Laura at Her Fitness Hideaway Gym in HD2 😍

It was like meeting the younger sister I never had but always wanted (instead of a stupid baby brother 🤣) Another woman coaching other women to focus on their functional fitness & strength over what the socials & diet industry tells us we should look like 🥊

Skinny doesn’t 🟰 healthy💥

So it’s been a day 😅 And I’ve loved it. Thank you 🙌🏽 if you’ve got this far! And if you know any women Dewsbury way, please let them know I’m there for them too 😘

10/03/2026

So clearly my selfie skills have not improved 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 however…it was so lovely to welcome Alison to our free Tuesday morning Walking Fit meet in Lupset today 💗

Fresh air, good company, a free cuppa afterwards and around 6K steps done, all by 10.30! Fab start to the day💥

Walking Fit is just one of our Evergreen Active weekly meets across the District, they’re all completely free and everyone is welcome 🤗

Our next Ossett meet is tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 6.30pm and we go again in Horbury on Thursday mornings at 09.30

We also have Running Fit Ossett & Horbury Walking & Running Fit Wakefield Walking & Running Fit Five Towns with our very own Hannah and Walking & Running Fit SESKU

For everyone that asks me on Saturdays, what can I do mid-week, between GenX & Small Group 👆 Come along, we’d love to see you! 😘

08/03/2026

Nothing has done my mental arithmetic more good than trying to add & divide weights in the gym 🤓🤣

Unlike your fixed weight kit - dumbbells, barbells, heavy bags etc - weight plates are our best friends 🙌🏽

They start small, get bigger & do not care - or judge - if you mix them up as you progress 😍

In fact, they work really well as Team You 💪🏽

Don’t be scared of them, work with them, they are only there to help you. And not just with your maths.

Trust me 😘

🏋🏽‍♀️ 🧠

08/03/2026

Woo-Hoo 🎤 💃 🎶 🥳

Yesterday’s and Small Group Training Classes were pretty much like every Saturday morning here at Fighting Fit to be fair…

Women Supporting Other Women
Women Feeling Safe To Say How They Feel
Women Working On Themselves
Women Being Curious & Feeling Safe To Ask
Women Re-Finding Them After Years Of Giving
Women Finding Community
Women Reclaiming Time For Them 🏋🏽‍♀️🧠💪🏽

These classes are not designed for fat loss. They can help 💯! If that’s the journey you’re on, you are so welcome 🙌🏽

They’re more about ALL of the above ⬆️ plus SO much more for our long term healthy, functional, connected and happy lives 💞

We will never stop being care-givers to others.
That’s in our DNA

But we must care for ourselves too. Right? And, when you start to, you will find this level of support 💥

Trust me. And them 😘😘

06/03/2026

Sunday marks and this year’s theme is

I didn’t like the sound of this at first, it felt purely transactional 😑 however, its intention is to encourage a mindset of generosity and collaboration 🫶🏽

“Give To Gain emphasizes the power of reciprocity and support.” And I am 100000% here for that 🎯

Over the last 10 years of my personal and professional journey, I have been massively humbled, privileged and proud to see this in intention and action, from - and towards - SO many women 💗

In both large groups & small
In both paid & voluntary roles
In many different locations
In many different ways

The message is the same; If you can give that support, that little bit of yourself…to someone else. The ripple effect of reciprocation is huge 🌍

Woman or Man

To those of you who already do this - even maybe without knowing - 🙌🏽

To those who are inspired to do this - give it a try. It feels amazing 💞

Trust me 😘

Happy weekend to you all! Xx

03/03/2026

🗓️ Wednesday 11th, 18th & 25th March
⏰ 1-2pm
📍 The Arcade Pop Up, Princess of Wales Precinct, Dewsbury WF13 1NH
💰 £0.00

Informal, relaxed, compassionate, confidential and open to all Kirklees Women 18+💗

Pop In to the Pop Up or Contact Cathy to secure your complimentary place

☎️ 07729 262 741
📧 cathy@s2r.org.uk



On behalf of Evergreen Active
In partnership with S2R Create Space

02/03/2026

As someone who delivered Live Lockdown Workouts…I know this lady was questioning her life choices from about 8mins in 🙌🏽 There are signs 😆

And, as someone who delivered a 45min resistance bands full body workout class this evening…I know we’re all going to be questioning mine in about 1.5 days 😬🔥

Howeverrrrr…if you have a set of bands in a deep, dark wardrobe corner (I know you do) dust them off and give them a go. You don’t have to do this workout - although our Squat Walk Definitely Not A Race tonight was hilarious (in the moment 😅) - there’s loads on YT to choose from👌

Let me know how you get on! 😘

A low impact, no jump workout focused on weight loss and overall body toning. Have those mini bands at home and you have no idea what to do with them? Do thi...

01/03/2026

It has been said that I like to ‘encourage’ people to start or return to running 😁 and today was another reminder of why that is!

Kirsty (pic 1, on the left) started with me over in Kinsley last Spring/Summer. A complete beginner and at the beginning of a Wellbeing Journey 🫶🏽 This morning - together with friends she met during the course - she smashed her estimated time at her first official Half Marathon in Scunthorpe 🏆

While she was out doing that, I was out with Nat in Wakefield 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Supporting her to return to running to smash a personal goal she has set herself too 💪🏽

There’s a few more of you here whose running I ‘may’ also have had something to do with 🤔 and I can’t lie, I love that!

I’ve got a new, free programme for Running Beginners & Returners coming very soon 😍 but in the meantime, please feel free to join any of our free weekly meets in Ossett, Horbury, Eastmoor, Pontefract, Featherstone and Moorthorpe - page links below

Running Fit Ossett & Horbury
Walking & Running Fit Wakefield
Walking & Running Fit SESKU
Walking & Running Fit Five Towns

These are all led by amazing people who remember what it was like to be a beginner 🥰 Everyone is welcome & nobody ever left behind or alone 🥳

28/02/2026

Who Runs The World? Women!

For Women, Strength & Fitness Training is a non-negotiable; for body, mind and soul 🚨 I do not say this lightly, this is not a drill

Lifting weights & working under resistance = muscle 💪🏽 & bone density 🦴 maintenance ☑️

Cardio = heart health ♥️ ☑️

A class full of other fab Women = Community & Connection 🧠 💞 ☑️ ☑️ ☑️

Punching the Bags 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊= Relationships Saved, apparently 😳🤣

Bloody love my Saturday mornings in class & small group - with amazing women whose stories, life experiences and motivations never fail to inspire me 🙌🏽

All I do is pick the playlist, offer ‘advice’ 😁 and let you loose in the fabulous Playground for Grown Women here at the fabulous Fighting Fit studio - so grateful that you found it, for you 😘