The Riddall Effect

The Riddall Effect Helping midlife women build strength for life 💪🏼💜
Qualified PT | 15+ yrs
Build strength. Feel good. Live fully.

Online Programme Enquiry Form: https://form.typeform.com/to/dZ4NJEaF
Monthly Newsletter: http://subscribepage.io/6cTVtu For over 11 years I have assisted, motivated and guided people towards leading a healthier, fitter and happier life with Personal Training, Health Coaching and Wellness Retreats. If you're looking to grow in strength, confidence, health and fitness, I can help. I offer 121 Personal Training as well as small group PT sessions. With Health Coaching I help people piece together the elements needed to achieve all encompassing and optimum health.

If your hamstrings cramp every time you hinge or curl, it’s usually:– under-loading
– under-fuelling
– inconsistent expo...
18/03/2026

If your hamstrings cramp every time you hinge or curl, it’s usually:

– under-loading
– under-fuelling
– inconsistent exposure
– deconditioning

Cramps don’t mean broken.
They mean under-prepared.

Strength solves more than stretching ever will 😉

Save this if your hamstrings are the dramatic ones!


 
 
 


16/03/2026

The women who make the biggest progress:
– aren’t the loudest
– aren’t the most motivated
– aren’t the most extreme

They’re the most consistent.

Quiet effort compounds. 💜

Consistency or intensity — which do you lean towards?



12/03/2026

Cardio is great.
It supports heart health, fitness and general wellbeing.

But if it’s the only thing in your routine, you’re missing something important.

Strength training is what helps you:
💪 maintain muscle
🦴 protect bone density
⚖️ stay strong and capable as you age

Cardio supports your health.
Strength protects your independence.

Both have their place — but muscle matters more than many women realise.

If strength training has slipped down your priority list lately, this is your reminder.





10/03/2026

If your working sets never feel uncomfortable…you’re probably under-loading.

A proper working set should feel like:
RPE 7–8 = challenging
RPE 9 = last rep honest
RPE 10 = rare

Strength requires exposure to effort.
Not chaos.
Not burnout.
Effort 💪🏼
Save this and check your effort next session 👀

Midlife gym things that just hit different:– Warming up properly actually matters 🔥
– Recovery is part of training
– You...
05/03/2026

Midlife gym things that just hit different:

– Warming up properly actually matters 🔥
– Recovery is part of training
– You genuinely don’t care what anyone else is lifting
– Heavy feels empowering, not scary
– Consistency beats ego

And honestly?
It’s a better phase to train in. 💜

Which one made you nod? 😅


 
 
 


Most plateaus aren’t about age.
Or hormones.
Or metabolism.They’re about repetition without progression.If you’re liftin...
03/03/2026

Most plateaus aren’t about age.
Or hormones.
Or metabolism.
They’re about repetition without progression.

If you’re lifting the same weights you were 6 months ago…
your body has no reason to change.

Progress requires:
→ more load
→ more intent
→ more clarity
Not more workouts. 💪

Be honest — have your weights changed in the last 3 months?


 
 
 


11/02/2026

I promise I don’t add weight for fun or just to p*ss you off 😅😂

If it looks easy, it probably is.
And strong women don’t stay where it’s comfortable💪🔥

 
 
 
 


09/02/2026

You load what feels comfortable.

I load what moves you forward.

Progress doesn’t come from guessing — it comes from structure, and sometimes a little more weight than expected. 😅💪

 
 
 
 


06/02/2026

This is it 💜
Doors to Stronger Than Ever close tonight.

If you’ve been quietly considering it…
If this month’s posts have resonated…
If you’re already training but craving more clarity and progression…
If you know you’re capable of more…

This is your moment to decide.
Imagine where you could be in 12 weeks —
not by doing more, but by training with intention:

✨ lifting heavier with confidence
✨ seeing real strength progress
✨ feeling capable and assured in the gym
✨ no more guessing
✨ no more feeling stuck

Just clear direction.
Structured support.
Training with intent.

If this feels like the right next step,
DM STRONG 💪💜
Final spaces only — the next intake won’t open for a while.





04/02/2026

A gentle nudge if you’ve been quietly considering it 💜

Stronger Than Ever is closing soon.

This is for you if you’re a midlife woman who:
✨ already trains
✨ wants to get stronger
✨ wants progression, not guesswork
✨ wants confidence under the bar
✨ wants results that come from training properly

You can stay exactly where you are — doing what you’ve been doing.
Or you can decide that now is the right time for more structure, more clarity, and real progression.

You don’t need perfect conditions.
You just need to decide you’re ready to train with purpose.

If that feels like you,
DM READY 💪💜
and I’ll send you the next steps.





02/02/2026

Here’s one of my favourite messages from a client:

“I thought I was strong… but I realised I was just exercising.
Now I’m TRAINING.”

She didn’t change her motivation.
She didn’t change her commitment.
She changed her structure.

And the results weren’t just on paper —
they showed up in how she trained, how she moved, and how confident she felt.

This is what happens when women stop guessing and start progressing.

Your strength is already there.
You just haven’t been given the roadmap yet.

DM STRONG 💪💜

Limited spaces available





31/01/2026

One thing I’ve learned from coaching women for years:

The women who make the biggest progress aren’t the ones doing the most.

They’re the ones who:
– train with structure
– push when it matters
– and stop guessing

Strong bodies aren’t built through chaos or burnout.
They’re built through calm, consistent decisions over time 💪💜





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For over 10 years I have assisted, motivated and guided people towards leading a healthier, fitter and happier life via the medium of one to one training, large and small group exercise sessions and retreats.

If you're looking to grow in strength, confidence, health and wellness and feel good about yourself, I can help.

I offer 121 personal training as well as small group personal training sessions both gym based and in a private PT studio.

Wanting to promote health and fitness within your workforce? I offer lunchtime corporate bootcamps. It is a known fact that by encouraging your team to live healthier lives, productivity goes up and sick days go down.