Our guest for this episode is Toni's lovely friend, a personal trainer and fitness instructor, Claudia Evans.

Claudia is a former professional dancer who now teaches fitness and movement full-time, including Spin, Barre and LaGree as well as running her own Body to the Beat dance fitness class.

Just over 10 years ago Claudia’s mental health took a dive when she retired from dancing and basically stopped moving.

And two years ago, at the age of 43, she underwent an elective hysterectomy after years of suffering with erratic and painful cycles.

Both of these situations meant long sedentary and quite difficult  periods for Claudia, whose life - and work - has always been wrapped up in movement.

So this is a very honest and candid conversation about what happens to your mind when your body is forced to stop.

And ultimately about finding peace in accepting wherever you’re at right now.

In this episode we discuss:

1. Navigating (and accepting) mental and physical changes at various stages in life.

   
   



2. Exploring new ways of movement in menopause, and beyond.

   
   



3. How small but consistent movement helped Claudia recover post-surgery. “It's about meeting yourself where you are each day."

   
   



4. The mental exhaustion that comes from NOT moving.

   
   



5. How movement should be about feeling good and making your body work for you, not chasing a certain look.

   
   



6. That we are more resilient than we realise: "Through challenges, I learned to adapt and appreciate what my body can do."
   

   
   

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