Eugenie
Articles by Eugenie
How Do Busy Mums Fit Regular Exercise Around Work and Family?
Trying to fit exercise into a life full of work, children, school runs, meals, housework, mental load, and constant interruptions can feel overwhelming. For many mums, it is not that they do not care about their health. It is that by the time the day slows down, there is barely any time or energy left. […]
Can Strength Training Help Prevent Alzheimer’s in Women? (Science-Backed Guide to Brain Health)
Strength training and Alzheimer’s in women are more connected than most think. Learn how muscle supports brain health, helps reduce dementia risk, and protects long-term cognitive function.
Meet Aya Hajjar: Biomechanics Coach Focused on Posture, Movement, and Performance
Aya Hajjar’s journey into strength is not a straight line — it is a story shaped by discipline, curiosity, and rebuilding. By profession, she has spent more than two decades in business management and currently works as an Office Manager at Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Alongside that corporate career, she developed another path rooted in […]
Get Inspired by Kobusinge Diana: Building Resilience One Kilometer at a Time
Kobusinge Diana did not begin running to become an ultramarathoner. She began running to breathe. A lawyer by profession and fitness creator from Rwanda, Diana found her way to endurance sports in 2021 during lockdown. At the time, she was navigating law school while carrying the weight of a deeply traumatic experience — she had […]
Rest, Recovery & Training for Women: A Smarter Way to Build Strength Long-Term
Rest and recovery are not signs of weakness — they’re essential training skills. This in-depth guide explains how women can balance strength training, rest days, active recovery, and nutrition to build strength long-term without burnout. Learn how to listen to your body, structure your week, and recover in a way that supports real life, hormones, and sustainable progress.
Get Inspired by Sherin: Holistic Health Coach for Balance, Compassion & Real-Life Wellness
While Sherin brings an important perspective on nutrition, this conversation also ties into the wider themes of women’s wellness, performance, and resilience—topics I explored from a different angle in my feature with Diana Kobusinge.
Stronger Muscles, Sharper Mind: How Strength Training Rewires the Female Brain
Strength training supports far more than physical strength. Research shows it influences brain function, neuroplasticity, memory, mood, and cognitive resilience — often before visible muscle changes occur. Discover how resistance training shapes the nervous system, enhances mental performance, and supports long-term brain health, with a focus on women’s physiology and sustainable training practices.
Strength Training for Stronger Bones: How Exercise Protects Women’s Bone Density
Strength training plays a critical role in protecting women’s bone density. By applying mechanical load to the skeleton, resistance exercise stimulates bone remodeling, reduces age-related bone loss, and supports long-term mobility.
Meet Kari Martinez: Strength Built on Discipline & Balance
For another thoughtful perspective on movement and performance, you can also read my feature with Aya Hajjar.