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A survey of 1,000 women over 40 found that 78% believe strength training is vital for their long-term health.60% don’t d...
07/10/2026

A survey of 1,000 women over 40 found that 78% believe strength training is vital for their long-term health.

60% don’t do it once a week.

That’s not a motivation gap. That’s not laziness. That’s what happens when women who already know what they need still can’t find somewhere that feels safe enough to actually start.

Two-thirds have never been advised to train by a doctor. Only 16% received clear guidance on what to do. So they piece it together themselves, feel overwhelmed, worry about injury, and quietly put it off.

The knowledge was never the problem.

At Fortitude, we work with women who’ve known for years that strength training matters. Our job isn’t to convince them of that. It’s to finally give them somewhere that removes every reason they’ve been holding back.

Small groups. Expert coaching. A room where you’re known by name and trained as an individual.

If you’ve been the 60%, DM us the word TIME.

Weekends Well LivedEmma and Dave took on the Cardiff Half Marathon and got it done. Brilliant effort from both of them.A...
06/10/2026

Weekends Well Lived

Emma and Dave took on the Cardiff Half Marathon and got it done. Brilliant effort from both of them.

And then there’s Paula.

310km. 460,000 steps. 14 days. One Camino - walking from Porto in Portugal all the way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Carrying everything she needed on her back. Day after day, step after step, through hills, cobbled streets, and every moment where her body wanted to stop but kept going anyway.

Paula trains at Fortitude because she wants to stay capable. Capable of doing things like this. And that’s exactly the point.

Strength and fitness aren’t just about what you can do in the gym. They’re about what you can do with your life. Walk 310km. Climb the hills. Explore somewhere extraordinary. Still have something left in the tank at the end of it and come into the gym the following Monday.

That’s what we’re building here.

Well done to all three of you.

Living well, for life.

Some news puts everything into perspective.James and Kate are part of our Fortitude family. Their daughter Marnie, aged ...
02/10/2026

Some news puts everything into perspective.

James and Kate are part of our Fortitude family. Their daughter Marnie, aged 4, is currently going through treatment for liver cancer. If you train with us, you know them. You know the kind of people they are.

On 17th October, we’re hosting Miles for Marnie - a Fortitude Triathlon to raise funds for the Pied Piper Appeal and the Emily Kent Unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital. The unit supports families navigating one of the hardest things any family can face.

The event: 3 mile row, 6 mile bike, 3 mile run. Take it on solo, as a pair, or as a team of three - splitting the stations however you like.

Sign up link - https://competitioncorner.net/events/22571/details

T-shirts will also be available and are £25 - details coming soon.

This is our chance to show up for this family the way this community always does. Let’s make it count.

Miles for Marnie. 17th October.

September’s Consistency Club - 84 members.Back to school runs. Packed diaries. The summer comedown hitting harder than e...
01/10/2026

September’s Consistency Club - 84 members.

Back to school runs. Packed diaries. The summer comedown hitting harder than expected. Every reason to quietly let training slide to the bottom of the list.

84 of you didn’t let that happen.

That’s not willpower. Willpower runs out. That’s identity - training as part of how you live, not something you have to negotiate with yourself about every week.

September’s Consistency Club belongs to you.

See you in October.

Most people don’t realise strength training is the missing piece until they feel the gap. But once you add it, everythin...
30/09/2026

Most people don’t realise strength training is the missing piece until they feel the gap. But once you add it, everything else - the walking, the activity, the life you’re already living - starts to feel easier. That’s what we are here to build.

The people who come to us have usually already tried. This isn’t for people who necessarily haven’t started. It’s for pe...
29/09/2026

The people who come to us have usually already tried. This isn’t for people who necessarily haven’t started. It’s for people who’ve started plenty of times and want something that actually works.

Weekends Well LivedEmma went and PB’d the Forest Half Marathon this weekend. That’s what months of consistent work looks...
28/09/2026

Weekends Well Lived

Emma went and PB’d the Forest Half Marathon this weekend. That’s what months of consistent work looks like when it counts.

And coach Dec took his first Run Club session with Sumz Coffee - brilliant turnout, and seeing so many Fortitude faces show up in support says everything about this community.

That’s the Fortitude way.

Weekends Well LivedEmma went and PB’d the Forest Half Marathon this weekend. That’s what months of consistent work looks...
28/09/2026

Weekends Well Lived

Emma went and PB’d the Forest Half Marathon this weekend. That’s what months of consistent work looks like when it counts.

And coach Dec took his first Run Club session with Sums Coffee - brilliant turnout, and seeing so many Fortitude faces show up in support says everything about this community.

That’s the Fortitude way.

26/09/2026

Three years ago, Rachel dislocated her elbow at the World Masters in Poland. She was in the best lifting shape of her life. And in that moment, she genuinely didn’t know if she’d ever compete again.

She was angry. Disappointed. And if she’s honest - scared it would happen again.

What followed wasn’t a clean comeback story. It was months of self-doubt, low motivation, and quietly questioning whether it was worth it. She’s a mum of three. She coaches here full time. There are a hundred easier things she could have done with that energy.

But she kept showing up. Not always with certainty. Not always with belief. Just consistently, for years, because that’s who she is, despite the self doubt.

This week in Athens, she hit a 90kg clean and jerk comp personal best and finished 4th in the world at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships.

That lift is the product of 14 years of consistency, not one redemption arc. It’s what happens when someone refuses to let a hard chapter be the final one.

We are so proud of you, Rach. And so lucky to have you in our corner - as a coach, as a teammate, and as someone who leads by example every single day.

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