Jul 9, 2024
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Lavina Mehta MBE!
Lavina Mehta MBE, founder of Feel Good With Lavina, is a 46-year-old Personal Trainer, Bestselling Author, Wellness Coach, TED Speaker and mom to three. Lavina was awarded an MBE for services to health and fitness during Covid-19.
Her mission is to help all ages (up to 100) Feel Good physically, mentally and reduce risks of common chronic diseases through her concept of “Exercise Snacking” & free desk/chair workouts (as seen on TV & Radio with her mother in law.) Her slogan is to “Exercise for Sanity not Vanity.”
Lavina is a Patron of the Menopause Mandate. Lavina is a proud Ambassador for Diabetes UK, Wellbeing of Women and Alzheimer’s Society, as well as supporting many charities.
She has been sharing her own perimenopause journey on social media and press to help normalise the conversation, especially in the workplace and in the South Asian community where many women are suffering in silence.
She wants to break the taboos, raise awareness, change the
narrative and help women feel empowered to find solutions, as well
as educating the men around us.
Lavina promotes the power of exercise, strength training and
lifestyle changes to help women ‘feel good’ and embrace this phase
and beyond.
Lavina’s new book "The Feel Good Fix" hit #1 Bestseller before publication across Amazon in Menopause, Fitness Training & Exercise and Fitness Categories, hitting the top 100 books at number 60; and on publication, it hit #1 Bestseller in Fitness & Training on Amazon.
Key Points
• Perimenopause can impact mood and memory
• Men should join the menopause conversation
• It's never too late to start exercising
• Social connection vital for a happy life
• Quick, simple exercises benefit daily life
• Why every "exercise snack" counts
Best Quotes
04:16 - 04:27
• "I was pretty alarmed that these statistics
that I researched just before the Covid pandemic were like, were
six times more likely than the average white person here to have
type two diabetes."
05:26 - 05:39
• "It was just transformational that made me wanna research the science and sit the exams just out of my own knowledge, not even thinking that it's gonna be a future career path."
07:05 - 07:15
• "It's like the different goals I think, you know, 'cause I was older, I wasn't striving to do it to get a six pack or to go on social media."
08:29 - 08:40
• "But it was the gym and it was lifting weights and having that out sort of that space for myself that gave me the chance to actually deal with grief
10:50 - 11:08
• "But the amazing the, but the point that I'm getting at is I'm much, I feel accomplished before I even start my day air quotes here. Yeah. And, and I've, I've already accomplished enough for myself where I feel like I've done enough to invest in my body to invest in my mind."
Website: https://feelgoodwithlavina.com/