October 2026 Edition
Strong Through Autumn
Darker mornings, colder evenings, Christmas on the horizon — and your goals still count.
October is the month things quietly slip. The clocks go back, the mornings are dark, the weather turns and Christmas starts creeping into the diary — and somehow your own plans get pushed to January. This edition is about holding your ground: light, mood and energy through the season change, warming food that still works, strength training when it's cold and dark, and adjusting — not abandoning — your routine when half term, storms and a busy diary change your week.
- ·Week 1 — Light, mood and motivation: protecting your goals as the clocks go back
- ·Week 2 — Autumn fuel: warm, protein-first food for colder days
- ·Week 3 — Strength through autumn: training when it's cold and dark
- ·Week 4 — When life changes your routine: adjust, don't abandon
Holding Your Ground: Staying Strong as the Clocks Go Back
Darker mornings, colder evenings and Christmas on the horizon — this is the month goals quietly slip to January. Morning light and SAD, the October vitamin D rule, and the three non-negotiables that keep your autumn on track.
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Autumn Fuel: Warm, Protein-First Food for Colder Days
Simple, warming food for busy days — my protein porridge, a sweet jacket potato with last night's chilli, and a new one-pot chicken and spinach orzo.
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Strength Through Autumn: Training When It's Cold and Dark
Why you should stop starting again in January, how to make training non-negotiable, warming up in the cold, and my simple dumbbell home session for dark nights.
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When Life Changes Your Routine — Adjust, Don't Abandon
Half term, storms, dark evenings and just over eight weeks until Christmas — this is the week goals get shelved. Why you shouldn't abandon them now, how a maintenance phase holds everything together, and small ways to adjust instead of stopping.
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