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Spine strength seems obvious as a concept, but is it really? How on earth do you set about strengthening your spine? Spine strength, much like the spine, is out of sight and out of mind. Spine strength might be out of mind, but luckily it is not out of reach! I’ll try to explain but […]
Continue ReadingSpine strength. What is it, really? How do you achieve it?
In July 2023 I unexpectedly received an Osteoporosis diagnosis. I didn’t see that one coming. Prior to that I launched an exercise class for people with Osteoporosis or Osteopenia. I thought it would be interesting to see what my bone density and body composition was, so I had a DEXA scan done privately. The DEXA […]
Continue ReadingMe and my bones. 1 year on from an Osteoporosis diagnosis.
What is a Wellness Grift? Basically a grifter is a con artist and what they do is grifting. The wellness industry is littered with them. People who exploit aspects of wellness for personal gain. Lots of people have got in on this act. Some well meaning, some foolish, some out and out grifters, The wellness […]
Continue ReadingA Squash & a Squeeze. New pelvic floor regime or wellness grift?
Regular Exercise Habits: How do we form them and how do we sustain them? After years of the regular exercise habit of weekly running I have stopped. The regular exercise habit just fell away. It was not as “baked in” to my week. Why did I keep going for over 10 years only to trip, […]
Continue ReadingNot Running Up That Hill. Losing a regular exercise habit & how to regain it
Chronic stress is insidious and its effects are everywhere in our body. We must learn to recognise this and begin a process of learning to manage stress more effectively Here is my long, partly accidental and very much ongoing story. A story of learning what stress does and how to manage it I haven’t experienced […]
Continue ReadingHiding in plain sight: Effects of stress. How I came to realise that we must manage stress better