Chloe usually writes the blogs here at Astral Fitness, but has decided to rest her weary fingers and let Jen takeover for the month of April, this is the final week of the takeover and Chloe will be back writing for you next month. Have suggestions of what you’d like to read? Pop Chloe an email to [email protected] and let…
Jen is continuing her takeover of the Astral Fitness Blogs this month, letting Chloe rest her weary fingers for a little while. It is apt that Jen is with you this month, as it was two years ago this month that Chloe first introduced you to Jen and she started shadowing her during some of your appointments. This week Jen…
Chloe usually writes the blogs here at Astral Fitness, but has decided to rest her weary fingers and let Jen takeover for the month of April. An Update with Jen As part of our profession, we have an obligation to keep up to date, relevant and educated. Chloe and I are both full members of the Sports Therapy Association (STA),…
Chloe usually writes the blogs here at Astral Fitness, but has decided to rest her weary fingers and let Jen takeover for the month of April. A Catch Up with Jen In the treatment room at Astral Fitness there is a calendar with a daily saying, thought, or quote. As I turn over to the new day, read the lines,…
You are having a few days of low pain, or pain free movement with your back, or any part of your body that is bothering you, so what to do to make the most of these days? Start slow and easy. The biggest mistake with your back is to rush straight back to a normal workout, or a hard and…
How about saying; ‘Strong Backs Run in the Family’. It might be a complete lie, if you’re reading this, it may be because you truly have believed that your weak back runs in your family, but it is a very quick way to undo some of your brains expectations about your back. When you begin to believe that your back…
When you think your weak back runs in the family, it is likely you have been conditioned to think that way by your family. Now, I don’t mean that in brain-washing-cult kind of way, but more in that you hear how your loved ones talk about their pain, and that is how your brain talks to itself about the same…
Both Jen and myself have a lot of clients come to see us with back pain, back discomfort, and occasional back issues. We also have a lot of those clients who genuinely believe that their back is weak. Why is that? Physiologically, your back is very unlikely to actually be weak. These blogs will explore some of the reasons why…
Quite often, when dealing with something like perimenopause, it can feel far reaching and you will need further support other than massage and strength training… although I really do advocate strength training in all its guises to be the first thing you try before anything else. My next biggest recommendation to clients after giving strength training a go is to…
Probably the most mind-blowing fact that both Chloe & Jen have come across so far on their research into perimenopause, is that strength training has just about the biggest positive impact on perimenopausal woman and her symptoms. We both love strength training and have been doing it for years and we are absolutely thrilled that something we enjoy so much…