Why Feeling Better Doesn’t Mean You Should Do More This time of year is always interesting, as people come in feeling better with more energy and less stiff overall, unless they’ve injured themselves! And when you’re feeling more energetic and less stiff, the first instinct is to do more… More sessions, more intensity, more everything! I get it. It feels…
Why Kettlebells are One of the Best Tools for Full-Body Strength If I had to choose one piece of equipment for most people, it would be kettlebells. And not because they’re trendy, it’s because they work. Kettlebells allow you to train your whole body without needing loads of different machines or complicated setups and more importantly, they teach you how…
The 5 Strength Movements Everyone Should Master As the weather picks up, I always notice the same thing – People feel better so they move more. And naturally, they want to train harder. That’s great but this is also where a lot of people skip the basics and go straight into doing too much, too soon. If you want strength…
Listening to Your Body as Activity Levels Increase There’s a skill that most active people eventually develop – learning the difference between normal discomfort and warning signs from the body. When you increase activity after a quieter period, some soreness is completely normal. Muscles that haven’t worked as hard for a while will often feel tender for a day or…
How to Increase Activity Without Getting Injured One of the biggest mistakes people make when motivation returns is doing too much too soon. You finally feel like moving again, the weather is better, and suddenly you want to do everything. Longer walks. Harder workouts. Maybe even a new sport. The enthusiasm is great. But your body prefers a slower approach.…
The Most Common Spring Injuries I See Every season tends to bring its own pattern of injuries. Winter often brings back and neck stiffness from too much sitting, and Spring is when I start seeing a wave of activity related issues. People feel motivated again so they start moving more, which is great. But sometimes the body hasn’t quite caught…
Why Your Body Feels Stiff When You Suddenly Start Moving More A lot of people notice the same thing when spring arrives. They start walking more, running again, or getting back into the gym and suddenly everything feels stiff. Calves feel tight, hips feel restricted and the lower back might feel a bit cranky. Most people assume something is wrong.…
Why Injuries Spike When Activity Increases: Spring Training Pains Every year it happens, the clocks change, the sun starts appearing again, and suddenly everyone feels like getting moving. People start running again, joining gyms, doing longer walks, or jumping back into sports they haven’t touched since autumn. And then a few weeks later the aches begin. Tight calves. Sore knees.…
Using Exercise as Ongoing Stress Support, Not Another Obligation The biggest shift happens when exercise stops being something you feel guilty about and starts being something that supports you. Stress is not going away. Life will always throw things at you. The goal is not to eliminate stress but to build a routine that helps you to manage it, and…
Choosing the Right Exercise When You Are Stressed One of the most common things I hear is, “I know exercise helps my stress, I just don’t know what I should be doing”. That confusion alone can be stressful. Here is the simple rule I give to all my clients. Match the intensity of your movement to the intensity of your…