Jen and I have been having a lot of conversations lately around Perimenopause and Menopause, primarily because we have both started to experience some of the myriad of symptoms that can be experienced during perimenopause. As therapists though, it has piqued our interest in how going through the perimenopause can significantly impact how women feel in their bodies from a…
Another fun little thing Jen and I picked up at the Therapy Expo in November last year, were some Rockpods and Rock Glides, which we have now studied and are happy to use within the treatment time with you to provide an extra element to your injury recovery. Just like the Wavestone I talked about last week, these are little…
You may recall that Jen and I went to the Therapy Expo a couple of months ago, and one of things we came away with were a couple of tools to help look after our hands, and in particular, our thumbs. The tools in question are called Wavestones and they are made from White Jade. They are heated gently in…
Do you find it much harder to get up and out of the house now the days start darker, and the temperature is colder? You’re not alone It could just be the natural change of the seasons have got to you and you have not yet adapted to colder weather, or there could be something a little more going on…
Choose Just One Thing to focus on when changing your health and fitness lifestyle, before adding too much to the mix. Eating healthily is probably the hardest of all the things we’ve looked at over the last month, simply because we live in a junk food culture these days. It has never been easier to think about eating a snack…
Being faster is a goal often sought after by runners, cyclists, and swimmers, those three activities being the golden trifecta of the triathlete. If being faster at your chosen sport is your Choose Just One Thing to improve health and fitness wise, then there are plenty of things you can do to improve your speed. Improve Your Speed The number…
Getting stronger is becoming a much more common goal for peoples health and fitness journeys, and both Jen and I hear this much more frequently from the women we treat, which is wonderful! It was a very different landscape back in the 1990’s when Chloe joined her first gym. Women were stared at if they dare enter the free weights…
Weight gain or weight loss are probably the hardest aspects of changing your health and fitness lifestyle, because it is a visible change to others and ourselves when we look in the mirror it can be disheartening when we do not see what we want to see. Focus On One Thing If this is the One Thing you have chosen…
Getting cardiovascular fit, or losing weight, or gaining muscle, or getting healthy, or being more powerful, faster, stronger… can be a daunting task to tackle all in one go. So, we are here to tell you to… Choose Just One Thing. That’s it. There is a lot of information out there about getting healthier, whatever that may look like for…
If you’re struggling with setting yourself some SMART goals, or you can’t seem to get past your first or second small goals, then maybe it is time to get a little help with them. If you have an injury or something hurts and that is preventing you from reaching your goals, then please do get yourself booked in with myself…