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…
What Stress Does to Your Body and Why Movement Changes Everything When you are stressed, your body shifts into a state designed for short bursts of danger. Heart rate increases. Breathing becomes shallow. Muscles tighten. Digestion slows down. This is useful if you need to react quickly. It is not useful if it becomes your default setting. Chronic stress keeps…
Stress Is Not the Enemy, But How We Deal with it Matters If I asked you how stressed you feel on a scale of one to ten, most people would pause, laugh, and then say something like “honestly… about an eight”. Stress has become so normal that we barely question it anymore. Work stress, family stress, financial stress, social stress.…
Vitamin D: small habits, big winter wins In spring and summer, short bursts of midday sun on bare skin (face/arms/hands) can help your body make vitamin D. In the UK autumn and winter, sunlight is often too weak for reliable vitamin D production, plus we’re all bundled up! Typically you need about two hours of light exposure in the darker…
Dark mornings, low mojo? You’re not alone Struggling to get up and out now the mornings are darker and the air is colder? You’re in good company. Sometimes it’s just the seasonal shift and your body hasn’t quite adapted yet. For others, it can be something a little deeper, like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Common signs include: Low or irritable…
The Energy of Change – For Body and Mind There’s a unique kind of energy that comes with change. As I’m planning the move of my Sports Massage practice into a new location, I’ve noticed how even the process of rearranging, organising, and creating a new space has lifted my mindset. It’s not about having more rest – it’s about…