Recovering from an injury can feel like an uphill battle. You lost your sense of connection to your body and how it used to feel. You may feel protective, guarded and scared of re-injuring again. You've done all the rehab work, your doctor and physio say "You're all cleared". But you can't help feeling hesitant to return to certain activities you used to do. That hesitation isn't weakness. It's your nervous system doing exactly what it's designed to do: protect you from some

If you are a woman in her 40s, you may have noticed your body changing in the last few years. Less energy. Stubborn belly fat. Joints that ache more than they used to. Trouble sleeping or staying asleep. You are not the only one, you are not imagining it and you are not broken. You're likely in peri-menopause, and strength training is one of the most powerful tools you have to work with your body through it, not against it. Why peri-menopause changes the rules As oestrogen d

A client asked me recently, “What am I? Am I the pretty one? Am I the big scary one? Am I the funny one? Am I the strong one?”. She’s a...