Breathe In, Breathe Out: Your Lungs Are Your Connection to the World Every breath you take is a reminder that you are connected to the world around you. We often think of our skin as the boundary between ourselves and the outside world but our lungs are one of our biggest points of contact with…
One of the most interesting wellness trends right now might actually be people wanting less technology. Not better tracking, not more optimisation, just less access. There are now companies building physical devices that block apps from your phone, alongside more retreats, gyms and wellness spaces experimenting with phone-free experiences. I get it. Particularly in gym…
Walking is brilliant – BUT Your bones don’t get stronger from just walking. Bone is living tissue, it adapts to load just like muscle. Use it and it gets stronger. Don’t use it and it gets weaker. So what actually fills bone? •Mechanical loads •Muscle force •Impact •Progressive overload Your bones and joints need stress…
When pain lingers or keeps coming back, it’s easy to think something must be wrong with the body, with your approach, or even with you. If you’re a movement professional, you might start to wonder if you’ve missed something, if you have failed or not met your brief. If you’re the one in pain, it…
The Thing Isn’t The Thing Kurt Vonnegut, the novelist known for finding profound truths in ordinary moments, once told a story about going out to buy a single envelope. His wife suggested he buy a hundred and keep them in a cupboard. It would be more efficient. More sensible , yes, but efficiency wasn’t really…
Is being positive a coping mechanism or a defence mechanism We’ve all met people who seem endlessly positive. They always find the silver lining, remind us that “everything happens for a reason,” or encourage us to “look on the bright side.” Sometimes that’s exactly what we need. Other times it can feel dismissive, as though…
Blind Spots, Blame, Bad Logic & Bias One of the most common thinking traps in health is believing that if someone becomes ill, there must be a reason they brought it on themselves. We see it everywhere. Someone develops an autoimmune condition. “There you go. They should have lived differently.” Someone gets cancer despite exercising,…
The Value of Taking the Scenic Route We seem to be living in an age of optimisation. Faster internet. Faster deliveries. Faster workouts. Faster recovery. Artificial intelligence promises to write our emails, summarise our meetings and answer our questions before we’ve even finished thinking of them. Efficiency has become a moral virtue but…
Scans, Imaging & Pain: Helpful Information But Not the Whole Story When you’re in pain it’s completely natural to want a scan. Many people feel reassured by seeing something ‘concrete’ like an X-ray, MRI, or report that appears to explain what’s going on. For some imaging feels absolutely essential for understanding pain, reducing anxiety and…
A lot of us grew up thinking exercise had one job: shrink us. So of course it feels like a chore. Of course it’s easy to skip. If the only measure of success is a number on a scale or seeing visible change then any day without these “results” feels pointless and any discomfort feels…