Breathe-and-Move

Breathe-and-Move Breathe and Move is a Respiratory Physiotherapy service based in Bedfordshire and offering UK wide services virtually.

Respiratory Physiotherapy can help a wide range of breathing issues. Personal Training service and Health Coaching coming soon. Having qualified with a degree in Physiotherapy, Jennie spent more than 10-years working in intensive care and post-surgical rehabilitation at both University College London Hospital (UCLH) and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Jennie was he

avily involved in the immediate care of critically ill COVID-19 patients which subsequently lead her to specialise in respiratory care in the community, primarily dealing with Long Covid rehabilitation and a wide range of other long term respiratory conditions. As a vastly experienced respiratory physiotherapist, Jennie has specialist expertise in dysfunctional breathing, breathlessness management, airway clearance and chronic cough as well as a range of other respiratory conditions such as Asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis. Jennie launched Breathe & Move to provide a breathwork service which is grounded in evidence-based techniques, designed to support people that would benefit from breathing retraining, personal training or 1:2:1 coaching to improve their wellbeing.

07/07/2026

I love the saying ‘get out of your head and into your body’ and I definitely feel like moving your body is an answer to so many of life’s woes.
Since working with people living with chronic illnesses an interesting presentation I see often is a dependency on exercise. Whether it’s a strong need to do what you used to be able to do leading to difficulty with activity modification in those with fatigue, a need to keep a daily level of movement such as those living with POTS or a reliance on movement and getting outside for your mental health.
So when the temperatures rise to 30+ degrees in a country not built for hot weather how do you keep exercising to maintain the right balance for your mental and physical health?
1. Be flexible. It’s not always easy but doing something modified is better than doing nothing or doing too much.
2. Find a gym with air con. A day pass or a guest pass with a friend could make an unmanageable work out in the heat more user friendly. Plus exercising with a friend is so good for you 😃
3. Regress your exercise goals. Just for a week. If you need to take things back a step that’s better than pushing too hard and being set back for longer.
4. Online videos in front of a fan. Take it down a notch to some gentle yoga or Pilates at home.
5. Hydration, electrolytes and good nutrition are always a good idea especially in conditions like POTS.

So keep moving but keep it sensible. Remember a set back for your health from pushing too hard can last much longer than the heatwave itself.

02/07/2026

When I was in my 20’s like any good Millenial I was having a great time doing lots of things that weren’t necessarily that good for me. What I didn’t know then is that my 20’s was the time to really be investing in my health especially when it comes to my bone health. I was running yes but I was also drinking a fair amount of alcohol and my nutrition definitely could have been better.
But we didn’t have the same saturation of information then that we do now.
I know being 20 today looks very different so I wonder what messaging are 20 year olds receiving about how they should be optimising their health and the benefits for the future?
Are they lifting weights to reduce the effects of aging later on or to get a b***y shelf?
If we only start telling women to train with their older age in mind once menopause start looming is this too late?

30/06/2026

Consistency is key to progress but when life is busy consistency is difficult. I don’t want to be the kind of personal trainer who says you have to train a certain way or is so results focused you don’t see the person you’re training.
From my experience in working with people with chronic conditions no two weeks are the same so the approach to exercise and the goals have to be flexible.

At this point in my life my family comes first, im studying ans rehabbing an injury so my goals are simply to show up when I can. I’ve run half marathons and taught myself how to lift weights so I know in a different phase of life I’ll be more consistent…..just not today!

23/06/2026

Live scenes from my clinic room this week…….
So how can you actually stay cool and manage your breathing condition in this heat…

1. A handheld fan. Everyone with any kind of breathing condition should have one. Cooling the face stimulates the trigeminal nerve which is linked to the inspiratory neural drive. This can help with the perception of breathlessness making it feel more manageable.

2. Stay home. Open your windows in the morning to let out the heat and let cooler air in. Close your windows before it gets too hot and keep them closed. Use fans for airflow but keep the windows closed so you don’t just let warm air into the house. I really don’t mind when patients cancel their appointments or change to telephone calls in this weather. I’d rather know they’re sat at home minimising the triggers to their breathing.

3. Breathe through your nose. Nasal breathing helps to regulate the temperature of the air entering the lungs and filters out pollen and pollution that may make the chest tight. Animals use mouth breathing to cool down particularly in animals that don’t sweat but in humans mouth breathing will just make you feel more breathless.

4. Be aware of your medications. Some medications can increase your sensitivity to the sun so it’s important to stay in the shade and keep your skin cool. Medications to be aware of include, doxycycline, amitriptyline, citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, sertraline, methotrexate, amiodarone, NSAIDS such as naproxen and some antihistamines.

20/06/2026

One of the reasons I didn’t pursue MSK physio when I was a baby physio was the frustration of people not doing their exercises. You can’t come back to a physio say no I haven’t done what you said, no it’s not better, what’s next?
In my long covid and community respiratory work most people I see have quite complex issues so there’s often barriers to them doing the work and progress can be very slow.
However, this week I had a lovely lady come back who has alot of worrying medical issues currently. We started with some very simple nose and diaphragm breathing. She practiced regularly and has seen some great progress. She felt so positive and it was lovely to give her that positivity and something practical she can do to feel better even when everything else feels uncertain.

19/06/2026

So much work to get stuck into for my Level 3 Personal Training course. Lots of it is revision of topics I studied in my degree but, over 16 years since I last did a musculoskeletal clinic, I think it’s important to know my limits and get the work done.

11/06/2026

Breathlessness is a tricky thing and there can be so many reasons for it….sometimes the reasons aren’t the obvious.
As a respiratory physiotherapist I work with people everyday who are trying to understand why they feel the way they feel. When the tests come back normal and the numbers are good but they still feel like they can’t breathe.
Respiratory Physiotherapy might be the answer so let’s chat…..

04/06/2026

I recently went to my first somatic breathwork class.
Breathwork is one of the fastest growing wellness trends and as a physiotherapist specialised in breathing I thought I’d start my research around this growing practice.

Honestly, I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so stressed. It was very overwhelming with loud music, fast breathing and at one point a drum was banged in my ear which sent my body recoiling.

The medical caution at the beginning was only to advise against breath holds in certain groups. Mouth breathing was encouraged to ‘go deeper’ and ‘belly breathing’ was only mentioned twice during the hour long class.

I spent the whole time thinking of my patients. Those who are already in a chronic stress response. Those who over breathe with their upper chests and through the mouth and what a practice like this can do to their nervous systems and breathing patterns.

So if you are someone who has tried Breathwork and struggled you may need to see a respiratory physiotherapist first 🙋🏼‍♀️👋🏻

26/03/2026

I’ve been keeping busy this week filming my practical assessment for the first part of my personal training qualification. Having to get comfortable with filming in the gym and of course there’s gonna be bloopers 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

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