08/06/2026
Anyone else currently being called out by their own body? 😅
This weekend was a reality check...........
As most of you know, I spend my days on my feet, massaging, treating aches and pains, and generally telling people they need to move better.
So when I took on a weekend working as event crew for Ultra Challenge, I thought, "How much worse can it be? I stand all day anyway."
Turns out... very.
After two days of standing in a completely different way, on different terrain, for longer hours, sturdy but stern walking boots- my body was absolutely rolling on the floor laughing at me!
My spine, hips and pelvis feel like they've been put through a cement mixer, grinded and hit with a sledgehammer. My trapezius muscle decided it had had enough and completely shut down, leaving me with numbness and reduced grip in my hands, you can imagine how it felt the next day!
And it got me thinking...
Back in 2018, I was the strongest I'd ever been. I was lifting regularly, stretching, staying mobile, and despite having underlying issues, I was in far less pain.
Fast forward 8 years, two operations, one child, a busy business, and somehow all those little things that keep the body functioning well quietly disappeared.
No stretching. No strength work. No mobility routine.
Just life getting in the way.
The funny thing is, when I tell clients they need to strengthen a muscle, stretch a joint, apply heat, use ice, or do their exercises, I'm not being awkward. I'm not trying to give you homework.
I'm trying to give your body what it's asking for.
Because pain isn't always caused by something dramatic. Sometimes it's years of small habits, poor positions, weakness, stiffness, or simply asking the body to do more than it's currently prepared for.
This weekend reminded me that something as simple as the way we stand, move, sit, or carry ourselves every day can have a massive impact on how we feel.
The uncomfortable and ironic truth for myself?.....
I need to go and take some of my own advice.
Most of us know what we should be doing.
The harder part is actually doing it consistently 😭
