Category: Self Care
3 exercises to improve your WFH posture
When spending long hours at a computer we tend to adopt a slouched position whereby our shoulders rotate inwards. This can cause unwanted discomfort in your upper and lower back, neck, chest and shoulders. The aim of these 3 exercises is to counteract these postural adaptations to ensure you maintain an upright posture and efficient … Continued
7 Tips to avoid mask-related jaw pain + headaches
Phone – check Wallet – check Keys – check Mask… check! Just as we thought we could say goodbye to 2020, 2021 and face masks, 2022 has begun and face masks look like they are here to stay. With the introduction of mask wearing over the past two years, we’ve observed a correlation with the … Continued
How to return to the gym post lockdown
Load management Monitoring and managing your load through the initial weeks of training post-lockdown is vitally important. We must remember that whilst many of us have been training throughout lockdown, our load profile may have changed. Typically, this will look like an increase in volume and decrease in amount of load resulting in an increase … Continued
Self care for your hands, wrists + forearms
As a massage therapist, I am frequently asked if my hands get sore. Whether you’re a manual therapist, frequent computer user, musician, gardener, weight trainer, or athlete, hands and wrists are responsible for so many of our daily movements. They grip, grab, pull and push and are often subjected to a lot of load. Consequently … Continued