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Dear Reader

When I was struggling with hip pain, I wish someone had told me this…

Like so many people, I reached for the usual fixes:
Painkillers. Stretching. Foam rolling. Even ignoring it.
Because when your body hurts, it makes sense to try to release that tension.

Here’s what I wish I’d known:​
👉 Stretching alone isn’t the answer.​
👉 Mobility is.

Mobility isn’t just about being flexible.
It’s your body’s ability to move freely, easily, and confidently – with strength and stability behind every movement. So you feel strong, confident and TRUST our body.

It’s what lets you:
✔️ Squat down to play with your kids
✔️ Get up off the floor without wincing
✔️ Reach behind you without tweaking your back

A loss of mobility often shows up subtly:​
– Stiffness in the morning
– Needing your hands to push yourself up
– Trouble balancing on one leg

These are all signs your joints, fascia, and stabilising muscles aren’t working in sync – like static on the phone line between your brain and body.

This Month’s Focus: Mobility

In our Saturday Morning classes and inside the Remedy Membership, we’re focussing on building real mobility – the kind that gives you long-term relief, strength, and ease.

If that sounds like what you need right now – I’d love to welcome you in. Click reply and I'll share the details.

Love

Jo & Kev

Mindful Movement

• Using your hands to get up off a chair is thr firs sign of frailty, try this sit to stand technique and here are a few more tips to help
• If you've tried stretching and it's not working instead of being static trying moving in and out of the stretching, moving
• Think about your why - what you do now you're 80 year old self will thank you for.

Treatment Available appointments this week Monday & Thursday Book Your Treatment

Free Resources

We have many ways we can help you create simple, sustainable and preventable ways to navigate your health. You can find all of these in our resources section of our website. But here are quick links;

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