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07/11/2026

⭐️ CLIENT REVIEW ⭐️

“I had a spring in my step today that hasn’t been there for ages.”

That message made my week!

This client came in to see me in the evening.
We ran over. I didn’t even notice the time, and neither did they until they got to the car.

Here’s what I love about this one… Their injuries are still there, but hear me out.
I’m not going to pretend one session fixed everything, because that’s not how bodies work!
Rehab takes time and I’ll never sell you a magic fix🙅🏼‍♀️

But they walked out feeling 100% better than when they walked in🤩
And woke up the next day feeling lighter, looser, more like themselves!

That’s what happens when someone actually takes the time to listen.
When you’re not rushed out the door.
When you leave understanding what’s going on and knowing what happens next.

The injury is a work in progress.
The spring in the step? That’s already back 🙌🏻

If you’ve been carrying something around for a while and you’re ready to feel like that, message me INFO and let’s talk about how I can help📲

01/11/2026

Some weeks lately have felt like a lot
In all honesty…most of them!

I swam at masters nationals and I’m aiming for worlds champs in Budapest next summer 👀
I’ve started my master’s in sports science, I’m in the third and final year of my shiatsu course, and I’m running Flexion full time, with Maiden Castle and Sunderland match days still in the mix 🙌🏻

Typing it out, I get why people ask how I’m doing it all.

Truthfully? I’m an overthinker and a perfectionist, so I don’t do things by halves 😂
That’s a blessing and a curse!
Some days I’m buzzing, and some days I’m running on fumes and a very strong coffee (or a boat load of redbull and monster💀)

But I look at that list and I can’t find one thing I’d drop. Because none of it is there because someone told me to.
It’s all stuff I want to be doing.

15 yr old me, the one stuck on the sidelines with no answers, would be pretty proud of that.
Back in the pool, racing again, still learning 😌

I’m still working on the boundaries bit.
Ask me again in a few months

But right now? Tired and happy
Mostly happy🫶🏼

28/10/2026

5️⃣ ways to know your body is carrying too much load right now.

Because breakdown doesn’t happen out of nowhere. There are always signs.
Most people just don’t know what to look for 🤷🏼‍♀️

1️⃣You’re not recovering between sessions
Soreness that used to clear in a day is now lasting three 😩
You feel heavy going into training.
That’s not just tiredness, that’s your body telling you the demand is outpacing the recovery.

2️⃣Your sleep is suffering
Overloaded bodies produce more cortisol📈
More cortisol means disrupted sleep 🫩
Disrupted sleep means slower recovery.
It’s a cycle and it usually starts with doing too much too soon!

3️⃣Small niggles are popping up in multiple places
One niggle may be an injury.
But three niggles at once is a load problem.
When your body is overwhelmed it starts flagging it everywhere, not just in one spot

4️⃣Your motivation has dropped off a cliff
Not laziness.
Not weakness.
Persistent fatigue from overloading suppresses motivation at a neurological level 😒
If you suddenly can’t face training you used to love, your body might be asking for a reduction, not a push through.

5️⃣Your technique is breaking down mid-session
Form that holds early in a session but falls apart later is a sign your muscles are fatiguing faster than they should.
That’s where injuries happen.
Not at the start.
At the point where everything gets sloppy!

Your body gives warnings.
The goal is to catch them before they become something bigger.

Which of these are you recognising right now?
Drop it in the comments👇🏼

06/10/2026

If you’ve ever struggled to know how much water to drink when you’re training, this will help💧

Because “drink more water” is advice everyone gives and nobody actually explains properly.

Here’s what’s worth knowing👇🏼

😥Dehydration affects performance before it affects how you feel
By the time you’re thirsty, you’re already behind.
Even mild dehydration (around 2% of body weight) can reduce strength, coordination and concentration.
You won’t always notice it happening.
Your output just quietly drops.

💦Your sweat rate changes everything!
How much fluid you need depends on how hard you’re working, how hot it is, and how much you personally sweat.
There’s no one size fits all number.
A rough starting point is 500ml in the two hours before training, sipping during, and replacing what you lost after.

🔋Electrolytes matter as much as water
Sweat isn’t just water. It takes sodium, potassium and magnesium with it.
Long sessions, hot conditions, or heavy sweaters need more than plain water to rehydrate properly.
This is where cramp, fatigue and that heavy-legged feeling often comes from.

💪🏽Hydration affects tissue recovery too
Muscles, tendons and fascia all need adequate hydration to function and repair properly.
If you’re chronically underhydrated, your recovery between sessions will suffer, and your injury risk goes up.

☕️Coffee and tea count…but not fully.
Moderate caffeine intake does contribute to daily fluid intake.
But it’s not a straight swap.
If your main fluid source is coffee, you’re probably not as hydrated as you think.

The basics done consistently🤌🏽
It’s not complicated. Just easy to ignore.

Save this and drop a comment👇🏼
are you actually drinking enough?

26/09/2026

“I just don’t have time!! I’ve got kids, work, life. I can’t fit anything else in.”

I hear this constantly.
And I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong, because you’re probably not.
Life with kids is relentless 😮‍💨

But here’s what I notice…

The people who put themselves last for long enough eventually get forced to stop anyway✋🏼
But it’s not on their terms.
All because something that was manageable became something that couldn’t be ignored anymore.

And that’s always worse timing than a single appointment would have been.

You don’t need to overhaul your schedule.
You need one hour.
You’ll get a clear picture of what’s going on, an honest plan, and the knowledge that you’re actually doing something about it instead of just hoping it settles.

Most of my clients are busy people.
Parents, workers, and athletes juggling more than they probably should.
I work around their schedules because that’s just the reality of who walks through my door.

The niggle you’ve been ignoring between school runs and work deadlines?
It’s not going anywhere on its own.

You matter too!
Not just everyone else on that to-do list.

📲Message me “INFO” and let’s find something that works around your life, not against it.

21/09/2026

5️⃣ things that happen to your mental health when you’re injured that nobody talks about.

Because injury isn’t just physical. And it’s about time someone said that out loud!

1️⃣Your identity takes a hit
For most athletes, sport isn’t just something you do.
It’s who you are.
When that gets taken away, even temporarily, you lose a piece of yourself 😔
That’s not dramatic. That’s real!

2️⃣Your routine falls apart
Training gives structure to a week 🗓️
Early mornings, sessions with teammates, the rhythm of a season.
Remove it and the days can feel shapeless in a way that’s surprisingly hard to cope with.

3️⃣Anxiety around movement builds
The longer you’re away from training, the more loaded every return attempt feels.
What used to be automatic starts to feel risky
That hesitation is your nervous system doing its job, but it needs to be addressed, not ignored ❌

4️⃣You feel guilty for being upset about it
Because other people have it worse, right?
Because it’s “just” an injury.
That guilt stops people from acknowledging how hard it actually is, and makes the whole thing lonelier than it needs to be😢

5️⃣Anger shows up where you least expect it
At training.
At teammates.
At yourself.
Anger is one of the most common psychological responses to injury and one of the least talked about😡It’s normal. It needs somewhere to go.

A good rehab plan addresses all of this, not just the tissue!

Which of these have you experienced?
Drop it in the comments👇🏼

05/09/2026

The injury healed.
But trusting your body again afterwards? that’s a whole different thing 😥

If this is where you’re at right now, drop me a comment or send me a message 📲
You don’t have to stay stuck there

02/09/2026

If you’ve ever struggled to sleep because of pain, this will help 😴

Because lying awake at 2am with an aching back or a throbbing knee is its own kind of exhausting.
And most people don’t realise how much their sleep position and nighttime habits are making it worse 😣

Here’s what’s worth knowing👇🏼

🛏️Your mattress and pillow matter more than you think
A mattress that doesn’t support your spine, or a pillow that leaves your neck at a weird angle for eight hours, is loading your joints all night long.
You’re not resting, you’re just compressing things slowly.

🤔Sleep position affects different injuries differently
Back pain?
A pillow between your knees side lying takes pressure off the lumbar spine.
Shoulder issue?
Don’t sleep on it directly, support it instead.
Hip pain?
Avoid the foetal position on that side.
Small changes, big difference.

😫Pain that’s worst first thing in the morning usually means inflammation
Your body has been still all night and reactive tissue stiffens up.
This is useful information.
It tells me something about what’s driving the problem.

‼️Pain that disturbs your sleep and gets worse at night needs checking
This pattern can sometimes indicate something that needs ruling out beyond a soft tissue issue.
Don’t ignore it. Get it assessed.

📱Screen time and stress before bed amplifies pain perception
Your nervous system plays a huge role in how much pain you feel.
An agitated nervous system at bedtime means more pain sensitivity overnight.

Sleep is part of recovery.
It deserves as much attention as your training does!

Save this and drop a comment if your sleep has been taking a hit lately💤

24/08/2026

I’ve just handed in my notice at the leisure centre.

And honestly?
It feels terrifying and brilliant in equal measure 😬

That job has been my safety net for a long time.
The steady income, the routine, the familiar faces every morning.
There’s a comfort in that, and I won’t pretend leaving it was an easy decision!

But Flexion has been growing.
Quietly, consistently, in the way that starts to make you think….what if I actually backed myself here?

So I did 🥹

I’m still doing everything I love.
Match days at Sunderland, working at Maiden Castle, the shiatsu training in Sheffield every month.
None of that changes.

What changes is that for the first time, my business isn’t something I’m building around everything else.

It’s the thing everything else is built around🫶🏼

I’ve wanted this for a long time.
To do this properly.
To show up fully for my clients without one eye on the clock because I’ve got somewhere else to be.

It’s a leap. A proper one.

But I made a vow a long time ago to do things from passion, not pressure.

This is me doing exactly that!

14/08/2026

“I can’t really justify spending money on myself right now.”

I hear this one 😩
And I want to say something about it, not to dismiss it, because money is real and budgets are real

But I want to reframe what you’re actually spending it on.

This isn’t a treat.
It’s not a luxury in the way a spa day is a luxury.

When you invest in sorting out an injury or managing your body properly, you’re protecting everything that depends on it👇🏼

Your training.
Your performance.
Your ability to do the job you love.
Your mental health on the weeks where movement is the only thing keeping you level.

And here’s the practical side of it:

The longer something goes untreated, the more it costs.
In time, in sessions, in the impact on everything else around it.
A handful of appointments early on is almost always less than months of management further down the line.

I’m also not here to sell you sessions you don’t need.
If I can sort something in two appointments, I’ll tell you that.
If I think you need referring elsewhere, I’ll tell you that too.
You won’t leave with a treatment plan designed to keep you coming back unnecessarily.

Looking after your body isn’t selfish. It isn’t indulgent.

It’s just sensible!

📲Message me “INFO” and let’s talk about what you actually need. No pressure, no obligation.

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