The Body Tonic Group

20/10/2026

I found this picture from the year dot, and thought to share my thoughts when I saw the image.
🙂Training small group on Thursday just past...
During small group, after our workout we were all doing stretches and relaxing, as we all try to increase our flexibility.

🙂Automatic reaction and training over years, my body can still go to this level, right down and relax.
A client said jokingly,"are you trying to show off". I lifted my head and said "no just enjoying the stretch with you all", we all had a good laugh.

🙂The point I am trying to make here, is that everyone has the ability to achieve an enjoyable stretch, it can take years and if you keep it up, you won't lose it.
🙂The message is keep stretching to improve your physical capacity, no matter your level, you can still enjoy a good stretch.

20/10/2026

🙂Looking at movement for supporting the body. Treat your body correctly.

🙂Daily life, working, whether standing or sitting at a desk, injuries, patterns of movement, all create tightness of muscles and tension in the body. Patterns from injury and patterns in movement need support.
🙂Movement needs to incorporate stability, core, butt and arms, moving many body parts all at once, without great load.
🙂The body needs integration of muscle movement to reduce problems or pain.

🙂If you look at this stretch, I am engaging the shoulder region, arm, back and glute, including the quads.
This move can be tweaked for people who cannot go onto the floor, it can be done standing up.

18/10/2026

🙂Looking at our posture:
The negative effects of forward head extension, is that muscles at the base of the head have decreased blood supply, forward head position, can cause headaches and neck pain.
🙂Eye strain can occur, as a person looks up under their glasses constantly, or nerves can become compressed, due to the bones pushing onto one another, which is like your lower back hyperextending, the same happens in the upper spine in your neck region.
🙂One way to reduce this is to start moving correctly and slowly at first, with increasing shoulder and scapular stability.
🙂Poor posture has a shoulder component, being slumped over, one needs to energise the whole chain of the body - head to toe.

🙂With this movement I am doing here, I am using my shoulders, my upper back, my glute muscles, I am activating my whole back, not just pushing up from the top of the shoulder and neck region. Remember that a strong glute supports the lower back, therefore activation of this muscle group is imperative to supporting better posture.

16/10/2026

16/10/2026

Take a few minutes out of your day to do a few stretches. Head on over to my page, to see good and not time consuming moves.

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16/10/2026

Thought for the day...
🙂I encourage physical capacity, movement for living better.
Posture when training my clients, is a focus, a focus on the health of the muscle you are building and changing. 🫀Improving strength is not just the goal, with higher weight patterns, it is about learning to move differently, engaging spinal erector, from pelvis to head, with stretching between movements.

🙂Not only working the neck and shoulders, but working the core, supports better posture.
🙂Great move with a small rotation:
🙂Straight arm rotation is a great way to support the body.
🙂Sit with your legs bent, hold a ball to start, move to the side of the leg with your hands, not going backwards behind you. Pull in your lower abdomen as you do a small rotation. 🙂Don't lean back too far.

19/09/2026

Home studio. Relaxed environment. Ladies and men welcome - all ages and levels.
No high impact or heavy machines used, training aids used.
Personal training and small group classes are open.

17/09/2026

👍Toning the back of your arms!
Whilst doing this move, avoid pressure into the very low of the back, as this is not good for your spine. Also, if you place too much pressure onto other regions of the back, the muscles will just spasm. Remember to pull in the lower abdomen, tilting the hips a fraction towards the chin and stay up straight.
🙂Be conscious of how you are moving and where you are placing your load.
Contract the back of the arms and use those muscle groups.

09/09/2026

🙂Using a foam roller to start, the pressure can be too intense when you lie down on the foam roller, especially for the first few times you use it, therefore you can also, roll for short time and release, rest, and repeat doing release rest, picking up each time after a few seconds, until it eases.
🫀Patience is needed and for you to think about the region you are working, making mind-to-body connection to attain greater results.