Your Peak Potential

One of the first things people say when I see them after their Body MOT is...

"I've been trying to..."
"...stand better"
"...stand up taller."
"...pull my shoulders back."

It makes perfect sense.
When you notice your body doing something you don't want it to do, the natural reaction is to try and stop it.

The trouble is...

Your body is using those patterns for a reason.

They're your body's solution to another problem.

So instead of trying to force the pattern to change...
We change the problem your body is trying to solve.

Then the pattern starts to change too.

That's why I don't spend sessions teaching people how to stand, sit or move "correctly".

If trying harder was the answer, most of the people I work with would have solved it years ago.

Instead, we help your body no longer need to stand and move that way.

That's the difference between trying... and changing.

Every squat, step, twist or reach tells a story.

It tells us something about how your body is solving the job of keeping you upright and moving forwards.

Most people think movement is something you train.
I use movement to understand your body.

The way you move can give clues about why the same aches, pains or injuries keep coming back.

That's why this isn't a yoga class, a strength session or a mobility workshop.

We'll use simple movements as a tool to help you understand your body better.

Over the last 20 years I've studied everything from yoga and strength training to posture correction, gait analysis and movement restoration.

Every approach taught me something useful.
But I was still left with the same question.

Why does one person keep getting recurring injuries while another doesn't?

This workshop brings together the most valuable lessons from all of those approaches into a practical way of understanding your own body.

If you're doing all the right things but still ending up with niggles, pain or injuries, I'd love to show you a different way of looking at it.

Just 4 places left.

https://smiles.yourpeakpotential.co.uk/build_a_body_you_can_trust_theworkshop-721318

One of the biggest surprises people get when they work with me...

..is discovering that what they thought their body was doing and what it was actually doing aren't always the same thing.

When we sit down and look through the photos and videos together, it's often a bit of a lightbulb moment.

They start to see things they simply couldn't feel.

• Perhaps they're standing much more on their right leg than their left, even though it feels even.

• Or they notice how much their back is arching just to keep them upright.

• Or they realise their shoulders and hips aren't where they thought they were.

Not because they're doing anything wrong.
Our bodies can get into habits that feel completely normal to us.

The same thing happens with breathing.
People are often surprised to notice how often they hold their breath when they're concentrating, standing up or moving.

Or how differently one side of their body behaves compared to the other.

These moments aren't about pointing out faults.
They're the start of understanding your body's habits.

And once you can see those habits, you can start creating new options instead of repeating the same patterns.

Sometimes the biggest step isn't changing your body.
It's seeing it differently for the first time.

This is one of the things we'll be looking at in my Build a Body You Can Trust workshop next month - helping you see your body differently before trying to change it.

More details are in the link below.

https://smiles.yourpeakpotential.co.uk/build_a_body_you_can_trust_theworkshop-721318

When we booked our holiday this year, I had a picture in my head.

Big runs. 🏃‍♀️
Big mountains. ⛰️
Big climbs.

The kind of holiday where you come home feeling like you've squeezed every last drop out of it.

Then, a week before we left, the forecast changed.
Temperatures over 30°C. ☀️
Even the locals said it was unusually hot for the mountains.

A few years ago, I'd have fought that.
I'd have wanted the weather to be different.
Or I'd have convinced myself to push through anyway.

Because somewhere in my head there was always that little voice...

"If I back off, am I even a runner?"
"Am I just being soft?"
"Am I wasting this opportunity?"

This time felt different.
The goal never changed.

We still wanted an adventure.
We still wanted to run, hike and climb.

What changed was how we chose to have it.

Some days we cut the run short. 😱
Some days we picked an easier route. 😂
Sometimes we spent a little longer at the refugio. ☕️
Sometimes we swapped another climb for a swim in the lake. 🏊🏻

And do you know what?
We had an absolute blast.

We came home with some good training under our belts, amazing memories and a long list of places we'd love to go back and explore next year.

For me, the goal wasn't to come home exhausted, needing another week to recover.
It was to come home ready for everything that came next.

Work.
The rest of the summer.
Training for APEX.

You can't do everything, all the time.
Every choice has a cost.

Looking back, I'm even more convinced it was the right decision.
We had a couple of poor nights' sleep before coming home.
Our journey home was delayed.
Then we arrived back to another heatwave and a few more restless nights.

If we'd emptied the tank on holiday as well, I think this week would have been a real struggle.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned is this:
Changing the plan doesn't mean giving up on the goal.

Sometimes it's the very thing that protects it.

Build a Body You Can Trust

You exercise.
You train.
You stretch.
You try to look after yourself.

So why do so many active people still feel like their body keeps getting in the way?
If you've ever wondered that...

I've created something for you.

Build a Body You Can Trust is a practical movement workshop for active people who want to understand why they keep ending up back in the same place, despite doing all the right things.

You'll discover:

✔ why your body may be working harder than it needs to

✔ why the same niggles often keep coming back

✔ why the right starting point matters

📅 Tuesday 18th August

📍 Your Peak Potential, Bromley Cross

👥 Maximum 6 people

If you'd like to find out more, you'll find all the details here:

👉 https://smiles.yourpeakpotential.co.uk/build_a_body_you_can_trust_theworkshop-721318