Core Pilates

"I just wanted to stop being the injured version of myself."

That's how one of my clients described the period after a late-in-life knee injury.

Martyn saw a physio and had some some exercises to do, but he was largely left to his own devices, and progress was therefore painfully (literally) slow.

When we started working together, what Martyn got was structure: real discipline and guidance, not just self-directed recovery. That, and Martyn staying consistent, is what really shifted the needle for him.

And what does that mean in practice - in real life - for Martyn? Well, he's now playing indoor cricket again after a 20-year break 🙌 ... which, in his words is something that "keeps a smile on my face all week."

Recovery isn't just about getting treatment. It's about following it through, it can be hard, it can be slow, and it can be boring. So if you find it difficult to stay motivated and keep on track, having the right support to actually get you there can be the missing link.

🟠 So, if you're dealing with ongoing or lingering injury or pain, this is your reminder to put in place a structure to help you stay consistent, and build progression to manage your recovery so you too can achieve your return to whatever it is you want to get back to: sport, walking, life...

🟡 And if you know someone stuck in their own "injured version" of themselves, send this on to them so they can reach their potential too.

🙌 You can absolutely do this on your own, but if you need help structuring your recovery, send me a message or drop a comment.

I felt like I didn’t have the time to go out for an hour run today, but I’d been sat at my desk working on the business for a while and felt I needed to move - so did it.

And now I feel great - OK it wasn’t my best run, but I managed to motivate myself to get out there and do it, despite lots of urgernt things that needed doing - and although I was hot and sweaty when I got home, my mind was refreshed and I was actually more productive.

It’s HUGELY important to carve out some you time in the day - that doesn’t have to be exercise, it could be a hobby, but i would say exercise has added health benefits (mind and body) which you might not get with all hobbies.

🟡 But less about me.. what about you? What are you doing for yourself today? ⬇️ comment ⬇️

I LOVE a fly-by!

This was Armed Forces Day in Folkestone today.

Watching a Spitfire, Hurricane, Chinook and a Fairey Swordfish fly over the coast on a scorching June weekend.

It’s more than just a physical thing ⬇️⬇️⬇️
 
Martyn noticed something in my Pilates classes that I think gets overlooked all the time.

Exercise isn’t just physical. 

The mental shift that comes with it, the way people start to stand differently, speak differently, feel differently about themselves, is just as powerful. 

Maybe more so for some people.

He talked about watching people come in feeling beaten up, sorry for themselves, not in a great place. 

And over the sessions, something changes.  Self-esteem grows.  Confidence comes back.  They start to feel good about everything, not just their body.

I see it too.  Every week.  And I think it happens because I genuinely listen. 

I watch how people move.  I work to understand what’s really going on for them, and I care, deeply, about helping them get somewhere better.

That’s true in my in-person classes.  And it’s just as true in my 1:1 online coaching - where actually, without a room full of people, the attention is even more focused on you.  What you need.  How you’re doing.  What’s getting in the way.

Movement changes bodies.  But it also changes people. 

Whatever your body needs right now, there’s a place to start. ⬇️

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What have you done recently that you’re proud of? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ comment ⬇️⬇️⬇️