Wellness Notes

3 Surprising Causes Do you have tight calf muscles? Tight calves are something I see quite often in my soft tissue therapy practice, and there are a few different reasons why your calves might start to feel stiff, uncomfortable or restricted. One of the obvious causes is spending a lot of time sitting down. But there is another cause that you might not have considered: the footwear you wear every day. And there is also an interesting connection between your calves and your po

Does Your Posture Change When You Work at A Desk Have you ever noticed that after sitting at a desk for several hours, you seem to become more rounded? Perhaps your shoulders start to creep forwards, your head moves towards the screen, and your upper back begins to feel stiff and uncomfortable. You might even notice that when you stand up afterwards, it feels difficult to straighten yourself out properly. One of the problems with spending long periods sitting down is that our

Why Movement Breaks Matter If You Work at a Desk If you work at a desk, whether that’s at home or in an office, you probably spend a large part of your day in the same position. You sit down to work. You sit through meetings. You sit while answering emails, making phone calls and concentrating on your computer. Before you know it, several hours have passed with very little movement. As a soft tissue therapist, I regularly work with people who spend much of their working day a

If I asked you whether you wanted a stronger core, I imagine the answer would be an immediate yes. A strong core is something most people aspire to, whether they articulate it in those words or not. We associate core strength with good posture, freedom of movement, reduced back pain, and feeling capable in our bodies. And rightly so. Your core plays a central role in almost everything you do—bending down, twisting, lifting, walking, carrying shopping, getting up off the floor

And Why Does it Matter? Have you ever taken the time to notice what your movement looks like throughout the day? Are your movements varied or repetitive? How much time are you spending in any one fixed position like sitting, for example? The Forgotten Movement One move we might not do much of is lifting our arms overhead. Our modern lives seem to demand a lot of typing or scrolling, or even if we don’t use screens much, reading books or writing by hand requires our arms to be