<span style="font-weight: 400;">It really isn't that complicated to be honest, but we do need to consider WHY we/our clients have so many physical complaints. Even as exercise professionals, we often find the lives we lead with technology &amp; transport reducing how we use our bodies, we need to regain responsibility for our own biomechanical health; to set an example to our clients.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s no secret that the “average healthy adult” spends a good proportion of their day sitting at a desk, driving, travelling or hunched over their phones. Considering that our bodies came from a history of hunting and gathering, it is really no surprise we have started to experience these aches and niggles, is it!? We are no longer leading that lifestyle, so our bodies are slowly trying to adapt to this new sedentary way of living. They just cant adapt quick enough!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">If we set an example to our clients by making a few small changes to our own lifestyles (and maybe some bigger ones too), we can reduce our own risk of injury, and then, we can then teach our clients about making the right choices in their lifestyle too.</span>

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<h2>Feel the benefits from the freedom of movement with these 6 tips:</h2>
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<h3>1) Stop carrying our bag on the same shoulder</h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">We wouldn’t necessarily consider going to the gym and only training one side of the body over and over again would we!? Yet we regularly carry our heavy sports bags, shopping bags, laptop bags on the favoured side! This results in the lateral flexors on the spine of the opposite side of the trunk will be working harder than their antagonists, becoming over worked, more tense &amp; creating extra tension on the nerves that side too. </span>

Over time this can result in asymmetrical adaptions that start to become more apparent unless we address the issue.

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Trying using a trolley bag or a rucksack.</span>

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<h3>2) Get a massage regularly (when possible)</h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Find a good soft tissue therapist and have a massage regularly - the good ones are the ones with a great reputation, they are NOT necessarily the cheapest!!</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s the old saying… You get what you pay for.</span>

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<h3>3) Ditch your 'fashion' footwear</h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ok maybe a tough one when wanting to wear a certain outfit or if you want to taller!</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">However I guess the question is this <em>"how much fun you gonna have sitting at home with back pain looking at those pretty high heels in the bottom of your wardrobe?"</em></span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Also not ALL shoes are good for ALL feet.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your feet assessed properly for advice on the best footwear for your foot function. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/custom-fit-insoles-damaging-workout-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read my post here on my visit to Premier Podiatry and the "need to know" behind custom orthotics.</a></span></span> If you have a loose MidTarsal Joint you probably shouldn't wear, let’s call them 'finger' shoes (you know the ones I mean), ballet pumps or converse. Trevor Prior at Premier Podiatry Ltd is someone I would strongly recommend because he does not just try to sell you orthotics, he gives you the best advice.</span>

[caption id="attachment_1575" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/custom-fit-insoles-damaging-workout-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-1575 size-medium" src="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_4580-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> My visit to Premier Podiatry. Read the post here.[/caption]

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<h3>4) See a skilled professional who can assess your whole body<img class="size-medium wp-image-1576 alignright" src="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_7390-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Not to be confused with seeing a medical professional whose job is to assess medical conditions, find someone who understands intrinsic function like a Biomechanics Coach&#x2122; who specialises in movement quality evaluation.</span>

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<h3>5) Do what yhey say</h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Simple = Own it!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">We are in the physical conditions we're in because of our lifestyles.</span>

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<h3>6) Move more</h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Kind of an obvious one but one we still forget once we are sucked into the TV or computer screen.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Also rather than set up all of your things within reach of your desk, move everything away from you so you are reaching and moving more. Offer to make drinks for everyone - ALL the time!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Invest in a raised laptop stand on top of your desk so you can stand (this made a huge difference for me) so your hip muscles are permanently active.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">If you apply these 6 tips into your daily routine, you’ll see yourself performing better, your range of movement increasing, your recovery improving &amp; so much more. Your clients will also see the benefits if you install this lifestyle into them as well.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Move Freely,</span>

Rachel

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