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  • Restore Movement
  • My story
  • Archived blog
  • Stories of back pain (and other pain)
  • self-care blog

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FEET MOVE

4/10/2019

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Feet CAN move and SHOULD move.
I didn't realise this until about four years ago when I started my training in Restorative Exercise.

When our feet move, we improve our neurological, lymphatic and blood flow.

When our feet move, we mobilise the many joints and soft tissues which otherwise respectively stiffen and atrophy.

To bring movement to our feet, the easiest thing is to spend some time barefoot and exposing our feet to various natural textures.

​Easy to do in the summer, but what about the winter?

Winter is the time to be more inventive!

​My strategies to maintain my foot mobility during the colder months include: toe alignment socks, toe spreaders, balls, stones, self-massage, brief barefoot time outdoors and feet-friendly footwear. 



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My birthday Wish (part II)

15/7/2019

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Back Garden Make-over With Movement In Mind

4/7/2019

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My Birthday Wish

2/7/2019

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Do You Like Walking?

27/6/2019

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Improve Your Walking In Just A Few Steps... For Starters!

25/6/2019

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 👣 Take a step forward, keeping your heels down and your legs straight, keeping the ASIS (most prominent parts of the pelvis) pointing forward

👣 Focusing on the back leg, transfer the weight from the heel to the ball of the foot, and push the ground away from you with a straight leg

👣 The leg only bends to swing through, then is straight on landing, heel first.



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How Smooth is Your Walking?

5/6/2019

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Tense? Stiff? Tight? Not Feeling 100%? Please come in...

12/5/2019

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Is Massage A Good Idea When You Have Had a Cancer Diagnosis?

23/4/2019

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Movement and Cancer

5/3/2019

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The Essay I Wrote For My Oncology Massage Practitioner Diploma
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Can You Spread Your Toes As Well As You Can Your Fingers?

9/2/2019

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January 29th, 2019

29/1/2019

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Why I Sleep On The Floor.

27/1/2019

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Are Your Core Exercises Causing Excessive Tension In Your Belly? Read This And Check For Yourself!

22/1/2019

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About My Classes...

11/1/2019

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Neck, shoulder and back pain in the workplace - BBC interview

4/1/2019

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I was interviewed by Kat Orman, at BBC Radio Oxford this morning, addressing neck, shoulder and back pain in the workplace.
Not easy in less than 10 minutes!

Here's a summary-ish in 6 letters:

B-reathing - notice when you're not.
R-elax - make the decision to... 
O-bserve your habits - best way to make progress!
U-se your undermoved parts. 
G-ravity is your friend.
H-elping you with Healthy movement Habits - that's my mission! 


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Your soleus muscles (one in each of your calves) are part of your cardiovascular system - look after them well!

12/12/2018

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Counting Steps Vs Making Each Step Count

25/11/2018

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Squatting Progress Check

23/11/2018

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What  If You Just Can't Sit On The Floor... Yet.

15/11/2018

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I Dare You To Sit On The Floor More! Are You Up To The Challenge?

13/11/2018

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​To Be Healthier, Move Just a LITTLE BIT More.

12/11/2018

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November 10th, 2018

10/11/2018

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How Well Do You Treat Your Feet?

6/11/2018

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Are you toe spreading or toe squishing?

Check your footwear if you're not sure! 

Checklist:
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wide toe box
flexible upper
room for your toes to spread and wiggle?

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Treadmill Health Warning (Whether You Walk Or Run On It)

6/11/2018

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    Mum of 4, nature lover, passionate about the power of human movement.

    I love helping people walk more often and over greater distances more comfortably, enjoying the natural world. I love helping people feel better generally.

    I wish to apply this quote to my blog:
    "My suggestion is that you taste the message, savo(u)r what is right for you, and spit out the rest ; after all, that is the law of the universe". Source: Mutant message down under, Marlo Morgan.

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