Self care new year’s resolution ideas for women from sports massage therapist in Harrogate

That carpet of grey clouds sitting above the UK during winter can suffocate us with feelings of sadness, anxiety, dread and even despair. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can be crippling and hugely impact our ability to function in our daily life.

Being out of sight and often out of mind, if left forgotten, these hidden hip flexor muscles can heavily impact our body’s health and be a huge contributor to poor posture, back pain, sports injuries and much more.

Fitr Woman has changed my life. It’s a bold statement, but after fighting against the symptoms of my period for too long now, downloading this menstrual cycle tracker app was the lightbulb moment that caused a harmonious ceasefire between my battling body and mind. Here’s why I think you should download it too…

I’ll never forget the shouts, screams and eventual tears during my Dad’s first experience with Sciatica. After months fighting to manage the pain he ended up in hospital followed by surgery for a herniated disc…

Stretching is self-care between treatment that compliments the work we do on the massage couch to enhances performance, relieve muscle tension and pain, reduce the risk of injury and correct muscular imbalance. Here I explain the importance of stretching and how to perform stretching correctly.

In search of structure, and in the absence of most other pastimes, exercise has become more prevalent in our daily routine during lockdown.

With more free time in our diary it can be easy to clock-up too much training overtime, spiralling us into a state of fatigue that is of no benefit to our fitness.

Humans like to nest. We create a home decorated to represent our personality. Items and images are displayed to remind us of the meaningful journey we’ve taken in your lifetime. Possessions are collected to reflect who we are or who we would like to become.

Wild swimming has become as routine as stretching, foam rolling - even riding my bike - and if you know me you know that’s a serious statement! Books have been published on the benefits of wild swimming in cold water. But by summarising just a few, I’m certain I can tempt you to not only dip your toe in but take the plunge of full immersion.