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Tight hips after sitting: where most people stall
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Tight hips after sitting: where most people stall

There is plenty written about tight hips after sitting and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your desk,…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·June 18, 2026·4 min read
Protecting knees on stairs: is it worth doing at all
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Protecting knees on stairs: is it worth doing at all

Let us set the limits of protecting knees on stairs first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·June 12, 2026·4 min read
Daily posture for the neck: three months in this order
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Daily posture for the neck: three months in this order

If you only read one paragraph, read this: daily posture for the neck depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·June 6, 2026·4 min read
Movements to avoid with a disc issue: a checklist you can tick
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Movements to avoid with a disc issue: a checklist you can tick

If you have already tried movements to avoid with a disc issue and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·May 31, 2026·4 min read
Range of motion in a frozen shoulder: knowing when to stop
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Range of motion in a frozen shoulder: knowing when to stop

Separate two things in range of motion in a frozen shoulder: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 25, 2026·4 min read
Early signs of low bone density: read this before you start
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Early signs of low bone density: read this before you start

Separate two things in early signs of low bone density: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·May 19, 2026·4 min read
What calcium needs to absorb: a checklist you can tick
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What calcium needs to absorb: a checklist you can tick

Most people do not fail at what calcium needs to absorb from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·May 13, 2026·4 min read
Supplementing vitamin D: set the standard first
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Supplementing vitamin D: set the standard first

If you have already tried supplementing vitamin D and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·May 7, 2026·4 min read
Starting with resistance bands: knowing when to stop
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Starting with resistance bands: knowing when to stop

Advice on starting with resistance bands tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 1, 2026·4 min read
Balance work that prevents falls: set the standard first
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Balance work that prevents falls: set the standard first

Put balance work that prevents falls back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·April 25, 2026·4 min read
Loosening morning stiffness: is it worth doing at all
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Loosening morning stiffness: is it worth doing at all

Put loosening morning stiffness back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·April 19, 2026·4 min read
Stretching order after exercise: a checklist you can tick
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Stretching order after exercise: a checklist you can tick

Let us set the limits of stretching order after exercise first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·April 13, 2026·4 min read
Should noisy knees worry you, from judgement to action
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Should noisy knees worry you, from judgement to action

Most people do not fail at should noisy knees worry you from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 7, 2026·4 min read
Choosing a chair and lumbar support: read this before you start
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Choosing a chair and lumbar support: read this before you start

Separate two things in choosing a chair and lumbar support: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·April 1, 2026·4 min read
The limits of loaded training: a checklist you can tick
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The limits of loaded training: a checklist you can tick

If you only read one paragraph, read this: the limits of loaded training depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·March 26, 2026·4 min read
Bone mass through menopause: read this before you start
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Bone mass through menopause: read this before you start

If you only read one paragraph, read this: bone mass through menopause depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·March 20, 2026·4 min read
Shoe soles and joint load: three months in this order
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Shoe soles and joint load: three months in this order

Let us set the limits of shoe soles and joint load first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·March 14, 2026·4 min read
What swimming does for joints: set the standard first
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What swimming does for joints: set the standard first

Separate two things in what swimming does for joints: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·March 8, 2026·4 min read
Does keeping warm help: three months in this order
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Does keeping warm help: three months in this order

Advice on does keeping warm help tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·March 2, 2026·4 min read
Rest or move when it hurts: fixing it point by point
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Rest or move when it hurts: fixing it point by point

Anyone who has spent time on rest or move when it hurts has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·February 24, 2026·4 min read