Day One –

of the

Limited Time

Train SMARTER Video Series!

Don’t train longer & harder over 50!

Do you spend time each week taking care of your feet?

You’re probably not alone if you’ve said “ummmmm no!” But your hard-working feet do a tough job everyday….with not much rest time!

• Pushed into spongy training shoes where they get to sweat and strain.
• Then crammed into fabulous heels during the day.
• Then home to questionably fitted slippers or slip-ons!

Shoes give you ankle stability, comfort and support when you’re running or walking.  But constantly immobilising or constricting your foot and ankle in a shoe, restricts the natural movement of your foot.

Which means certain muscles weaken….leading to muscle imbalances and niggling injuries.  All over your body!

If you’ve been lucky enough to have an amazing reflexology session, you’ll understand how incredible you feel mentally and physically afterwards. There’s a lot to work on in those feet of yours…

• 28 bones
• 30 joints
• AND 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments

All those bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments in your foot work together to improve your posture and balance.  AND to help get you from A to B smoothly!

The trigger points that are in your feet, relate to all the different areas of your whole body. So releasing your feet daily has a big impact on how your body moves and feels for the next 24 hrs.

PLUS loss of oestrogen after 50, affects the elasticity of that thick band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes.  Causing the dreaded and painful Plantar Fasciitis!

If you’re dealing with pain and soreness in your body, there’s NO way you’re going to get results from your workouts.

So I hope you can see it’s NOT optional to ignore your feet over 50!  If you want to get the best out of your body and get strong, toned muscles, show your feet some love every day.  You’ll be ‘wowed’ about how much freer you feel and move!

Your FEET – The Foundation!

Ok…lets get started with the first video.  These videos are short & sweet with habits you can take on board now…

What you need:

Pilates ball…maybe!

Release The Tension In Your Feet…

Make sure you watch the above video first….

This is the age of achy feet!  Trust me I know ALL about it!  As I mentioned above, your hormone levels (particularly oestrogen) affect the flexibility in your feet.  In particular the muscles at the bottom of your feet…..which annoyingly cause plantar fasciitis.  Urgh!  I’ve had so many issues with this and now feel like I’m the Plantar Fasciitis fixer!

I’ve recently added a Foot & Fascia Release Program to ZenStrength.  This program of foot relief exercises has worked brilliantly for me, so I wanted to share them with the current ‘Zen Women’.

Your feet house all the nerve endings for EVERY part of your body.  So if they’re not happy…..your body’s not going to be……and you’re not going to be!

Accept what’s happening…..then you can deal with it.  Watch this video and do this daily….

What you need:

Spiky Ball or Hard Massage Ball

Get Help From Your Yoga Mat…

If you’ve been following me for awhile you’ll know this one.  But have you done it yet?

I learnt this tip at an Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training I did many years ago.  I always loved Iyengar Yoga for the precision in movements.   And for the wise sense of props they used, for our stubborn western body structures!

This tip is so simple.  And will take you a few minutes to do.  So PLEASE do it!  It’ll make your training better and give you a deeper understanding of how to position your body correctly from your foundation…your FEET!

What you need:

Builders Measuring Tape

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