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The limits of loaded training: a checklist you can tick
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The limits of loaded training: a checklist you can tick

Most people do not fail at the limits of loaded training from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·June 30, 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

Separate two things in bone mass through menopause: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Verity LangVerity Lang·June 24, 2026·4 min read
Shoe soles and joint load: six beginner deviations
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Shoe soles and joint load: six beginner deviations

Most people want shoe soles and joint load to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·June 18, 2026·4 min read
What swimming does for joints: where most people stall
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What swimming does for joints: where most people stall

There is plenty written about what swimming does for joints and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·June 12, 2026·4 min read
Does keeping warm help: knowing when to stop
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Does keeping warm help: knowing when to stop

If you only read one paragraph, read this: does keeping warm help depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·June 6, 2026·4 min read
Rest or move when it hurts: cost, time and results
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Rest or move when it hurts: cost, time and results

There is plenty written about rest or move when it hurts and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Verity LangVerity Lang·May 31, 2026·4 min read
How often to do rehab work: the light version and the full one
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How often to do rehab work: the light version and the full one

Let us set the limits of how often to do rehab work first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·May 25, 2026·4 min read
When to book the follow-up: a checklist you can tick
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When to book the follow-up: a checklist you can tick

Most people want when to book the follow-up to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·May 19, 2026·4 min read
Tight hips after sitting: read this before you start
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Tight hips after sitting: read this before you start

If you have already tried tight hips after sitting and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·May 13, 2026·4 min read
Protecting knees on stairs: a checklist you can tick
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Protecting knees on stairs: a checklist you can tick

If you only read one paragraph, read this: protecting knees on stairs depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Verity LangVerity Lang·May 7, 2026·4 min read
Daily posture for the neck: the light version and the full one
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Daily posture for the neck: the light version and the full one

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.…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·May 1, 2026·4 min read
Movements to avoid with a disc issue: six beginner deviations
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Movements to avoid with a disc issue: six beginner deviations

If you only read one paragraph, read this: movements to avoid with a disc issue depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·April 25, 2026·4 min read
Range of motion in a frozen shoulder: fixing it point by point
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Range of motion in a frozen shoulder: fixing it point by point

Put range of motion in a frozen shoulder back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·April 19, 2026·4 min read
Early signs of low bone density: is it worth doing at all
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Early signs of low bone density: is it worth doing at all

Put early signs of low bone density back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Verity LangVerity Lang·April 13, 2026·4 min read
What calcium needs to absorb: cost, time and results
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What calcium needs to absorb: cost, time and results

Advice on what calcium needs to absorb tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·April 7, 2026·4 min read
Supplementing vitamin D: six beginner deviations
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Supplementing vitamin D: six beginner deviations

Most people do not fail at supplementing vitamin D from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·April 1, 2026·4 min read
Starting with resistance bands: six beginner deviations
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Starting with resistance bands: six beginner deviations

If you have already tried starting with resistance bands and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·March 26, 2026·4 min read
Balance work that prevents falls: three months in this order
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Balance work that prevents falls: three months in this order

Let us set the limits of balance work that prevents falls first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…

Verity LangVerity Lang·March 20, 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…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·March 14, 2026·4 min read
Stretching order after exercise: where most people stall
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Stretching order after exercise: where most people stall

Put stretching order after exercise back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·March 8, 2026·4 min read