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An expert by experience, in coaching people with arthritis �
Qualified PT specialising in inflammatory diseases. AS Warrior
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13/07/2025

It’s taken me 5 years to be able to run pain free and today I ran 8 miles! 🥳

For anyone who knew me before I got AS will know I was a half decent runner and reached the top standard of fitness in the RN as a PTI, so losing the ability to run used to weigh heavily on me when I first got diagnosed.

Over the last 5 years my attitude has changed and I’m just happy to not be in pain and to be able to lift weights, but I knew eventually if I carried on this way my inflammation and pain would get low enough that I’d be able to run again. I just didn’t know how long it would take.

I’ve made some real progress with leg weights this year mainly with squatting, RDL and lunging and today I could feel I was ready so I went for it 🫡

No medals for speed and the last few miles felt like a survival documentary as I was completely spent 😂 but I feel like I’ve made a huge achievement today and excited to build on top of this.

Think I may be quite sore the next few days though 😬

15/10/2024

If you know you know 🥶

This year I have swapped bone pain for immune suppression, it’s all fun and games aye! 😅

A few weeks into cold weather and I have already had a cold and a migraine 🙌

Like everything with inflammatory arthritis you have to put the work in, you don’t always get the short term results you want, but you have to persist to get the long term results.

This winter I focus on trying to regulate my immune system to prevent getting sick every other week and make the most of not being in pain by getting stronger and doing the things I enjoy 🧗‍♂️🚵‍♂️🏔️ wish me luck 🍀

What’s your winter goal?

25/09/2024

Learning to climb with inflammatory arthritis (AS) has been a challenge.

I’ve had to become an expert in listening to my own body and learning when to pick my battles.

It didn’t just happen over night though.

Whatever your goal is with Ankylosing Spondylitis you need to understand the mechanics of your body to ensure you don’t aggravate your condition.

In this circumstance I knew that if I ever wanted to climb again, I needed to improve hip mobility and strength because climbing involves various planes and range of motion. If I could improve on these I knew I would be strong enough to get into those positions without aggravating my sacroillitis joint.

However this process has been part of a 3 year plan of mine, to give you an understanding of the level of patience required to get it this point 😅

Every client I’ve helped has been different and everyone takes a different amount of time to reach their goal.

The most common and successful goal I’ve helped people achieve is reduction in pain, but the principles are the same!

If you want to find out more, read my e-book 🙌

09/09/2024

When I first got the condition I felt like I would never be able to do the same things I used to be able to do.

But stay patient because you can figure this thing out.

You might not get rid of the pain entirely or be as fit as you used to, but you can learn to use exercise to reduce pain and inflammation.

Movement can feel like the enemy sometimes but it’s a vital component to managing AS.

Remember, it’s not about how much you do, but how consistent you are. Keep going at your own pace! 💪

05/09/2024

I finally finished my e-book 🥳 and it’s published on Amazon

You can buy it here —> https://amzn.eu/d/9FPDCWO

The reason I created this book is because when you get diagnosed they just give you a 2 pager handout, a box of painkillers and a pat on the back (if that). Then when you search the internet it’s all doom and gloom.

I could never find anything I could relate to or that actually gave me any practical advice I could apply to my own circumstances.

This book gives you a guide on what the Drs look for when diagnosing people, how to identify and manage flare ups, how to navigate rehab, exercise, mobility, diet, sleep, stress, supplements, work and relationships with friends and family.

All of these topics are supported by notes and advice from my own experiences and the experiences of all the wonderful people I’ve had the pleasure of coaching and talking to on my 4 year journey.

If you enjoyed the book and want to learn more about your own specific circumstances or for me to create you a personalised rehab plan then get in touch.

Also please share this even if you aren’t going to buy it, makes a huge difference 🙏

06/03/2024

I have always been positive in the face of adversity even before I got ill and I’ll never stop trying to push the limits of what my body and mind can do.

When I was a kid and people used to say that you could be anything you want when you grow up, I quickly realised that even though I was half decent at football, I wasn’t going to be playing for united and I definitely wasn’t hitting the end of term test results to be an astronaut (just had to google how to spell it 😂). But that didn’t stop me trying my best. I also didn’t get annoyed at my family and friends for telling me l could do anything I put my mind to.

It’s the same with autoimmune disease. There is a movement spreading that people are offended by being told that “they can do anything they set their mind to”.

Clearly, I’m not going to be enrolling in any obstacle races any time soon, re-inlisting into the military or becoming an astronaut.

So l’m going to apply common sense to what people say to me and what I believe I am able to achieve. I’m going to push the limits and I don’t care if I fail and neither should you.

27/02/2024

Affirm yourself with these qualities and the multitude of other positive ones too! ✨

Unfortunately, it is very common to face workplace bias and discrimination in the workplace for many in the community.

Proving people wrong is our forte 🤷

21/02/2024

Who can relate to this?

08/02/2024

Unfortunately there is no cure!

No magic pill or exercise that will solve our autoimmune condition.

However, there is a combination of actions that we can do to potentially reduce the frequency and severity of our flare ups (in some cases).

We are all different and all of our conditions vary from person to person but from working with clients and trailing various methods on myself my current conclusion is being consistent in:

* Daily exercise (rehab/prehab programming)
* Taking medicine (daily NSAIDS)
* Supplementing vitimans following advice from
* Stress control measures (changed job
à nead space)
* Removing gluten and removing white starchy carbs entirely.

You can start to slowly take back some control. Is it a cure? Of course not.

But I am 10000 times better than when I wasn’t doing any of this eating rubbish and self medicating with wine.

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply.”

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