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✨ Put This at the Top of Your New Year’s Goals List ✨

A stronger, steadier year starts from the ground up.

Join me for From the Feet Up, a FREE balance and mobility class for seniors focused on restoring natural foot function to improve balance, confidence, and everyday movement.

👣 Gentle, playful exercises
👣 Better balance & fall prevention
👣 Stronger feet, ankles, knees & hips
👣 Suitable for all ability levels

📍 Kalaheo Neighborhood Center (Malie Room – Classroom 1)
🕥 Wednesdays at 10:30 am
📞 RSVP / Questions: Barbara Inglis, LMT, CST — 808-635-1989

Move Better. Live Stronger. It All Starts with Your Feet.

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You’ve heard the heart is your circulation engine… But what if we told you your calf muscles especially the gastrocnemius and soleus are just as important? They’re often called the second heart muscle, and here’s why 👇 Every time you walk, fidget, tiptoe, or rise on your toes, your calf muscle pump contracts. This mechanical force pushes blood upward through your veins fighting gravity in what’s known as venous return circulation. Without this pump, your legs struggle to return blood to your heart. That’s where problems begin: 🩺 Leg vein health suffers 🩺 Blood pooling starts 🩺 You risk deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 🩺 You may experience swelling, fatigue, or vascular strain This is why physiotherapy for circulation includes exercises that boost lower limb circulation especially for people with sedentary routines. If you use a standing desk, sit long hours, or live with poor mobility, this post is for you. Even short, daily movements offer huge calf muscle function gains and provide lasting calf compression benefits that protect your entire cardiovascular system. Your vascular health depends not just on your heart, but on smart movement. Let this be your functional anatomy insight of the day. Your second heart needs to move. 📌 Save this if you’ve ever felt leg heaviness after sitting. 💬 Comment “CALF” to book a Free demo session #physiotherapists #physiotherapy #physio #painrelief #painreliefdaily #humanbodyfacts #humananatomy #humanbody #sciatica #sciaticarelief #sciaticatreatment #sciaticarelief #chronicbackpain #chronicpain #science #sciencefacts . . calf muscle pump | second heart muscle | gastrocnemius and soleus | venous return circulation | leg blood flow support | calf muscle function | physiotherapy for circulation | blood pooling prevention | leg vein health | lower limb circulation | deep vein thrombosis awareness | vascular health education | calf compression benefits | functional anatomy insight | standing desk leg health

So far my favorite barefoot alternative to our beloved flipflop locals! I wear them everywhere, from beach to Kokee trails.

Had a lovely chat with James Earls, of @_borntomove today. He is a biomechanist and bodyworker, specializing in fascia, and he will be teaching a workshop at the Barefoot Shoe Expo May 16-17 in Denver, CO! You can get tickets to the expo and to his workshops at BarefootShoeExpo.com. I love James' approach to movement - he will help you find that fluidity and ease of motion that is inherently inside you! #barefootshoeexpo #thebarefootshoeexpo2025

Interview with Move Your DNA sponsor Movemate, creator of active standing boards designed to keep you moving while you work! 🎧From Move Your DNA Ep.177: Hypermobility, Proprioception and Building Up a Bendy Body incl. interview with Sohail Shariff of Movemate (@letsmovemate). Katy and Sohail discuss 🤕How a broken hip helped launch a Design School project! 🦦The creative aims of Movemate: play, diversity and to feel good 👣How the segmented Movemate board fosters complex articulations of the foot and ankle ⚖️The perfect balance of movement and stability for a work tool 🌊How the smooth shape changes of the board feel like moving on water 💆The value of the board in the therapeutic space for those that need nervous system soothing Episode link in bio #moveyourdna #letsmovemate #balanceboards #dynamicwork #movemore

✨ Unlock Your Potential at The Avatar Course in Beautiful Altafulla, Spain! 🌿✨

Immerse yourself in a transformative journey that will awaken you to your full power and provide you with profound tools to create the life you truly desire.

📍 Altafulla, Barcelona Area, Spain
📅 March 8-16, 2025
🔎 Learn more: www.theavatarcourse.com

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