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Calma Health Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist, Online Coach, Exercise Rehab & Functional Fitness. http://calmahealth.com.au/online-programs/

Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist, Online Coach, Exercise Rehab & Functional Fitness Trainer.

22/03/2026

SAVE ☝️ this to work on if you want to unlock your pancake (or hips in general).
 
If you want to get your PANCAKE you need to build a foundational awareness to your pelvis and pelvic movement – especially anterior and posterior tilt.
 
This range is essential to hip movement, increased hip range, reduced pain in lower back/achy hips, improved functional patterns, connection to self and overall general awareness of embodied movement.
 
Maybe wide leg pelvic tilts is not possible. Try it kneeling. Try it sitting. Try it standing.
But TRY IT.

Play around with tilting the pelvis forward (anterior tilt) and tilting the pelvis backward (posterior tilt) – without changing the spine anywhere else. Breath and notice where you feel stuck or disconnected.
 
First comes awareness, then comes connection, then will come range.
Be patient and gentle with yourself and your nervous system….
You will get there eventually, but start with awareness of this pattern first.
 

GRIP STRENGTH one of the most underrated parts of training…And one of the things that contributes to SO MUCH in life!If ...
20/03/2026

GRIP STRENGTH one of the most underrated parts of training…And one of the things that contributes to SO MUCH in life!
If your grip goes, everything struggles - lifting, pulling, posture, even everyday stuff like carrying shopping, opening jars, being self sufficient in most life tasks.

Evidence now shows grip strength is directly linked to longevity and vitalitly in that longer life.
So even if it sucks, and you hate the hand pain (yes it still hurts once you can hang for 90+seconds – you just better at handling it!) – get hanging!

Give it a go – I start my clients at feet assisted hangs (so toes are on the ground to take a little load off the hands) – at 30seconds and build up to 1minute, then move to no feet on ground, then one arm hands, active hangs, so many options! 💪🏼

I share my meals sometimes to show the simplicity.To help you overcome the stories that nutrition is complication!I didn...
18/03/2026

I share my meals sometimes to show the simplicity.
To help you overcome the stories that nutrition is complication!

I didn't have much left in the fridge.
This is all "leftovers". I usually have extra protein sources in the fridge or freezer always... like these chicken skewers or organic sausages, or steaks or eggs or even tins of tuna in the cupboard.
Add leftover veg or salads to it and a fat source (avocado or homemade hummus sometimes too) and that can be an easy chuck together dinner...

Yes - there is not much fibre in this but I had hit my fibre intake today already ;) so we are sweet there!!

Don't overcomplicate nutrition.

If you are complicating it in your mind or have certain nutritional or health needs, reach out and have a chat.
I want to teach more people the power in education and unlearning a lot of the nutritional stories we have adopted in this lifetime/society!

When you see someone doing something your body can’t do… do you feel triggered or inspired?Your answer to that question ...
17/03/2026

When you see someone doing something your body can’t do… do you feel triggered or inspired?
Your answer to that question might determine whether you ever get there yourself.

Psychologists call this social comparison theory.
Studies show that when we see someone performing a skill we want, it can increase motivation and belief that the skill is achievable but only if we interpret it as possibility rather than threat.

So the next time you have some inner dialogues that compare you and create self judgment – try flipping the script – see how you can use what you are seeing to create some motivation within yourself and belief that that is avchievable… and use that to create momentum with your actions…

• This post comes on the back of a client making the comment that “you have always been able to do the splits, that’s not possible for me and my tight hips”… This converstation then went to me sharing that that simply is not true… I am more flexible and mobile as a 43 year old than I have ever been in my life! This split is something I achieved post-40! The same with middle splits, pancake and a handstand… ;)

xSharna

Story time…1st January, 2010.�Top of Mt Warning at sunrise. Harry was one year old… strapped to my back as we climbed in...
14/03/2026

Story time…
1st January, 2010.�Top of Mt Warning at sunrise. Harry was one year old… strapped to my back as we climbed in the dark to reach the summit for the first sunrise of the year.

I remember the feeling so clearly. My shere determination to do it. The vision of the end goal at the top. The quiet conversations in my head that I had the whole way, knowing this was about way more than the climb.

And when we reached the top… the sense of accomplishment was huge.�Not because anyone else was watching but because I had proven something to myself that still sits with me today. The process of it all.

Harry was my why then and he still is today.

But something has shifted over the years. Back then there was a big part of me that wanted to prove something to the outside world. These days that part has softened.
The need to prove anything to anyone else has dissolved… and honestly, that feels incredibly FREEING.

But one thing hasn’t changed.

I still approach life the same way:
• A vision of what’s possible�• A deep reason why it matters�• A pathway to get there�• And then… action that needs to be taken.
Because the truth is, most things we achieve in life aren’t about talent.
They are about showing up and continuing the climb.
And now this little one-year-old on my hip……is 15 years old.
And because of that, the “why” is even stronger.
xSharna

13/03/2026

Could you do the bare minimum and still call it enough?

This story resonated with a lot of you last week so I turned it in to a permanent post.
Read it. Listen to it.
And know you are not alone in feeling the “too muchness” of this world sometimes!

Learning to soften the pace when you need is really what matters in the long term…

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