Carla Cassidy PT

20/10/2025

Ramping it up with Faye this week - 2 x 60second holds with a 10kg sandbag balancing on her back - she’s a tough cookie this one ☝️

17/09/2025

Many people avoid strength training, fearing it will only make their pain worse. But when approached strategically, building muscle strength can be one of the most effective tools for easing discomfort and improving everyday function.
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31/08/2025

Hello September 👋🏽

Summer may be winding down (boo hoo 😢), but it’s the perfect time to reset, refocus, and feel amazing again. If you’re ready to get back into a solid routine, hit the gym, and nourish your body with a healthy diet—I’m here to help you make it happen.

Whether you’re feeling unmotivated or unsure where to start, let’s chat! I offer free consultations to talk through your goals and help you take that first step 💪🏼

I’m Carla Cassidy, a qualified Personal Trainer and Physiotherapist based in Plymouth. I’ve helped hundreds of women fall back in love with fitness—building strength, confidence, and consistency along the way. With two years of physio experience, I make sure every session is safe, effective, and tailored to your body.

Got an injury or ni**le holding you back? Let’s sort it. I offer 60-minute physiotherapy assessments to identify the issue and kickstart your rehab with hands-on treatment and expert advice.

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💸 Price List:

• Personal Training (1hr face-to-face): £35
• Physiotherapy Initial Assessment (60 mins): £55 - £60
• Physio Follow-Up Appointment (30mins): £35
• Sports Massage (60 mins): £45
• Sports Massage (30 mins): £35

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If you’re ready to feel strong, confident, and supported—drop me a message or check out my business page: Carla Cassidy PT 💥

Let’s make this your strongest season yet.

31/08/2025

Please give me a follow on a instagram, and I’ll follow you back 🌸

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15/06/2025

💡 Did you know that in our legs we have a “second heart”?
No, it's not a legend: it's the nickname given to calf muscles, and the reason is really fascinating!

💪🩸 When we walk, climb the stairs or simply stand up, these muscles contract and act like a real natural pump, pushing blood upwards against the force of gravity, in the direction of the heart.

🔁 This mechanism is essential for:
✔️ Promote venous circulation
✔️ Prevent blood clots in the legs
✔️ Reduce swelling, feeling of heaviness and varicose veins
✔️ Reduce the risk of deep venous thrombosis

🛡️ All of this thanks to the synergistic work of muscles and venous valves, which prevent the blood from going back.

👉 Here’s why sitting or standing for too long can be harmful, while regular movement — even with a simple walk — helps the circulatory system function better.

🚶‍♀️💓 In practice: every step you take is a gift to your heart.
Walking, moving, stretching... These are simple gestures, but fundamental to health.

❤️ Don’t forget: taking care of your legs means taking care of your heart.

26/05/2025

📌Tendinopathy👉 describes a complex multifaceted pathology of the tendon, characterized by pain, decline in function and reduced exercise tolerance. The most common overuse tendinopathies👉 involve the rotator cuff tendon, medial and lateral elbow epicondyles, patellar tendon, gluteal tendons and the Achilles tendon. The prominent histological and molecular features of tendinopathy👉 include disorganization of collagen fibres, an increase in the microvasculature and sensory nerve innervation, dysregulated extracellular matrix homeostasis, increased immune cells and inflammatory mediators, and enhanced cellular apoptosis. 👉Management consists of different exercise and loading programmes, therapeutic modalities and surgical interventions

📌. Most tendinopathies in the lower limbs involve the Achilles tendons or patellar tendons, although current studies have highlighted the growing incidence of gluteal tendinopathy. The most frequent tendinopathy in the upper limbs affects the rotator cuff tendons and the elbow (extensor carpi radialis brevis), commonly known as tennis elbow or lateral elbow tendinopathy.

📌Article👇
(Millar, N.L., Silbernagel, K.G., Thorborg, K. et al. Tendinopathy. Nat Rev Dis Primers 7, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-020-00234-1)

20/04/2025

27/03/2025

I would agree ! Physiotherapists over chiropractors - far less risky and yet very effective. If you would like more information on how physiotherapy might help you then please send me a message 💕

25/03/2025

The short answer is not always. The long answer....Hypermobility is often called double-jointedness and can be quite common (5-18% in caucasian population, up