Restore Renew You

25/09/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 🌸

Walked past these this morning and actually stopped to look. Spring's here now.

Makes you realise how much you miss when you're moving fast. These have probably been blooming for days and I only just noticed.

Nice reminder to look up every now and then, not just get through the list and move on to the next thing.

Heading into the weekend hoping you get a moment like that too, however small.

𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮? 𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙥 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 👇

24/09/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 🌿

Twenty six years teaching fitness and I still skip the one thing I tell everyone else to do properly. My hip finally called me out on it.

Went looking into the research this time, and one stat in there stopped me in my tracks, something about flexibility and how long we actually live.

Wrote it all up, what I found and what I'm doing differently now.

https://www.restorerenewyou.com.au/post/you-finish-your-workout-and-then-what

Five minutes after your workout could be the most important five minutes of your whole session.I'm going to be honest about something.I teach fitness for a living. I know the importance of recovery. I tell people regularly to listen to their bodies and give them what they need.And then I finish a da...

24/09/2026

𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 🧘‍♀️

Had some discomfort in my hip lately, and if I'm being real with myself, I know exactly why.

I finish up a day of classes, do the very basic stretches, and head straight home. Every time.

So, I'm changing that. Taking proper time at the end of classes now, giving my body what it actually needs instead of rushing through the bare minimum.

Turns out I didn't even need to overhaul anything to make a difference. University of South Australia research found that just 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. And you don't need to push into pain for it to work either, stretching to the point of discomfort adds no extra benefit.

So, there's no excuse really. A few extra minutes after class is enough, done consistently.

👉 Read more here: https://mackayandwhitsundaylife.com/article/improve-flexibility-with-just-eight-minutes-a-week

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮, 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮'𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜? 👇

23/09/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🌿

Sat down with my packing list last night, three tabs open, trying to remember what I'd already ticked off.

Mind absolutely full by that point. A lot going on at once, the trip getting closer and everything else still ticking along around it.

Put the list down for a bit, made a tea, let my head catch up before going back to it. Same list waiting for me, same amount left to do, but I came back to it feeling a lot more settled.

That's the difference I've noticed between a full mind and a present one. Full rushes through everything and still feels behind. Present gets through the same list, just without dragging all the noise along with it.

Doesn't mean the busy stretch goes away. Just changes how it feels to be in it.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚? 👇

22/09/2026

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 💜

Had a lady in my aqua class this morning who normally does strength classes but has a sore back at the moment. Came along to aqua instead to help her recover.

She got through the whole session and said afterwards it was exactly what she needed.

Small thing to say out loud, but it's exactly why I do this. Not the sessions themselves, but what they make possible outside the class. Sometimes the right movement isn't the one you'd usually pick, it's the one your body actually needs that day.

Makes you think differently about what progress actually looks like. Sometimes it's not pushing through. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.

If you've been wanting to build a bit of that strength back for yourself, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 runs live every Monday and Wednesday at 7pm, just 30 minutes, and there's still a spot or two free at the moment.

👉 www.restorerenewyou.com.au/booking-calendar/restore-renew-you-strong?referral=service_list_widget

21/09/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🍝

Two weeks out from our trip and the kitchen took over the weekend.

Heidi made a nice spaghetti bolognaise for us to take to aqua with us next week. Getting organised over here 😳

Nice having a bit of time together in amongst all the packing and prep. Containers everywhere, the whole kitchen a mess by the end of it.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙?

18/09/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🌿

Spent a bit of time this week thinking about that idea that rest is something you earn. Push through enough, get everything done, then maybe you've earned a break.

I don't buy that anymore.

Your body doesn't check a list before deciding whether you're allowed to slow down. It just needs what it needs, earned or not.

Going into this weekend I'm trying to sit with that a bit more. Rest as something that's just part of it, not a reward tacked on at the end.

Still working on it if I'm honest. Old habits take a while to shift.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩?

17/09/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 🌿

Still got leave sitting there you haven't touched?

I read something this week that changed how I think about that.

https://www.restorerenewyou.com.au/post/still-haven-t-used-your-annual-leave-read-this-first

What the research says might finally convince you to book it.Here's something worth knowing before you skip your annual leave again.The average Australian leaves five days unused every year. And the research on what those days are actually doing for your body and your nervous system makes a pretty s...

17/09/2026

𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 ✨

Loved seeing this message come through this week. Mel's out putting in serious kilometres on the bike, and 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐗𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 was there for the parts of her that were feeling it afterward.

That's exactly why I keep a tube of it around. After a big class or a long day on my feet, it's part of how I wind down.

It's not about fixing everything. It's just one more thing that helps me keep showing up for what I love doing.

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩, 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬.

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16/09/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🌿

Two weeks out from a trip and I've noticed something. The excitement's already doing something for me, before I've even gone anywhere.

Turns out that's not just in my head. Aussie research on holidays found 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗴. The actual break just builds on that.

🔗 https://lsj.com.au/articles/the-benefits-of-taking-a-holiday/

I used to think rest was something you earned. Push hard enough all year, then maybe you deserve a break. These days I see it differently, especially after reading that most Aussies say 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🔗 https://dynamicbusiness.com.au/topics/workplace/hr-and-staff/five-days-of-annual-leave-left-unused-by-average-aussie.html

A psychologist quoted in one of those articles talks about how being somewhere different, around different people, changes the way you see things when you get back. That's stuck with me since reading it.

So however far off your next break is, let yourself get into the excitement of it now. That part counts too.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬?