3 Daily habits keeping me strong, confident and energised in my 40’s
3 daily habits that keep me feeling strong, energised, and confident in my 40s… plus 2 more I’m dialling in. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, After 40, things just sort of...shift. We notice the things that used to work for us don't anymore. It's harder to maintain our...
How’s your relationship with exercise?
Have you noticed how much talk there is about fixing our relationship with food lately? And don’t get me wrong—it’s an important conversation. But what about our relationship with exercise? So many women have a complicated, messy relationship with movement. It’s often...
Stretching your hamstrings isn’t going to fix your back pain
💙 Share with a friend who’s struggling with a sore back right now You probably don’t want to hear this, but I’d be a bad friend if I didn’t tell you… stretching your hamstrings isn’t going to fix your back pain. I know it’s tempting. I’ve heard the theory too—your...
5 people, 5 approaches
My family is officially on day 8 of our OYOH (OSullivan year of health). This month’s focus is a daily walk up our hill, going a little further each day. So far, whinging is down by at least 20% (or at least, the person whinging each day is different, so that's...
Thinking about skipping strength training?
So, you’re thinking about skipping strength training? If you’re not interested in feeling stronger, having more energy, or moving with ease, then sure—maybe it’s not for you. BUT if you’d love to build strength, support your body as you age, and feel more confident in...
Exercise gives you energy
I used to think, “I’m too tired to exercise. I’ll start when I have more energy.” Sound familiar? Here’s what I’ve learned: exercise doesn’t TAKE your energy—it CREATES it. And science agrees. When you move, especially using your limbs and core, your body triggers a...
What weights do you need to exercise at home?
It can be hard to know which weight to pick up for any given strength exercise. And the heavier weights can be scary for a lot of women, especially if you haven’t used them before! We already know that for women over 40, strength training is one of the BEST ways to...
What’s your type of rest?
For the longest time, I thought rest meant lying down, doing nothing, trying to “switch off.” But that kind of rest never actually helped me feel better. My mind would keep racing, my body still felt wired, and I’d get up feeling just as drained. Then I started...
Making home workouts happen
This is for you if you feel like you just WON’T exercise unless someone’s pushing you… A class. A trainer. Someone expecting you to show up. But it’s only for you if you WISH you could. If you wish you would do your stretches or remember your pelvic floor exercises....
We’ve got it all wrong… until now!
Lately, I’ve had a string of women around 60ish come to me, wanting to improve their strength and fitness for the first time in years. And I am LOVING IT. Not just because they’re brave enough to start something new- but because, while many of them mention their...
A long Monday and the small moments that matter
A recent Monday was a long one. It started with my middle boy refusing to go to school, which drained approximately 85% of my emotional capacity before the day had even begun (you’re only as happy as your unhappiest child and all that). I had a full day in the...
A 2 minute habit to exponentially increase your chances of exercising tomorrow
One of the most powerful things I do to keep my habit strong is this: I look up the workout I’m doing the next day and visualise myself doing it. Here’s how it looks:✨ I imagine myself getting dressed in my workout gear.✨ Heading to my workout space.✨ Running through...
Our big vision (and a steep hill)
I know it’s been a rough week for a lot of people. The Cyclone & flooding left many of you without power, routine and your sanity… If that’s you, and you're still in the thick of it, I just want to say- I'm sorry you're going through this. No one needs a pep talk...
10 minutes a day can make you stronger
I used to think the only way to get stronger, like actually stronger, was 3-4 meticulously programmed, 45min strength sessions each week. Then I accidentally discovered something that changed everything. Just 10 minutes a day can make you feel stronger than you have...
Let’s talk about muscle soreness
Let’s talk about muscle soreness. Because it’s not what you think. Firstly, you do NOT need to be sore to have made progress. That feeling of barely being able to walk the next day is not a sign that your workout was “better” or more effective. You can still be making...
This breakthrough never gets old
I recently saw a woman in the clinic who hadn’t done anything with her arms overhead in two years. Two. Years. She gets her husband to grab things from the top cupboard. She manoeuvres her body into weird angles to avoid it altogether. Just the thought of doing it...
I made this mistake and I paid for it for days
Last week, I did a strength session- just 10-15 minutes like I always do. Nothing crazy. But this time, I pushed too hard. I don’t know why I did it, but I picked three heavy, HARD exercises, went to fatigue on every set, and felt pretty good about it….Until about...
Fridays are getting a rebrand
Last year got pretty dicey—I’m not going to lie. Between working every day in the clinic and launching GLOW10 in April, I was barely hanging on by the time December rolled around. It wasn’t until my three-week break that I realised just how much I’d been running on...
The calm in the cyclone
We’re currently sitting with a cyclone warning in South-East Queensland, and honestly, there’s a pretty weird energy in the air. Some people are feeling calm and ready, others are scrambling to get prepared, and a lot of us are just feeling a little unsettled-...
Do you live in fear that your back will ‘go out’?
Maybe it’s happened before, and the trauma still lingers. Tell me—what’s one thing you’d do tomorrow if you weren’t worried about your back?Or maybe you’ve seen someone close to you go through it, and it was awful to watch. Fear of injuring ourselves is completely...