“I think I’m just getting old.”
That’s what she said as she sat down, rubbing her lower back.
Her hips felt stiff every morning.
Her back ached halfway through the workday.
She’d already decided it was just part of ageing, and that nothing would really change it.
Here’s what we actually did:
➡️ A short mobility flow to start her day (2–3 minutes, tops)
➡️ A couple of tweaks to her working position so she wasn’t stuck in one shape all day
➡️ Two or three “microbreak” exercises she could do between tasks
Once she started feeling the difference, we added 10 minutes a day of strength training (bodyweight to start)
That’s it.
A few weeks later she walked in smiling:
“I didn’t realise how much I’d just accepted feeling stiff as normal.”
Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting stiffer.
It’s about giving your body more of what it’s missing, not just accepting less.
A movement drought = hours in the same position, with little variety.
Think:
– Driving to work
– Sitting at a desk
– Driving home
– Scrolling on the couch to unwind
Your body adapts to what you do most.
So same movements all day =
– Some muscles/joints worked
– Others barely used
– Stiffness, aches, less mobility
The good news? You can reverse a “movement drought” by sprinkling in more variety – regularly and intentionally.
That doesn’t have to mean hours in the gym. It can be 5 -10 minutes a day of targeted mobility + strength for the movements you’re losing.