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Mairi Thompson Holistic health, Sunshine Coast (2026)

24/06/2026

🔍 Are you checking hip internal rotation (ROM) when assessing hip pain?

It's one of the most commonly restricted movements I see, yet it's often overlooked when trying to understand why someone is experiencing hip discomfort or limited mobility.

Here's something else to consider...

Many assessment tools don't have to stop at assessment. The right tests can also become valuable exercises that help improve movement, build awareness, and increase range of motion during your classes or treatment sessions.

That's exactly what we'll be exploring in my upcoming masterclass:

📍 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
📅 Sydney - June 28

We'll cover:
✅ How to assess hip internal rotation
✅ What limited ROM may be telling you
✅ Assessment tools that can double as effective exercises
✅ Myofascial release techniques to help improve mobility
✅ Strategies to reduce pain and restore movement confidence

Not in Sydney?

My 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 takes you through the full process of understanding assessment, selecting appropriate exercises, and using myofascial release techniques to help reduce pain and improve hip mobility.

💬 Comment 𝗛𝗜𝗣 below and I'll send you the link.

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21/06/2026

IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW ABOUT MENOPAUSE...

After more than 20 years as a clinical therapist, I've treated thousands of women with pain.

Hip pain.
Back pain.
Knee pain.
Foot pain.
Shoulder pain.

I've spent years studying myofascial release, movement therapy and rehabilitation, helping clients improve movement and reduce pain.

But there is one thing I often reflect on:

I wish I knew then what I know now about menopause.

For years, I focused on biomechanics, fascia, strength, stability and movement patterns.

All important pieces of the puzzle.

But what I didn't fully appreciate was how much declining hormones can influence pain.

Today, we know estrogen plays a key role in:
🔵 inflammation regulation
🔵 collagen production
🔵 connective tissue health
🔵 fascia hydration
🔵 recovery capacity
🔵 joint stability

As hormone levels decline, many women experience more stiffness, aches, joint pain and slower recovery.

And often, neither the woman nor the practitioner recognises hormones as a contributing factor.

This doesn't mean hormones are the only cause of pain.

But they may be an important piece of the puzzle that deserves consideration.

Looking back, I can't help but wonder how many women I treated were navigating menopause-related changes without anyone joining the dots.

It's one of the reasons I'm so passionate about menopause education today.

Because when we understand the whole picture, we can create better outcomes, better movement strategies and better support for women.

🤸🏼💪 That's exactly what we'll be exploring in my LIVE workshop:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

📍 Sydney - June 28

Designed for fitness and Pilates professionals wanting to better understand the connection between hormones, fascia, movement and pain.

Comment 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 below or head to the link in my bio for details.

18/06/2026

HIP MOBILITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT FLEXIBILITY 👣

One of the biggest mistakes I see when it comes to hip pain is focusing only on stretching.

The hips need more than mobility.

They need strength.
They need stability.
They need control.

This exercise is one of my favourites because it works on all three.

Not only does it help improve hip mobility and range of motion, but it also challenges:
✔ hip stability
✔ glute strength
✔ extensor muscle function
✔ pelvic floor engagement
✔ movement control and coordination

For women in menopause, these qualities become even more important.

As hormones change, we can experience:
🔵 increased joint stiffness
🔵 reduced stability
🔵 slower recovery
🔵 changes in connective tissue health
🔵 movement-related aches and pains

The goal isn't simply to move more.

The goal is to move well.

Building strength and stability through the hips can help improve confidence, function and resilience in everyday movement and exercise.

This is exactly the type of practical approach we'll be exploring in my LIVE workshop:

🤸🏼💪 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

Designed for fitness and Pilates professionals wanting to better support women experiencing:
• hip pain
• knee pain
• foot pain
• movement-related discomfort during menopause

📍 Sydney - June 28

Comment 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 below or head to the link in my bio for details.

I'd love to see you there!

14/06/2026

WHY DOES EVERYTHING HURT MORE IN MENOPAUSE? 🤍

This photo was taken just before my second round of spinal/disc surgery during the 2021 COVID lockdowns.

By this point, I was in so much pain.

Standing was actually the least painful thing for me to do… so I did a lot of it.

I’ve had two rounds of spinal surgery, so I’m no stranger to chronic pain, lower back stiffness and movement limitations.

But about 5 months ago, I started noticing something different.

Everything ached.

I was waking up stiff, sore and struggling to bend down and put my shoes on in the morning without “warming up” first.

I honestly thought:
“Maybe I’m just overtraining.”
“Maybe I’m doing too much in the gym.”

But when I started MHT (Menopause Hormone Therapy), my aches and pains disappeared within TWO WEEKS.

I couldn’t believe how powerful estrogen is as the body’s natural anti-inflammatory.

This is something many women don’t realise:
Hormonal changes can play a huge role in systemic pain during menopause.

As estrogen declines, we can experience:
🔵 increased inflammation
🔵 more joint stiffness
🔵 connective tissue changes
🔵 collagen loss
🔵 dehydration in tissues
🔵 slower recovery
🔵 increased “wear and tear” sensations in vulnerable joints

And often this pain shows up in the areas that are already vulnerable:
hips, lower back, knees, feet, shoulders.

Many women, myself included, don’t initially recognise this as potentially hormone related.

We simply think:
“I’m getting older.”
“I’m less fit.”
“I’m doing too much.”

But hormones matter.

This is one of the reasons I’m so passionate about educating fitness professionals and women on menopause, movement and pain.

Because understanding the WHY changes everything.

🤸🏼💪 If you’re a fitness or Pilates professional wanting to better support women experiencing joint pain during menopause, come and join my LIVE Sydney masterclass:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
📍 Sydney on June 28th

Comment 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 below or head to the link in my bio for details.

Or explore my online myofascial release class here:
👉 https://bodymindbones.com/myofascial-masterclass-webinar

12/06/2026

I’m so excited and honoured to be asked to speak at the Fuel Summit SYD 2026 alongside some powerhouse professionals in the fitness industry.

Nat Grosvenor CEO of BODYFIT
Bianca Sengos Rainbow Sounds®
Georgia May CEO Avive Hydration | Beauty Electrolytes

I’ve long been an advocate for women in menopause within the fitness and health industry and in the past 3 years, I have worked hard to educate, collaborate with and empower fitness & pilates professionals to offer better menopause fitness programs, support and understanding.
It’s so good to see the rise of well informed and educated fitness professionals offer their services to women to raise the standard of menopause care within our profession.
The theme of this summit is Step into your Power and I’d love to see all women recognise that this power is within them and menopause is just the next step in their journey towards that empowerment.

Get yourself in the room!

Follow fuel_summit to get all details and tickets.

🔥 What makes FUEL special isn’t just who’s on stage.
It’s the conversations that happen in between sessions.
The connections that turn into partnerships.
The ideas that spark growth.
The community that continues long after the event ends.
We’re already seeing incredible momentum, with leaders from across the fitness industry securing their tickets and bringing their teams to be part of the experience.
And we’re only just getting started.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be revealing more speakers, more conversations, and more opportunities to connect with some of the fitness industry’s most influential voices.
If you are serious about growth, leadership, innovation and the future of our industry, FUEL summit Sydney belongs on your calendar.
✨ One community
✨ One room
✨ One unforgettable experience.

11/06/2026

Tight inner thighs, restricted hips, pelvic tension and reduced mobility are incredibly common during menopause - and often the adductors are part of the conversation.

In this video, I’m demonstrating a hip internal rotation exercise focused on hip mobility in this range and strengthening the adductor muscles. Adductors support:
✔ hip mobility
✔ movement freedom
✔ pelvic stability
✔ fascia hydration
✔ range of motion
✔ overall movement quality

During menopause, changes in connective tissue, recovery and inflammation can all contribute to tension and restriction through the hips and inner thighs.

This is why myofascial release can be such a powerful tool for helping women move and feel better.

Inside my workshops and online classes, I teach practical techniques that can be immediately applied into movement sessions, recovery work and client programming.

If you’d like to learn more, you can:

🤸🏼 Join my LIVE Sydney masterclass:
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
Comment PAIN 👇 or go to the link in my bio for details

OR

💻 Check out my online 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 here:
https://bodymindbones.com/myofascial-masterclass-webinar

09/06/2026

I still remember running some of my very first workshops back in 2020.

At the time, I simply wanted to create a space where women and fitness professionals could come together to learn, move, ask questions and feel supported.

I never imagined where it would lead.

Fast forward to today, and I’ve now had the privilege of teaching accredited masterclasses for fitness professionals, mentoring coaches and helping others create successful - often sold out - workshops of their own.

And honestly?

The value and joy this work has brought me and my clients has been immense.

There is something incredibly special about being in the room with people who all want to:
✔ learn
✔ grow
✔ connect
✔ improve the way they support others

Live education creates conversations, confidence and community in a way online learning simply can’t replace.

Every workshop has reminded me why I love teaching so much.

And now I’m so excited to bring my newest LIVE masterclass to Sydney:
🤸🏼💪 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

Designed for fitness & Pilates professionals wanting practical tools to better support women experiencing:
🔵 hip pain
🔵 knee pain
🔵 foot pain
🔵 movement-related discomfort during menopause

📍 Sydney on June 28th

If you are a fitness/pilates professional work with women 35+, I’d love you to join us.

Limited in-person spaces available.

🔗 Link in bio to register or comment 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 👇

06/06/2026

Hip pain in menopause is more common than many women realise.

Tight hips, aching joints, reduced mobility, stiffness getting up from the floor, discomfort walking, training or sleeping… these are conversations I hear every single week from women 35+.

Hormonal changes during menopause can affect:
• fascia & connective tissue
• muscle recovery
• joint stability
• inflammation
• nervous system regulation

And often the hips are one of the first places women start to feel it.

This is why mobility work matters.

Inside my MenoFit Online classes, we focus on movement that helps improve:
✔️ hip mobility
✔️ range of motion (ROM)
✔️ joint support
✔️ stability
✔️ body awareness
✔️ recovery

Simple mobility exercises like this can help women move with less restriction and feel more confident in their bodies again.

This is exactly why I created my NEW Live Masterclass: 🤸🏼💪 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

A practical 3-hour workshop for fitness & Pilates professionals wanting to better support women experiencing hip, knee, foot and movement-related pain during menopause.

We’ll cover:
🔵 Myofascial release
🔵 Stability & recovery programming
🔵 Slow flow concepts
🔵 Simple movement assessments
🔵 Nervous system regulation tools
🔵 Practical implementation strategies you can use immediately

📍Sydney - June 28
Limited in-person spaces available.

If you are a fitness professional, working with women 35+, this workshop will completely change how you approach joint pain and movement in menopause.

👇 Comment 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 for details or use the link in my bio.

04/06/2026

14 years of marriage and many a visit to the Old Man of Storr where we got engaged, and had some of our wedding photos taken.
Many hikes up there with friends and family and the special trips up there with my husband.
Until the next hike on Skye, and here’s to us Tommo…
Happy anniversary. 🥰 🥂

27/05/2026

ARE WOMEN IN MENOPAUSE UNDER-FUELLING?

Many women are trying to train harder…
while eating less.

And then wondering why they feel:
▪ constantly fatigued
▪ sore for days after training
▪ frustrated with body composition changes
▪ unable to recover between workouts
▪ like their body “isn’t responding” anymore

Menopause changes recovery, muscle protein synthesis, stress response and energy demands.

So if you’re:
✔ lifting weights
✔ doing HYROX, running or high-intensity training
✔ increasing cardio
✔ pushing harder in the gym…

…but not eating enough protein or overall calories to support recovery, your body may stay stuck in a cycle of stress and under-recovery.

Recovery is not just about rest days.
It’s also about fuel.

💡TIP: Getting protein within 60 minutes of a weights session can help muscle recovery and reduce next-day soreness.

A lot of women don’t actually need to train harder.
They may need to recover better.

👉 Reflect honestly:
Are you truly fuelling enough for the training you’re asking your body to do?

Mairi Thompson Holistic health

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