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Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist, Online Coach, Exercise Rehab & Functional Fitness. http://calmahealth.com.au/online-programs/

Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist, Online Coach, Exercise Rehab & Functional Fitness Trainer.

29/05/2026

One of the reasons I love hanging from a bar isn’t just because of the physical benefits. Yes, it improves grip strength, opens the shoulders, builds upper body stability, and can help decompress through the spine after long days sitting, training, or carrying stress in the body.
But honestly, the biggest benefit I see for many people is what it teaches mentally.
Because hanging gets uncomfortable.

Your grip starts burning, your shoulders fatigue, and very quickly your brain starts looking for an exit. You notice how fast the mind wants to avoid discomfort, negotiate, or quit. And this is the part I think is powerful.

Learning to breathe and stay calm while your body experiences controlled discomfort is a skill. A very important one.
Hanging teaches you that discomfort does not always mean danger.

You are not just training muscles. You are training resilience, patience, breath, focus, and trust in yourself.
And over time, that transfers into everyday life far beyond the gym.

xSharna

27/05/2026

Before you add more fancy workouts, challenges, or routines to your schedule…
check how much you are actually moving in your day first.
Check your steps.

Walking, as part of your everyday life - is one of the most underrated health tools we have.

Regular daily walking has been shown to support:
• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Improved blood sugar regulation and metabolism
• Better cardiovascular health
• Joint lubrication and mobility
• Bone health through low-level impact loading
• Increased energy and recovery
• Improved mood and cognitive function

And the best part is you don’t need a gym membership, perfect routine, or complicated plan to begin. Just start by simply tracking your movement for one week.

Use your phone or a fitness tracker and find your current daily average. Then gradually increase it.
Adding even 500 extra steps per day each week can make a significant difference over time. Build toward around 8000–10000 daily. This is a realistic and beneficial target but consistency matters more than perfection.

Make movement part of your lifestyle, not just your workouts. Park further away. Walk around the block after dinner. Take walking meetings. Choose nature walks with friends instead of always meeting for coffee. Look for opportunities to move more throughout your day.

Sometimes the foundations create the biggest changes.

xSharna

25/05/2026

If I wanted to drop body fat, increase my energy and improve my gut/digestion here is what l'd actually do…

I'd pick 2 meals I actually like for breakfast, lunch and dinner, build them around 30+ grams of protein each. I would then choose 2 snacks that have 15+grams of protein. I would then put these meals and snacks on rotation - just a handful of solid meals and 2 snack options that I could eat on repeat without thinking.

Then I would make sure I hit 10000 steps every day, create a 10minute mobility time block in my day and lift 3x a week with the goal to get stronger.

And finally I would book 15minutes of stillness, or breathing or meditation into my calendar that was non-negotiable, no matter what.

Then I would repeat these habits for 365 days before I questioned if they were working or not…

Are you complicating life and adding stress to it all – because you need more excitement or because you get bored?

Have you truly stuck at basics habits long enough (like over a year straight!)?

I’d be curious to hear how people feel about sticking to habits long term? Does resistance come up for you? Do you have stories that make you want to change constantly??

22/05/2026

I truly believe one of the most important things we all need to learn/practice - is how to regulate the nervous system.
Not just how to achieve, perform and push… but how to slow down, breathe and actually feel safe in the body.

Down regulation doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes just (5minutes) - 2minutes of a simple body scan, 3 deep breaths you actually feel, and a 2minutes lying in stillness can completely shift the way the body responds to stress.

So many kids and teenagers are growing up disconnected from their bodies. Constant stimulation, constant pressure, constant noise… without ever being taught how to come back to themselves and now we are now seeing that flow into adulthood. More anxiety, more overwhelm, more reactivity, more people uncomfortable with discomfort because they never learnt how to regulate their system in the first place.

The nervous system is trainable. Calm is a skill. Rest is a practice.

And sometimes the smallest moments of stillness can create the biggest shifts.

Reach out to chat more about how you can bring more ease into your body and life!

xSharna

18/05/2026

“You will rarely outperform your self-image.”

I read this quote by James Clear last week, and it resonated deeply! When it comes to health, movement and nutrition habits most people think the problem is motivation, discipline, or not having the “perfect plan”…
But often what I see the real thing holding them back is the identity they carry underneath it all.
If deep down someone believes - “I’m inconsistent.” “I always fail.” “I’m not strong.” “I never stick to things.” “I’m too far gone.” "I will never look like them."
…then the nervous system will often pull them back toward what feels familiar, even when they consciously want change.

This is why lasting transformation is never just about the habit itself - even though I work with clients on changing habits and establishing routines for a life they want...
What we are also working on is -
→ the story you hold about yourself
→ the beliefs running your internal operating system
→ the level of safety your nervous system feels in growth and change

Once you understand this - habits flow, and the changes / growth you are looking for sticks.

13/05/2026

If you are struggling to perform, move well or even eat consistently (have cravings and no appetite) - check your RECOVERY and SLEEP habits.
These two things affect EVERYTHING downstream.
And before you tell me "yeah I sleep 7-8hrs a night!" I am not just talking about the number of hours of sleep - so much more effects your recovery and sleep quality.

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* sleep consistency - going to bed and waking up at the same time each night
* regulated nervous system during the day with small periods allowing parasympathetic rest (even the smallest 2min spots to take deep breaths and feel a sense of calm can do it)
*recovery tools that assist in down regulation and soft tissue recovery too - like sauna, iceboats, massage etc

If you are trying to grind through your movement and nutrition goals but are finding you "don't have the motivation" or "feel inconsistent" it might be about time you look at the deeper habits of rest and sleep!

If you are a Calma Health client - down regulating/grounding yoga and meditation practices are being created in the app regularly.

Who needs to pay a little more attention to rest recovery here?!

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