Your Peak Potential

Your Peak Potential For active 40+ humans who want to stay capable and adventurous without the cycle of push, pain and forced rest. We don’t “fix” you.

We help active humans 40+ move freely, manage stress, and stay wild - for life, sport, and adventure. 🏃‍♀️⛰️

Our root-cause movement + recovery coaching blends nervous-system science, breath, and smarter training to fix what’s really driving your pain or fatigue, not just the symptoms. We teach you how your body works, how stress and tension shape movement, and how to rebuild calm, strength, and

balance from the ground up. Your Peak Potential is led by me, Julie, a movement and recovery coach and Phil, a running and foot-function specialist. Together we help you reconnect to your body so you can keep doing the things you love, without fear of breaking down.

One of the most common things I hear from active women in their 40s and 50s is: "I just assumed it was my age."• The sor...
15/06/2026

One of the most common things I hear from active women in their 40s and 50s is:
"I just assumed it was my age."

• The sore back.
• The stiff hips.
• The aching feet.
• The energy that doesn't seem to bounce back like it used to.

The thing is, sometimes age is part of the picture.
But often what surprises people is how much can still improve.

Not because they found the perfect exercise.
Not because they started training harder.
But because they stopped assuming the problem was inevitable.

I was talking to someone recently who had spent years accepting that certain aches and pains were simply part of getting older.

• She'd was stretching daily
• Doing Strength work.
• Having Massages

What changed wasn't finding another tool.
It was becoming curious again.

Instead of asking:
"How do I put up with this?"
She started asking:
"Is this actually normal?”

Those are very different questions.

I've seen people return to hiking holidays they thought were out of reach.
Get back to running after years of stop-start injuries.
Feel stronger and more confident on uneven ground.
Train consistently without feeling like they're constantly managing niggles.

Not because they've found a way to stop ageing.
Because they've stopped assuming every symptom is caused by it.

If you've ever caught yourself saying:
"It's probably just my age..."
it might be worth asking:
"How do I know?"

I've put together a free guide for active midlife women who are starting to wonder whether some of the things they've accepted might be more changeable than they realise.

Comment GUIDE below and I'll send it over.

I thought I'd fixed my hamstrings years ago.When I first started running longer distances, my hamstrings were always the...
13/06/2026

I thought I'd fixed my hamstrings years ago.

When I first started running longer distances, my hamstrings were always the first thing to complain.

They felt tight.
Sore.
Tired.

So I stretched them.
That didn't seem to help much.

The next explanation was that they were weak.
So I strengthened them.

And to be fair, they got stronger.
Much stronger.

Job done.

Or so I thought.

The funny thing is, over the years I did the same thing with lots of body parts.

Strengthen the core.
Strengthen the glutes.
Strengthen the hip flexors.
Strengthen whatever the latest article said runners needed.

And yet I still ended up dealing with back problems and other recurring niggles.

It took me a long time to realise something.

A muscle being strong doesn't mean your body knows how to use that strength when you're walking, running or moving through everyday life.

I could demonstrate hamstring strength.
But that didn't mean my hamstrings were doing their actual job when I ran.
They're not the same thing.

In fact, one of the things I've noticed recently is that as my running has changed, my hamstrings are finally being asked to do more of the job they were designed to do.

The strength was already there.
The difference is that now they're actually being used.

That's why I spend less time worrying about whether a muscle is strong enough and more time asking:

"Is the body actually using the strength it already has?"

Because sometimes the problem isn't a lack of strength.
It's that the strength never makes it into the movement.

Have you ever strengthened something, only to find the original problem never really went away?

Bolton Ironman is done for another year. Some of you will still be buzzing.Some will be thinking:"Never again."And some ...
10/06/2026

Bolton Ironman is done for another year.

Some of you will still be buzzing.
Some will be thinking:
"Never again."
And some will already be wondering what's next.

If that's you, here's something worth thinking about.
If your goal isn't just getting over the finish line.
If the goal is building a body that can keep saying yes to challenges for years to come.

One that recovers well enough to enjoy the journey as much as the event itself.
One that doesn't need constant maintenance.
One that you trust.

That means paying attention to the things your body is telling you along the way.
The knee you taped up.
The Achilles that's been grumbling.
The hip that's "fine once you get going."
Most people see those as things to manage.
Something to push through until race day.

But often they're clues.
Signs that something underneath isn't working as well as it could.

Not because you're getting old.
Not because you're broken.

But often they're clues.
Signs that your body is having to work harder than it should.
The same areas keep picking up the slack.
The same tissues keep taking the load.
Until eventually they start complaining.

The people I work with aren't usually looking for one good race.
They're looking for a lifetime of adventures.

So if Ironman has got you thinking about what's next, maybe the question isn't:
"What event should I do next?"

Maybe it's:
"What kind of body do I want to take into the next one?"

Wet, wild, hilly run today... and it was great.I only saw one other group.Other than that, it was just me and the sheep....
07/06/2026

Wet, wild, hilly run today... and it was great.

I only saw one other group.
Other than that, it was just me and the sheep.

After a busy and slightly challenging couple of weeks, I finally felt like I was getting back to myself again.

So I absolutely loved today.

I took some tunes.

Had a sing into the wind.

A bit of a dance.

Chatted to the sheep.

And came back looking like a drowned rat.

What's not to love
🧡 😀 🏃‍♀️

Yesterday's run was only 6.5 miles.But it felt much harder than it should have.A few years ago I wouldn't have understoo...
01/06/2026

Yesterday's run was only 6.5 miles.
But it felt much harder than it should have.

A few years ago I wouldn't have understood that.
I'd have tortured myself thinking:

"My fitness has gone."
"I've had a few days off."
"I must be going backwards."

Now?

I was expecting it to feel tough.

Life had been a bit expensive this week.
Just unplanned life stuff.
And your body doesn't know the difference between training load and life load.

In fact, sometimes the life stuff hits harder.

Training has a start and finish.

Life can just keep going.

So I headed out knowing it wasn't going to be a record breaker.
I wanted to feel the sun on my face.
The wind on my skin.
See the hills.
Listen to some chilled tunes.

I packed a snack.
Took a drink.
Not because I needed them for 6.5 miles.

Because I didn't want to add any more cost.

The interesting thing was my legs felt fine.
No soreness.
No heaviness.

But It felt harder to get up the hills.
It was harder than usual to stay in the lower heart rate zones.

So I didn't force it.
I let it drift up a bit.
Walked more.
Paused more.

Backed off before it became a fight.

And it was great.
Not because it fixed anything.
My system is still carrying the cost of this week.

But because I worked with that reality instead of fighting it.
The most powerful thing running has taught me isn't how to push harder.

It's knowing when it's smart to push...
and when it's smarter to back off.

29/05/2026

Well Bank holiday weekend and the Lake District two scenarios, mountains full of crazy sunburnt tourists or peace and quite we opted for the latter, We plotted our route which we knew would be busy at the start in Grassmere and it was!!! But that soon became apparent that we had chosen well avoiding the tourist routes, Hot was not the word Scouching☀️was the word of the day even with an early start. Here’s our route: loop - 25.25miles - 2064metres vertical elevation.
Weather - Clear - Sunny 31C , The Crowds at Langstrath Beck was a sight and the conveyer of very red sun burnt people that we could see from the opposite path was in real
Grassmere, Silver How, Chapel Stile, Black crags
Langdale Combe, Stake Pass, High raise out and back Lining Crag, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag and back to Grassmere

I hear this a lot:“It’s not stopping me.”*The tight calf.*The stiff back.*The shoulder that keeps grumbling.*Feeling exh...
28/05/2026

I hear this a lot:
“It’s not stopping me.”

*The tight calf.
*The stiff back.
*The shoulder that keeps grumbling.
*Feeling exhausted until the second coffee kicks in.
*Needing exercise to finally feel human.

Because technically… they can still train.

What often gets missed is this:

Long before an injury stops you, the body usually stops bouncing back properly.

Little niggles stay around longer.
Muscles feel tight all the time.
You feel flat unless you override it.
Small problems keep returning instead of fully settling.

Most people think this is just normal training.
But it's a sign your body is carrying more load than it is recovering from.

And eventually, something bigger usually forces the issue.

Recovery is not just whether your legs feel OK by tomorrow.

It is your body being able to train, work and live…
without slowly ending up stuck in the same stop-start cycle.

That 3pm crash isn’t random.You’re fine all morning.Focused. Productive. Getting things done.Then mid-afternoon hits:• y...
19/05/2026

That 3pm crash isn’t random.

You’re fine all morning.
Focused. Productive. Getting things done.

Then mid-afternoon hits:

• you crash
• you crave sugar
• you feel wired but tired

For a lot of women, the morning looks like this:

• coffee
• straight into the day
• another coffee
• still no food

…and suddenly it’s 2pm.

There’s a lot of talk about intermittent fasting.
And it can be helpful.

But for women, it’s more nuanced.
Our systems are more sensitive to:

• circadian rhythm (time of day)
• hormonal shifts
• and overall load across the day

👉 so timing matters

If you don’t fuel in the morning, your body creates energy another way.

👉 by increasing stress hormones to keep you going

So yes… you feel fine at first.

But you’re running on:

• cortisol
• adrenaline
• caffeine

And the bill comes later:

• the crash
• the cravings
• feeling wired at night
• weight around the middle
• niggles that keep coming back

You already understand this with training.

Fuel early… or pay for it later.

Your day works the same way.

If you don’t fuel it…

👉 your body will keep you going
👉 you just won’t recover from it

Ever noticed this in your own day?

If you’re curious, there’s some good work on this from Stacy Sims around fasting and active women.

Such a good day today at the Kokoro - Festival of Health, Wellbeing & Spirit Festival 😊Met so many interesting people an...
16/05/2026

Such a good day today at the Kokoro - Festival of Health, Wellbeing & Spirit Festival 😊
Met so many interesting people and had some really eye-opening conversations.

One of the biggest things people noticed on the stand was this:

👉 you can feel “fine”
while your system underneath is still over-revving.

Using live nervous system tracking, I was able to show people in real time:

• how much hidden stress and tension the body can carry
• how quickly the system can sometimes shift with the right input
• and how those patterns connect to things like poor sleep, tightness, recurring niggles, feeling wired, fatigue and aches and pains

For some people the biggest surprise was:

“How different I feel after just a few minutes.”

For others it was:

“I didn’t realise how hard my system finds it to properly switch off.”

Both are useful.

Because awareness is where change starts.

I’ll be back there again tomorrow running:
👉 short reset sessions with live tracking

If you’re thinking of coming along, there’s loads happening across the weekend.

Classes, workshops, talks, treatments, breathwork, movement, sound healing and more.

Come and say hello 😊

Fancy joining a short workshop on why your body stays tight, sore or overloaded even when you’re doing all the right thi...
14/05/2026

Fancy joining a short workshop on why your body stays tight, sore or overloaded even when you’re doing all the right things?

Its a practical movement and recovery workshop - Festival of Health, Wellbeing & Spirit this saturday at Saturday 1.30pm.

This workshop is all about why so many active people still end up:
• tight
• sore
• overloaded
• or stuck in recurring niggles

…even when they’re exercising, stretching, strengthening and “doing all the right things”.

I’ll be exploring:
👉 why it’s not just your age
👉 how the intensity of modern life changes the way the body moves and responds
👉 why simply getting stronger doesn’t always change the pattern underneath
👉 and how the body can quietly stay stuck in “go mode” without us realising

We’ll do a few simple movement and awareness experiments so you can actually feel how this shows up in your own body.

You can still get tickets... A whoel day pass is only £8.50 and that includes access to all the workshops and talks!

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