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Maximise Physiotherapy, Exercise Consultancy & Movement Specialists

At Maximise Physiotherapy there is over 20 years experience of working with clients suffering from all different types of neuromusculoskeletal problems and injuries. By initially establishing the cause of the problem we help non sporting, as well as sporting people, of all ages and abilities, recover from acute or chronic problems. We also help athletes from recreational to elite level, from primary age to post retiral age improve their sporting performance!

05/09/2026

Are you progressing like you want to?

If not, it could be that you are not lifting heavy enough!

If you are lifting weights and it feels:
😳easy
😳effortless
😳you could do more
 😳you are completing your sets easily

….then you need to lift a little bit heavier!

Girls you will not become bulky, just toned, stronger and feel good!

You need to really challenge yourself with your weights💪🏽

It should be difficult to complete your sets.. 🥵…not 😃

Don’t be scared to try a heavier weight!

Let me know if you do!

29/08/2026

The most important thing when starting to strength train and lift weights, is that you learn to move well with body weight only initially.

Here are a few key principles that you can apply across the board to all exercises.

✨Relaxed feet on the ground
✨Foot/knee/hip/shoulder stay in a line
✨Maintain a central axis
✨Keep head to tailbone in a
straight line

Learning these ➡️add weight➡️keep progressing ➡️achieve good results➡️ less chance of injury😊💪🏽

21/08/2026

5 years after having both my hips replaced and it still feels amazing to be able to run!

So thankful every time😀

I don’t think I would be able to run and do as much as I do in the gym if I had not rehabbed after surgery with all the movement work, practiced getting strong from the inside out and tissue work.
Often this is not a path that would be taken after joint replacement.

Also I could not have done it without help from .projectyou with my running mechanics👏👏

13/08/2026

“Learn to Move Better to Get More Out of Your Gym Sessions,Sport and Life!”

Sometimes people think that learning to move better is for ”new people” in gym but it is actually for anyone and, arguably, everyone!

Not big fancy moves but small changes that make massive differences to your ability to lift more and perform better😊💪🏽


11/08/2026

Getting stronger doesn’t always mean lifting big weights!

It is important that we are strong “from the inside out” so sometimes this means smaller weights are enough to challenge the muscles that we are wanting to work!

In the same session today I was pressing a 40kg Barbell but then also drop catching a 3kg Dumbbell!

Both were challenging and both working shoulders,deep stability systems (“core”) and full body but with different goals.

Good programs should always address all areas, different movement patterns and different muscle actions.

Thank you .projectyou 😊💪🏽

# move well

30/07/2026

Are you putting in the work but not seeing the results?

The way you move could be a big reason.

I saw this movement pattern in the gym again today….

If you are:
✨putting in the work by going to the gym
✨choosing great exercises like lunges for your legs and glutes
✨working as hard as you can

…then you would expect to see progress….

…BUT…if you then move like this, you will not see progress..

…and you will more likely start to experience knee pain/back pain.

Learn to move better and see and feel the difference!

27/07/2026

Modifying an exercise can help progress it eventually!

✨Hopefully this will work!

✨Goal: To do more than 4 pull ups and not dread them when you see them in the program!!

✨If you struggle with pull ups too, try this modification!

✨Eccentric pull ups: Jump to the top position and slowly lower yourself down…repeat 3x6reps.

Thank you .projectyou

17/07/2026

Are you using “cheat movement patterns”?

If this is how you would do these ball circles, then yes you are!

This is a great exercise for upper zone/shoulder stability and central/trunk stability(“core”)….

…But….if you are clasping your hands, like this, then you are getting most of your stability from “fixing” with your grip and not from your upper and central stability zones.

You are then not getting as much as you think out of the exercise.

Learn more on the in person workshops about “fixing behaviour”!
It is so common and means you are not working what you think you are working!

First workshop on 13th August

Message me for further information!

14/07/2026

Do you curl like this?

Learning the principles of how to move better will…

✨mean that you do not do dumbbell curls like most of the above!

✨mean that you know how to lift properly in the gym

✨give you confidence that you know what you are doing in the gym and any classes

✨reduce chance of injury

06/07/2026

This looks a strange exercise!

Give it a try!

See if you are using the ground to drive your movement in your sport, training,life!

You should be!

If you cannot keep your central axis and your foot on the ground, then you are not using your feet to drive your movement! It is not a balance issue!

Learning to move better allows:

✨More effective and efficient training
✨Better form/techniques in gym
✨Better liftting
✨Better outcomes
✨Less chance of injury
✨More confidence in daily life and in gym/exercise and training

In person workshops coming soon.

Comment 💪🏽for details about the workshop.


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