The right footwear depends on your feet, health conditions, walking surface, balance and goals. This guide explains supportive shoes, barefoot shoes, transition advice and how to choose what works for you.

The full Conscious Walking guide includes posture and gait cues, the 10-minute walking awareness practice, safety guidance, a checklist and a 4-week challenge.

Conscious Walking is a simple way to make walking more useful. Instead of walking on autopilot, learn how to notice posture, gait, breathing, foot placement and surroundings.

July’s Heart Mag is a practical summer self-care check-in covering alcohol, heat, mood and heart health. Learn how to adapt exercise safely, review alcohol habits, protect mental wellbeing, and keep routines steady.

Want to join or refer someone to My Movement Medicine? This guide explains who the sessions are for, how self-referral works, what healthcare professionals can include, and how to book a trial session.

Sex and intimacy after a heart diagnosis can feel worrying, but many people can return safely once their condition is stable. This guide explains when to seek advice, what symptoms to watch for, medication cautions, and how to rebuild confidence gradually.

Warm weather can make exercise feel harder, especially with heart conditions, diabetes, respiratory problems or other long-term conditions. This guide explains how to stay active safely, adjust intensity, manage hydration and recognise warning signs.

June’s Heart Mag is about connection and heart health. With the World Cup sweepstake underway, several June awareness days, and community exercise continuing to grow, this month’s guide looks at how small points of connection can support movement, confidence, health checks, and routine. Includes a connected summer plan, key June awareness days, May health guide links, and two SMART challenges.

Meditation isn’t a replacement for cardiac rehab or lifestyle basics — but evidence suggests it may help as an adjunct, particularly for stress, mood, sleep and blood pressure. This guide explains what the research suggests (including AHA guidance), who it helps most, how to do a minimum effective 10-minute practice, and a practical “calm + walk” routine with SMART challenges.

Heart Mag - May 2026 focuses on blood pressure — one of the biggest “silent” risk factors we can improve with routine. This post shares a simple BP-friendly plan: how to check properly without obsession, walking most days (talk but not sing), strength training twice per week, salt/food default swaps, and recovery habits that keep you consistent. Includes a realistic weekly template and two SMART challenges.

Returning to work after ill health often triggers boom-and-bust cycles. This guide gives a practical plan: Green/Amber/Red energy mapping, three simple boundaries, a “minimum that counts” routine, and a repeatable weekly template so you rebuild capacity without setbacks.

April is Stress Awareness Month. This Heart Mag issue shares a calm, repeatable plan for heart health: 3 anchors (day starter, movement minimum, evening close), a realistic weekly template, and two SMART challenges for April. It also links back to March’s guides on walking, resistance bands, the clock change, and reducing doomscrolling.

Exercise after cardiac surgery should be structured, gradual, and confidence-building. This guide explains why Phase 3 cardiac rehab is the best next step, how to structure safe sessions (warm-up, main phase, cool-down), how hard it should feel (talk but not sing), when to stop, and an 8-week walking progression using FITT principles (progress one variable at a time).

Exercise after a heart attack should be structured, gradual, and confidence-building. This guide explains NSTEMI vs STEMI basics, why Phase 3 cardiac rehab is the gold standard, how to structure safe sessions (warm-up, conditioning, cool-down), how hard it should feel (talk but not sing), when to stop, and an 8-week walking plan using FITT principles (progress one variable at a time).

Can music help in cardiac rehabilitation? This guide looks at the research behind music in exercise and coronary heart disease, explains how My Movement Medicine playlists are structured from warm-up to cool-down, and includes key studies on adherence, self-efficacy, and exercise experience.

Resistance bands are a simple, affordable way to build strength at home with controlled effort. This post explains how to use the Push + Pull band plans, how hard it should feel (talk test + Borg RPE), how to structure 2–3 sessions/week, and how to progress safely without overdoing it.

Happy New Year from My Movement Medicine. If you’re working on your heart health in 2026, you don’t need a dramatic reset, you need small steady habits. Start with 10 to 20 minutes a day at a comfortable to moderate effort, then build a simple 12 week routine with strength, cardio, and mobility. If you’d like support, you’re welcome to join us in person or online, free trial options available.

Over the past two years, My Movement Medicine has grown from a small Phase 4 cardiac rehab class into a supportive community that helps people build strength, confidence, and long-term health. Today, I’m excited to share an important milestone: My Movement Medicine is now officially a Community Interest Company (CIC). Becoming a CIC means the service is formally recognised as a non-profit organisation created to benefit the community. It strengthens our mission to deliver saf

If you’ve had a pacemaker, ICD, S-ICD, or CRT device fitted, careful movement and progressive return to activity are key for safe recovery. In the first 4–6 weeks avoid heavy lifting and overhead arm use on the implant side, keep your wound protected, and gradually build walking and light activity. Long term, most people can enjoy moderate exercise (Borg RPE 9–13) with only a few restrictions.

Professional, friendly guidance to help you enjoy tennis safely and confidently. Why tennis? Tennis mixes rhythmic aerobic movement with balance, agility, coordination and reaction time—great for heart health and overall fitness. Doubles is typically moderate intensity , while singles can reach vigorous levels; research classifies doubles ≈ 4.5–6.0 METs and singles ≈ ~8.0 METs (higher demand). At a moderate effort you should be able to talk but not sing (the “talk test”)