The Australian Women's Weekly

The power of micro-movement

oes your back twinge when you stack the dishwasher? A neck niggle when you drive? While minor complaints might not significantly affect your quality of life right now, “If ignored, they could snowball into a bigger problem,” says Hazel Anderson, UK-based women’s health specialist at Six Physio Chelsea. As we age, we become more prone to creaky joints, stubborn injuries and damaging falls – but it doesn’t have to be all downhill. Nor does keeping our bodies on track require lots of effort. Performed within

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