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September 3rd, 2025

10 Common Movement Challenges People with Hypermobility Face (And How to Fix Them)

Estimated reading time: 8 minutesI am sure we have all experienced this; you try to stay active and exercise, but despite ‘doing everything right’, you still end up sore, injured, or exhausted.

August 25th, 2025

Why Do People With Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Have Tight Muscles?

Estimated reading time: 8 minutesDo you wake up feeling stiff and achy? Lack of movement overnight can make us feel very stiff in the morning. Maybe your tension increases as the day progresses.

August 18th, 2025

Pilates for Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Safer, Stabilizing Approach

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesYou’ve probably been told to ‘try Pilates’ at some point – maybe by a well-meaning doctor or physio.

August 10th, 2025

The Connection Between Hypermobility, Joint Pain, and Instability

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesJoint pain and instability, including subluxations and dislocations for many people, is probably one of the most challenging aspects of managing symptomatic hypermobility and EDS.

August 4th, 2025

From Struggling to Walk 10 Meters to Walking 2.5km: How The Zebra Club Helped Ian Reclaim His Life with EDS

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesI first met Ian at an EDS UK men’s online movement class during the pandemic.

July 29th, 2025

How to Pace with EDS and Hypermobility: A Gentle Guide from the Community

Estimated reading time: 10 minutesI wish I had learnt about pacing earlier in my health journey.

July 22nd, 2025

EDS, POTS and Brain Fog: Is this normal?

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesI wasn’t aware of the term brain fog until I started working with the chronic illness community 17 years ago.

July 15th, 2025

Scared to Exercise with EDS or hypermobility? You’re Not Alone. Here’s a Safer Way to Start

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesBeing scared to exercise is something I commonly hear about. It makes sense if you have experienced pain or injury in the past.

July 8th, 2025

If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesPillow struggle is a thing. Is there the perfect pillow to hypermobile necks that will help prevent neck and shoulder pain? This is the number one non-movement related question I get emails and questions about.

June 30th, 2025

A Guide for Traveling with EDS & POTS

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesI do a fair amount of travelling. With an Italian husband, I often take short-haul flights to Italy. With my work, the flights tend to be long-haul, largely to the United States.

June 23rd, 2025

Tanya’s Story: How The Zebra Club Transformed My Life with EDS

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesThis is a really beautiful story I’d like to share with you. It’s heartwarming, inspiring, and hopefully, gives us all hope of what we can achieve with the right support and solutions at our fingertips.

June 9th, 2025

Deconditioning in Hypermobility & EDS: It’s Not Just ‘Laziness’

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesHow often do we hear “you’re just deconditioned” – as if that is a personal failing or a lack of effort to maintain our fitness and activity?

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