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The Everyday GLOW Show
by GLOW Physio
Welcome to The Everyday GLOW Show with Libby O’Sullivan—physiotherapist, women’s strength coach, and founder of GLOW Physio. This podcast is for everyday women who want to feel good in their bodies, build strength that sticks, and finally make movement part of real life, without the guilt, extremes, or overwhelm.Here Libby shares honest stories, mindset shifts & tools too help you:* Exercise with intention* Create habits that work for you* And move more through your day, without overhauling your lifeSo the you can build a body and mind you trust, 10 minutes at a time.
Episodes
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The Real Reason You Don’t Need a Barbell (Yet)
If you’ve been wondering whether the only way to get stronger is with a barbell, or if you’ve been lifting with a barbell and you’re about to spend some time without one, this episode is for you. Before I headed overseas for four months, I sat down with the women from my GLOW Lift classes to plan...
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Will Fixing Your Posture Fix Your Neck and Shoulder Tension?
"I know why my neck hurts. My posture is terrible." I hear this in clinic all the time, usually from a woman who has just pulled herself bolt upright because she's in the room with a physio. So in this episode I'm answering the question properly: does fixing your posture actually fix neck and...
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The Real Reason Your Workout Is Always the First Thing to Go (and What to Do About It)
If you're a woman in midlife, you train at home, and your workout is always the first thing to go the moment anyone needs anything, this episode is for you. It's also for you if you feel guilty even when nobody has asked you to stop. In this episode, I share two very ordinary moments from my own...
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What ChatGPT Can (and Can't) Tell You About Your Pain
Last week I posted a Reel making fun of the exact moment I know a patient has been asking ChatGPT for a diagnosis. Most people laughed. Then the comments started, and they were far more interesting than the joke. Someone said ChatGPT had solved something four physios had missed. Someone else said...
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Mistakes I Made When I First Started Lifting Weights
Ever look back at how you used to do things and cringe a little? In this episode, I'm taking you back to the gym I joined when I was 17, and every strength training mistake I made without realising it. Treating cardio as the main event. Making every exercise more complicated than it needed to be....
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The Real Reason Your Exercise Routine Falls Apart the Moment Your Schedule Changes
If your exercise routine has ever fallen apart the moment your schedule changed, you've probably told yourself it's a time problem. It's not. In this episode, I'm putting myself to the test. We're a few weeks out from four months away as a family, completely out of our normal environment, and I'm...
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Let's Get Puffed: The Truth About Cardio, Cortisol and the Gap Strength Training Doesn't Fill
Does pushing your intensity in a workout spike your cortisol and stop you losing weight? It's one of the questions I get asked more than almost any other, and this week I'm giving you the actual evidence behind it. In this episode, I'm walking through what's really happening in your body during...
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The Most Underrated Tool in Strength Training (and in Life)
If you've been doing the work but you're not totally sure it's working, or why it's not, this one's for you. I don't think there's anything wrong with the women who feel stuck. In almost every case, there's one thing missing: tracking. Not tracking everything. Not tracking nothing. Tracking the...
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You're Not Meant to Stay the Same Woman, and your training isn’t either.
The secret to a sixty year marriage has nothing to do with marriage. I heard it at a wedding last week and haven't stopped thinking about it since. This week's episode is about something I see constantly in the women I work with - We extend enormous grace to the people we love when their needs...
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Why Your Balance Isn't Just Bad (And Why It's Worth Working On)
Ever told yourself you've "just always had bad balance"? Today I'm challenging that belief, because balance isn't a trait you're stuck with. It's a skill built from several systems working together, and every one of them can be trained. In this episode, I break down what balance actually is...
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I Got It Wrong: Why Knowing Your Exercise Personality Isn't Enough
I built a framework a couple of years ago called the Consistency Code, based on identifying your exercise personality type. And I got it wrong. Not the types themselves, but the idea that knowing your type was the whole answer. In this episode I walk through what I was missing, and the two extra...
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Why Muscle Soreness Doesn’t Mean What you Think it Means
Do you judge a workout by how sore you are the next day? In this episode, I'm pulling apart two beliefs about muscle soreness that both get it wrong: that soreness means a workout worked, and that soreness means you've done something wrong. I'll explain what's actually happening in your muscles...
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The Real Reasons You're Stalling on Strength Training at Home.
Before my free Strong At Home workshop, I asked women registering one simple question: what's the one thing that's confusing you, worrying you, or stopping you when it comes to strength training at home? I got dozens of honest replies, and they all landed in one of three places. How can I make…
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5 Mistakes Women Make When They Start Strength Training In A Gym
Most gym advice wasn't written for a woman starting out in her 40s or 50s. In this episode, physio Libby breaks down the five mistakes she sees most often when women begin strength training in a gym, from having a list of exercises instead of a real plan, to letting the room decide the workout....
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PT, Classes, Gym, or Home? The Real Pros and Cons of Every Strength Training Option
You know you should be strength training. You're just not sure which way to do it. In this episode, Libby breaks down the four main ways women actually strength train, personal training, group classes, a generic gym, and home training, and weighs up the honest pros and cons of each. Inside this...
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How Long Does a Strength Session Actually Need to Be to Count?
Is ten minutes a day really enough to build strength? In this episode, Libby breaks down why she uses the ten-minute number, why it's never actually been about the clock, and what genuinely determines whether a session counts. She unpacks the real guidelines for strength training over forty…
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Do You Need to Warm Up Before Strength Training?
If you've ever pressed play and launched straight into your session - or spent 20 minutes stretching before you've done a single squat - this episode is for you. The honest answer to this question is: it depends. And in this episode I give you the framework to figure out exactly what your warm up...
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You've just been told you have low bone density. Here's What That Actually Means.
If you've recently been told your bone density is lower than it should be - or you're starting to wonder whether anyone has even checked - this episode is for you. In this episode, I break down what an osteopenia diagnosis actually means, why the picture most of us have in our heads is outdated,...
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Why "Just Be Consistent" Is Useless Advice for Women With Full Lives
"Just be consistent" — possibly the most well-meaning but useless advice ever given to a woman with a full life. In this episode, Libby unpacks why inconsistency isn't a discipline problem - it's a cost-benefit problem. And once you understand the equation your brain is running every time you...
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How Long Does It Actually Take to Lose Your Strength When You Take a Break?
If you've ever had a break from training — planned or unplanned — and come back convinced you've lost everything, this episode is for you. This week I'm answering one of the questions I get asked most often: how long does it actually take to lose your strength when you stop training? And the…
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Losing weight? Here's what's actually happening to your muscle
If you're a woman in a weight loss phase right now — whether that's with the help of a GLP-1 medication or not — this episode is worth your time. Because there's a part of this conversation that most women are still missing. More women are understanding that protecting their muscle matters during...
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A Little Done Often" Isn't just "Better Than Nothing" - It Might Actually Be Better, Full Stop
If you’ve ever been told that short workouts are “better than nothing” - this episode is going to reframe that completely. In this episode, I’m making the case that a little bit often isn’t just a convenient way to fit exercise into a busy life. It’s actually a solid physiological strategy. And...
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The Hard Truth Women Need to Hear About Consistency
Today’s episode is about the one thing that actually defines consistency. Not the ability to never stop. The ability to come back. In this episode: Why falling off isn’t a character flaw - it’s most often a human response to a disrupted routine Why beating yourself up feels productive but is...
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New Strength Training Guidelines Have Been Released - Here's What You Need to Know
The resistance training guidelines just changed - and the headline finding is one I've been waiting years to be able to say out loud: we've been massively overcomplicating this. In this episode I break down what the new ACSM position stand actually means for everyday women, cut through the...
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Why Joining a Gym Wasn't the Answer
If you've ever joined a gym, been handed a program, done exactly what you were told - and still felt completely lost… this episode is for you. In this episode, I unpack why the most common introduction to strength training leaves so many women able to follow a program but unable to own one. And…
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How to Choose the Right Weight - and What Most Women Get This Wrong
Ever stood in front of a set of dumbbells wondering if you’ve picked the “right” weight? In this episode, I break down exactly how to choose a weight that actually helps you get stronger — without second-guessing yourself or risking injury. We cover: The 2 biggest mistakes women make when…
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Am I doing this right? How to know if your exercise form is good enough (without someone watching you)
If you’ve ever avoided weights because you’re worried you’re doing it wrong… or you constantly second guess yourself mid-exercise — “is this right?”, “should I be feeling this here?” — this episode is for you. In this episode, I break down how to actually know if your form is “good enough” —...
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"Just Walk and Do Pilates" - But Is That Actually Enough?
If you’ve ever been told to “just walk and do Pilates” - and something about that has felt a little bit restrictive - this episode is for you. In this episode, we unpack why this advice is often well-meaning and appropriate in the early stages… but can leave women stuck in an “in-between” space...
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Clicking, Tight or Painful? How to Keep Training With Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain is one of the biggest reasons women stop strength training. But here’s the problem… not all shoulder pain is the same. In this episode, I break down the 3 most common types of shoulder pain I see as a physiotherapist - and what each one means for your workouts. We cover: • Why tight...
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The Two Real Reasons Exercise Consistency Feels So Hard
If you’ve ever told yourself: “I just need to be more consistent with exercise…” This episode might change the way you think about that completely. In this episode, Libby explores the two most common reasons women struggle with exercise consistency - and why the problem often isn’t discipline at...
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3 Reasons Lifting Heavy Might Not Be For You (Yet)
If you’ve been told to lift heavy for your bones… but your pelvic floor, back or hips have other ideas, this one’s for you. In this episode I unpack: • Why heavy lifting became the message for women (and whether it needs to be your goal at all)• Three reasons why you might not be ready to lift...
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Why I Never Strength Train for More Than 20 Minutes
I’m a physio of 20+ years — and I almost never strength train for more than 20 minutes. In this episode, I break down: ✔ Why duration doesn’t determine results✔ The science behind shorter, more frequent sessions✔ The law of diminishing returns in strength training✔ Why recovery matters more than...
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What’s In My 40–30–20–10 Daily Stack
In this episode, I’m sharing the simple system I’ve built to stop negotiating with myself every day. It started with a conversation about reward charts and intrinsic motivation for my kids… and ended with me realising I need scaffolding too. Enter: my 40–30–20–10 daily stack. 40 minutes...
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Why Stretching Isn’t Fixing Your Pain (and What Actually Might)
If you’ve ever had a niggle or ache and immediately felt the urge to stretch it, this episode is for you. Stretching is instinctive. When something hurts, we want to reproduce the sensation, understand it, and fix it. And for many women, pain also comes with guilt: “it’s probably my fault, I...
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How to Fit Strength Training In When You’re Already Exercising
You already know strength training is important — but you’re also already running, swimming, walking, or doing Pilates or yoga. And fitting strength training in feels like it would mean changing your whole week. In this episode, Libby breaks down how to make strength training work without giving…
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Find It Harder to Exercise at Home than in a Class? This Is Why
If you’ve ever thought “I just don’t stick to exercise unless I’m in a class or with a PT” - this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, I explain why exercising at home often feels harder than exercising in a class, and why it has nothing to do with motivation, discipline, or willpower.…
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The Cold Hard Truth About Back and Neck Pain As We Get Older
The cold hard truth about back and neck pain as we get older? It’s often not something you “fix” once and never deal with again; It’s something you learn to manage well. In this episode, I explain the difference between acute pain vs persistent/recurrent pain, what happens to our spines as we…
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How to Build Strength in 2026 Without Ever Setting Foot in a Gym
Want to get stronger in 2026 but have zero desire to step foot in a gym? In this episode of the Everyday Glow Show, Libby breaks down exactly how to build real, sustainable strength at home- without fancy equipment, long workouts, or gym intimidation. Drawing on 20 years as a physiotherapist and...
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The Minimum Viable Practice That Will Save Your Routine
Your MVPs isn’t your most valuable player… Although perhaps it should be. It’s actually your ‘Minimum Viable Practice’. And it’s the tool that will save your consistency when your days and weeks turn messy. MVPs are: Not workouts. Not challenges. Not “being perfect.” Just the smallest, simplest...
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How to KNOW Your Strength Program Is Working (Especially When You Can’t See It Yet)
How do you really know if your strength training is working, especially when you can’t see physical changes yet? This week, We dive into: • Why “enjoying the process” isn’t about fun; it’s about feeling successful• The psychological reason measurable progress keeps us going • 3 evidence-based…
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Are you Ready to Finish the Year Strong?
If you’ve ever felt the pressure to “smash December,” or found yourself in the all-or-nothing trap of I’ll just start fresh in January, this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air. You’ll learn: • Why “finishing strong” feeds perfectionism and self-sabotage• How to set realistic Movement…
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Perimenopause Doesn’t Need a Life Overhaul — Just These 3 Shifts
Feeling bombarded by advice about hormones, cortisol, and perimenopause? You’re not imagining it - the internet starts yelling the second you Google anything about midlife health. Suddenly, you’re told it’s impossible to build muscle, dangerous to raise cortisol, and that you need a new identity...
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What Equipment You Actually Need to Strength Train at Home
A client said to me this week, “I want to start training at home, but I don’t have the right equipment - I don’t want to do it if it’s not worthwhile.” Sound familiar? Here’s the truth: equipment is just a tool, not the system. You don’t need a full home gym to get results. You need a structure…
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What Most Women Get Wrong About Core Strength (and What to Do Instead)
Do you actually have a strong core? Most women assume the answer lies in how flat their stomach is, how long they can hold a plank, or whether their back hurts. But the truth is, none of those things tell the full story. In this episode, we unpack what your core really is (hint: it’s more than...
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Fear of Cortisol Is Keeping Women Stuck
Every week, I hear women say they’ve quit HIIT or lifting heavy because they don’t want to “spike cortisol.” But here’s the truth: cortisol isn’t bad. It’s your body’s built-in get-up-and-go system. The problem isn’t that it rises; it’s when it never comes back down. In this episode, I unpack…
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Good Posture Is Overrated: Focus on This Instead
If you’ve ever blamed your posture for your sore neck or tight shoulders, this episode might just change how you think about your body. In this week’s Everyday GLOW Show, I explain why pain and stiffness aren’t signs of “bad posture”; they’re signs of stillness. You’ll learn why even perfect...
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How Much Exercise Does It Take to Outweigh a Day of Sitting?
This week we unpack the truth about sitting - and why even the fittest among us can’t out-exercise stillness. You’ll hear two stories that perfectly capture how our daily movement patterns have changed over the past century, and what that means for our strength, metabolism, and long-term health....
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Walking Isn’t Enough — The Truth About Bone Health After 40
Bone health might sound like something you’ll deal with “later”… but what your bones need most actually happens now. In this episode, I’m breaking down why walking, yoga, or Pilates alone may not be enough to protect your bones long-term — and what to do instead. You’ll learn how strength…
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Do you really need a gym to get results?
In this episode of the Everyday GLOW Show, I’m breaking down one of the biggest mindset blocks I see in women trying to start (or restart) strength training: the idea that if you’re not lifting heavy in a gym, it doesn’t count. Here’s the truth: consistency matters more than location or load.…
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Can You Slim Down a Body Part With Strength Training?
Can You Slim Down a Body Part With Strength Training? Ever found yourself asking: “How do I tone my arms?” or “Will this machine shrink my inner thighs?” You’re not alone — but the truth might surprise you. In this episode, I break down one of the biggest fitness myths: spot reduction. You’ll…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Everyday GLOW Show with Libby O’Sullivan—physiotherapist, women’s strength coach, and founder of GLOW Physio. This podcast is for everyday women who want to feel good in their bodies, build strength that sticks, and finally make movement part of real life, without the guilt, extremes, or overwhelm.Here Libby shares honest stories, mindset shifts & tools too help you:* Exercise with intention* Create habits that work for you* And move more through your day, without overhauling your lifeSo the you can build a body and mind you trust, 10 minutes at a time.
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GLOW Physio
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Welcome to The Everyday GLOW Show with Libby O’Sullivan—physiotherapist, women’s strength coach, and founder of GLOW Physio. This podcast is for everyday women who want to feel good in their bodies, build strength that sticks, and finally make movement part of real life, without the guilt,...
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