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Sandy Leo | Health, Fitness, Pilates, Nutrition, Hormones, Chek Practitioner, Lifestyle Coach

17/06/2026

🚨 ACC REPORTS GYM INJURIES NOW EXCEED RUGBY INJURIES! 🚨

Yep… you read that right.

According to reports on the news tonight, accidents and injuries in gyms have now overtaken rugby injuries in New Zealand.

How the hell did we get here? 🤔

Simple.

People are loading weight onto bodies that don’t yet have the mobility, stability, posture, awareness or movement competency to handle it.

And sadly, many trainers are taught little more than:

👉 “Grip here.”
👉 “Give me 10 reps.”
👉 “Two more sets.”

Meanwhile nobody is teaching:

✅ Joint alignment
✅ Core recruitment
✅ Breathing mechanics
✅ Neck and spinal positioning
✅ Active muscle engagement
✅ Postural correction
✅ Movement efficiency

The reality is…

EVERY movement comes from posture.

If your posture is poor, your movement is poor.

If your movement is poor, eventually your body sends you an invoice.

Pain.
Injury.
Frustration.
Lost progress.

I see it every day.

People don’t fail because they’re lazy.

They fail because nobody taught them how to move.

Personally, I’d love to be given a budget and sent around New Zealand to every gym, every trainer and every keen gym-goer to teach:

🔥 HOW TO AVOID ACC 🔥

A practical programme covering movement, posture, breathing, stability and injury prevention before loading the body with weights.

Because prevention will always be cheaper than rehabilitation.

Many people don’t know this, but years ago I was told my future involved:

❌ A back brace
❌ Va**um
❌ Living with pain
❌ Giving up exercise
❌ Considering spinal surgery

That was the accepted pathway.

My response?

“Yeah… nah.”

I took the brace off.

Stopped accepting limitations.

Flew to Phoenix, Arizona and immersed myself in a rehabilitation clinic that was years ahead of its time.

That’s where my journey really began.

Learning how the body actually heals.

Learning posture.

Learning movement.

Learning that the human body is far more powerful than we’ve been taught.

Today I still believe the biggest gap in fitness isn’t motivation…

It’s education.

Move better.
Breathe better.
Align better.

Then load the body.

Not the other way around.

And maybe… just maybe…

We can stop turning gyms into ACC waiting rooms. 😏

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15/06/2026

Pilates frees your body - joints feel freer and body feels stronger and aging becomes more comfortable ✌️❤️

12/06/2026

DON’T LET PAIN, INJURY OR SLOW HEALING INTERFERE WITH LIVING.

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At my Albany studio, clients use Red Light Therapy to support:

✅ Pain and inflammation management
✅ Injury recovery and tissue healing
✅ Joint mobility and muscle recovery
✅ Skin rejuvenation and circulation
✅ Energy and performance
✅ Sleep and nervous system support

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If you’ve been putting up with pain, stiffness, slow recovery, poor sleep, or simply feeling below your best, now is the perfect time to invest in your health and wellbeing.

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