Health is a key to resilience. However, good health can be one of the hardest things to maintain in prison.
This section is dedicated to different aspects of physical and mental health, from exercises and yoga, to strategies for dealing with trauma, providing health inspiration and guidance for people trying to keep healthy inside the challenging setting of prison.

I was incarcerated during COVID. I was transferred to Brisbane Correctional Centre for 1 week and then moved to Woodford Correctional Centre for 4 years.
This is your chance to focus on yourself, take control of your fitness, and to empower your journey one step at a time.
It is human nature to screw up. It is how we learn, adapt and grow. This does not excuse causing harm to others, but it is an important thing to remember when we think about our mistakes.

Recipes submitted from prison, designed to be made with equipment people have access to and with ingredients that can be bought inside.

This month we will be looking at two exercises that target all of your muscle groups but can be used at various speeds, reps and intensity.

If you’re getting joint pains because of not moving around much then try this routine, which will stretch all your muscles and make you feel better. You don’t need much time or space to do it but it can make a big difference.

Sadness. Stress. Fear. These emotions feel like they are swallowing us whole. When we feel these emotions, it is hard to see anything other than the feeling, especially when in prison. Every emotion has a message behind it.

If you are looking to build a healthy body and peaceful mind, try these yoga postures which use your wall as support.

When it comes to exercise, we often focus on the movement – the squats, lunges, and bicep curls. But there’s another type of exercise that deserves some recognition: holding positions, also known as isometric exercises.

Today, I sat down with Sarah Brown from She Is Not Your Rehab to discuss intergenerational trauma and the healing work she does with her husband, Matt Brown.

Where the Plank focused mainly on the abdominals, the Side Plank focuses on the obliques (the muscles that are located on the sides of the midsection of the abdomen). Training this muscle will strengthen the core and also plays an important role in averting back pain.

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