Perhaps the first full time away from home, and the thought of University, freedom and fun might be on your mind

The example age demographics of physiotherapy / Life stages series revisit

A good few years ago (well four to be precise), Life Made Simple Physiotherapy prepared some ‘life-stages’ blogs to focus on age ranges. They were fun, and revisiting these, one grabbed my attention as many will be heading off to university and higher education in September 2025. The content is still very pertinent to those studying away, either as ‘Freshers’, or returning again in their second (or more) year.

If the app what3words were to give a possible location for this age range it might be: Fun.Freedom.Exploring

The world is your oyster, and this first life junction might take you from school to higher education, work, apprenticeship, travel, parenthood…well this list is indeed endless. There is potentially so much opportunity, but also a lot of physical change.

Social scene might be buzzing

We appreciate that it might be early days in any career you start to focus on, and hopefully you have some views on which way you want to go and how you will make your fortune…or be comfortable at least. Sure, your social scene might be buzzing and that all needs to be paid for but taking a bit of time and effort to maintain your health and mobility at this younger age is vital. Sport that was enjoyed at school may take a back seat due to the demands of work and study; however, keeping fit and agile really can count.

Weave into your new daily routine

But in these transitional years, usually with changed environments such as work or university, what can you do?

Things that you can think about and weave into your new daily routine could be:

• Don’t lose sight of any sport or regular exercise regime that you maintained before. Keep your routine going to maintain activity levels and personal fitness.

  
  

• Staying in contact with friends and family is going to be important; however, where possible, avoid spending long periods of time on your mobile phone.

• Maintaining good posture is important. Life might have become a lot more stressful, and any slouching is to be avoided.

• If you develop musculoskeletal aches and pains, then seek professional advice promptly to tackle issues early and ensure that you can stay fit and mobile.

Have a great time but remember to keep a firm eye on your overall wellbeing, nutritional needs, and physical state to look after all things you whilst away.

Contact Life Made Simple Physiotherapy  

We hope that the revisit of this age-related blog is helpful and relevant particularly to the month of September as many of us head back to school, education and work after the summer holidays. Make it work for you!

We also hope you will see that thinking about your physiotherapy care is important and chatting through what you anticipate and expect is part of that process. Please do contact Life Made Simple Physiotherapy by email at Physio@lifemadesimple.co.uk , or by telephone on 07309 272 555 for your individual physiotherapy needs and care.