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 after 40 appointments, a bot was the only thing that had actually helped. A few people talked about years of chronic illness, and having to walk into appointments armed with possible diagnoses just to be taken seriously.

So in this episode, I'm properly unpacking it. Not "should you use AI," because I think that question misses the point. It's about what job you're actually giving it.

You'll learn:

1. The real difference between AI generating possibilities and a clinician making a diagnosis

2. How I use AI myself, and where I draw the line

3. Where AI genuinely earns its place, before an appointment, with a scan report, and between sessions

4. The one question that stops you from just confirming what you already fear

5. What to actually say in the room so you never have to hide your research again

This one's for anyone who's ever felt a bit sheepish about Googling their symptoms. You're not the problem.

📍Resources:

• Download my free AI Prompts for Pain & Injuries guide, the exact prompts from this episode -> ​​https://bit.ly/4yXgVay

• Check out the GLOW10 Tribe, strength training in 10 minutes a day, real results (hyperlink: https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-3/)

• Follow me on Instagram: @glowwithlibby (hyperlink: www.instagram.com/glowwithlibby)

DM me after listening and tell me, have you ever felt judged for researching your own symptoms?

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. Changing my program every few weeks before I'd given it a chance to actually work.

I'm not sharing this to be hard on my younger self. I was doing the best I could with the information I had at the time. But if you're doing your own version of these mistakes right now, this episode might save you a lot of the years it took me to figure it out.

You'll learn:

• Why putting cardio first might be working against your strength goals

• The difference between a complicated exercise and an effective one

• Why changing your program every few weeks could be the reason you're not getting stronger

• The three questions to ask yourself if getting stronger is actually your goal

• Why spot reduction is a myth, yes, even the inner thigh machine

This one is part confession, part practical framework, and a reminder that if nobody has taught you the principles yet, that is not a personal failing.

🔗Resources:

• Check out the GLOW10 Tribe – 10 minutes a day, real results (hyperlink to https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join)

• Follow me on Instagram: @glowwithlibby (hyperlink to www.instagram.com/glowwithlibby) - DM me after listening and tell me, which mistake did you recognise in yourself?

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 walking through exactly why routines really fall apart, and what I'm doing differently this time so mine doesn't.

You'll learn:

• Why your routine was never actually held together by willpower

• The difference between a cue and a deadline, and why losing the second one is often the real problem

• A real client story: she planned, packed the right gear, booked hotels with gyms, and still only trained once on a two-week trip

• The three-step process for rebuilding a routine when your old one no longer fits

• Why waiting for your old routine to come back is the thing keeping you stuck, not the disruption itself

Resources:

• Take the free Exercise Personality Quiz to find your biggest block to frequent training: glowphysio.com.au/EPquiz

• Follow the trip as it happens: @glowwithlibby on Instagram

• DM me after listening and tell me, what's your new anchor going to be?

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 high intensity cardio, why the moderate zone is often the real problem, and the specific metabolic benefits of true HIIT and sprint interval training that steady cardio simply can't replicate.

I'm also talking about the gap cardio fills that strength training doesn't touch. Because as much as I love a heavy lift, it won't build your stamina for a hill, a long airport walk, or an afternoon keeping up with grandkids.

You'll learn:

Whether high intensity intervals actually spike cortisol in a way that works against you

How much true high intensity cardio you actually need each week (it's less than you think)

The insulin and metabolic benefits specific to HIIT and SIT

Why the grey zone of moderate cardio is where most women get stuck

The one system cardio trains that strength training never will

Plus, a first look at our upcoming GLOW10 challenge, Let's Get Puffed, launching for members only this month, and a reminder to GLOW10 Tribe members about the full "What About Cardio" masterclass already sitting in your member area.

Resources:

• Join the GLOW10 Tribe – 10 minutes a day, real results (hyperlink: https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join)

• Follow me on Instagram: @glowwithlibby (hyperlink: www.instagram.com/glowwithlibby)

DM me after listening and tell me, where would a bit more puff catch you off guard right now?

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 right things, for the right reasons, and knowing what to actually do with the numbers.

I unpack:

• The one principle underneath all of it: you can't change what you don't measure, but you also can't care about everything at once

• The three things I track religiously (and why), and the three I've deliberately decided not to

• Why good tracking is about trends, not moments

• Three questions to ask before you track anything, so you stop reaching for data instead of clarity

Share your reflections with me on Instagram @glowwithlibby or email: [email protected] Does 10 mins of Strength Training a Day with a Physio in your pocket sound good? Join GLOW10 Tribe: https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join

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 change with the seasons of their life. We rarely extend that same grace to our own bodies.

I unpack:

• Why we accept training changes through pregnancy and postpartum, but resist them everywhere else

• The harder version of this, when there's no clear horizon in sight

• Why adapting your training in a hard season isn't loss, it's grief and rebuilding at the same time

If your training doesn't look like it used to, and you're not sure how to build for the woman you are right now, this one's for you.

Does 10mins of Strength Training a Day with a Physio in your pocket sound good? Join GLOW10 Tribe: https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join

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 (vision, your vestibular system, joint sensors, muscle strength, reaction timing and central processing), why falls risk deserves way more attention than it gets, and how to start training your balance today with a simple test you can do at home.

You'll learn:

• Why balance is trainable, not fixed

• The real link between falls risk and long term health

• The systems that make up your balance (and how they can quietly decline)

• A simple test to check where you're at right now

• How to build balance work into your day without adding extra time

📍 Resources:

• Catch up on Episode 25 for more on bone health and falls prevention

• Follow me on Instagram: @glowwithlibby (www.instagram.com/glowwithlibby)

• Join the GLOW10 Tribe – 10 minutes a day, real results (https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join)

DM me after listening and let me know, how long could you hold your single leg stand?

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 pieces that actually make consistency stick.

We cover:

• Why your personality type only tells you how you're wired, not what's stopping you this week

• The concept of your "block", the specific thing getting in the way right now, and why it changes month to month

• The six most common blocks I see in women, from routine disruption to the guilt spiral

• A real client example of how the wrong diagnosis was hiding the real one

• The three levers you can pull once you know your type and your block

This one gives you a genuinely useful starting point, whether you've done the quiz before or never have.

Resources mentioned:

• Take the free Exercise Personality Quiz → glowphysio.com.au/epquiz

• Already a GLOW10 Tribe member? Join us for the members-only Consistency Code workshop in August (details in your inbox)

• Not a member yet? This is a great time to join → glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join

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 when you get sore (it's called DOMS), why it happens, and the measure I use instead of "how sore am I."

I'll also walk you through when soreness is completely normal, when it's just a sign of a big session, and when the pattern is worth getting checked out.

You'll learn:

Why soreness isn't a reliable marker of an effective workout

The real causes of DOMS, including one most people don't think about (time under tension)

The tool to use instead: reps in reserve

The three soreness timelines, and what each one is telling you

Why some women notice more soreness during perimenopause and menopause

Resources:

• Join the GLOW10 Tribe – 10 minutes a day, physio-led strength training (hyperlink: https://glowphysio.com.au/glow10-tribe-join)

• Take the free Exercise Personality Quiz (hyperlink: https://glowphysio.com.au/EPquiz)

• Follow me on Instagram: @glowwithlibby (hyperlink: www.instagram.com/glowwithlibby)

DM me after listening and tell me, do you chase soreness, or does it worry you?

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 sure I’m safe

• How can I make sure it’s effective

• How can I be consistent

In this episode, I'm answering them properly. 

You'll learn:

- Why building capacity is the real safeguard against injury, not doing everything perfectly

- The one habit that makes weight selection almost automatic

- Why motivation is a by-product, not a prerequisite

- The three hidden reasons behind "I can't seem to stick with it”

This one's for you if you've been putting off starting, stopped and started more times than you'd like to admit, or you're training right now but still second-guessing yourself.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

FREE Strong at Home Workshop. Tues 28th July. Register here:  glowphysio.com.au/sah-reg/

Check out the GLOW10 Tribe – 10 minutes a day, real results

Follow me on Instagram: @glowwithlibby (hyperlink: www.instagram.com/glowwithlibby)