Shona Vertue is a personal trainer, yoga teacher and author with over 400k followers on Instagram and one of the most popular yoga channels in the UK on YouTube. Shona's method combines weighted resistance training and cardio with her life-long passions - yoga and meditation – placing just as much importance on rest, recovery and psychology as hours in the gym in the pursuit of fitness. We cover a lot of ground in this episode as to what makes up a truly balanced and healthy exercise foundation no matter what your goals, we dispel some big myths and of course have a look at how The Body Never Lies about what type, intensity, frequency and amount of exercise is right for you.   In this episode: WHAT IS STRENGTH and how we manipulate certain variables to get strong, even when we can’t get to the gym. Why Shona and I train The difference between flexibility and mobility Supporting hyper mobility  9 Point Flexibility Index Spiritual vs Modern Yoga how applying strength to yoga amplifies your practice Yoga What is HIIT? Can you train for a marathon whilst getting better at doing the splits? The stories people aren’t telling you about what is truly going on for them Getting specific about programming to achieve results,  programming, periodisation, progressive overload, SAID principle and recovery Exercise as a healthy stress vs exercise as a negative stress The importance of recovery How much training do you need to do to achieve your goals? The problems of INSTAGRAM from the perspective of an “instagram influencer” When “health” turns into dysfunction How Shona’s body never lies about her training program Shona Vertue and The Vertue Method https://shonavertue.com Mentions: Bret Contreras  https://bretcontreras.com @bretcontreras1   Rocobado’s Nine Point Flexibility Test