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Capacity and Demand

What your body can handle, what life asks of it, and the buffer in between.

Think of physical capacity as what your body can currently handle, and daily demand as what life asks of it. The space between the two is your capacity buffer.

When daily demands sit close to or above your current capacity, symptoms, compensation, fatigue, restriction, or flare-ups may be more likely.

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Physical Capacity

Physical capacity is what your body can currently handle. It may be influenced by strength, mobility, endurance, control, confidence, recovery, symptoms, fatigue, sleep, stress, and recent activity.

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Daily Physical Demands

Daily physical demands include work, home tasks, hobbies, exercise, sport, caring roles, travel, and everyday movement.

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Capacity Buffer

The capacity buffer is the space between what your body can handle and what life asks of it.

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Building Capacity Over Time

The goal is to help daily tasks sit more comfortably below your limit where possible.

We aim to build your capacity so everyday tasks sit more comfortably below your limit.

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