One Island Strength & Mobility

One Island Strength & Mobility

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Increasing your mobility to bulletproof your joints and get the most out of your strength At age 22, however, circumstances required a hip reconstruction.

I've always loved to move, to compete with myself, and to get the most out of my body. I spent a year on crutches before the hip re-collapsed and a replacement was necessary. Complications kept me from surgery for another 4 years. My muscles atrophied and my body mechanics were a mess. Despite a decade of chronic pain, my hunger for physicality allowed me to self-correct my alignment and uncover a

21/04/2026

Staying the course and making progress.
It feels so good.

If you're coming back from an injury, there is no secret hack, no single magic exercise that is going to bring you back to form overnight.

You simply determine the tasks you want to be able to perform, scale them down until they are tolerable--but difficult--then slowly, methodically scale them back up until you are doing the thing you set out to do.

The second--equally important--part is staying the course, trusting the process.

Don't jump ahead.

Don't skip a rest day.

Don't get spooked when you have little flare-ups for a day after working out.

And, yes, if you need to, you CAN skip a workout. But you can also scale down and still go through the motions when you are not feeling ready to progress or even match what you did the week before.

For this, it is super helpful to have an accountability buddy: A trusted workout buddy, someone who has been there before--or, best case scenario--A Coach.

If you've been struggling with pain or just feeling limited by an old injury that hasn't returned to full capability, shoot me a DM and let's have a chat about a possible path to return to glory.

If it's not a fit, you'll get a free coffee and some free advice. Availability in-person and online.

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Stórhöfði 17
Reykjavík
110

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07:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30