Bendy&STRONG
Hypermobile Strength Training 101 EDUCATIONAL COURSE
16-week educational course teaching the basics of safe & effective training with hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
with your instructor - Annie Short: Strength Coach & Exercise Scientist with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Training doesn’t have to hurt or flare you up. If what you’re doing isn’t working, it doesn’t mean you’re broken. You just need the right approach.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
16 WEEKS OF LIVE LESSONS
RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
THEORY: ANATOMY & STRENGTH TRAINING
ADAPTED TO HYPERMOBILITY
ONLINE FORUM TO ASK QUESTIONS
& BUILD A COMMUNITY
What You'll Learn
What you’ll learn in this 16-week educational course:
- Warming up w/ EDS & hypermobility
- How to progress
- Using the gym to build tolerance for everyday tasks, like: washing dishes, walking, & maintaining good posture
- Maintaining consistency around flare-ups
- Fix tight muscles with strength
- Movements of the joints (upper and lower body)
- Which muscles do what
- Anatomy of good technique
- Training w/ fatigue & positional intolerance (POTS, intracranial hypertension)
- Adapting strength to hypermobility:
- How many reps & sets
- How heavy you should go
- Choosing & adapting exercises
- This course will help you train in the gym OR at home with minimal equipment
Learn the basics of strength training so you can train yourself, or to give you the knowledge to work WITH your physiotherapist/coach.
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Next cohort runs: January 2026
Please note, joining the waitlist does NOT automatically enrol you in the course. When the enrolments are live you will be emailed (via the email you put on the waitlist).
Putting your name on the waitlist does NOT automatically sign you up for a general mailing list (unless you specify you want that). So please use an email you actually check - I promise it will NOT be spammed with anything you don't sign up for!
Put Your Name on the January WaitlistWhat People Are Saying
This course has been amazing so far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and also making it accessible financially! This is so rare.
I've never managed to go this long at the gym without hurting myself and I already feel a lot stronger and safer!
Honestly I couldn't walk for like 2 years, more than about 500m without being in agony and having to rest on people's front fences. Since taking this course I've been able to walk several kilometres most nights now with my dog.
For a body that’s limited by its connective tissue, building muscle can be life changing.
Course FAQ
Is this a strength training program?
How long do the sessions go for?
What equipment do I need?
Do I need an EDS diagnosis to enrol?
I'm a clinician without EDS, can I do the course?
Is this ADHD/autistic friendly?
What if I have POTS, CCI, IH, CFS/ME?
What is the cost of the course?
I can't afford $25AUD/wk, what are my options?
Do you have a trial option?
Do you offer refunds?
Can I pay upfront?
What if I can't make the live sessions?
How long can I access the recordings?
What if I have technical issues or need help logging in?
Hi! I’m Annie.
I’m a Strength Coach & Exercise Scientist who specialises in strength training for people with hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I’ve been training since I was 13, and was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and ADHD in my early 20s. Over the years I’ve realised just how much strength training has helped my EDS body, and I now consider it as my most valuable tool to manage pain, dislocations, and other symptoms. But not only that, it is an opportunity for me to expand my capacity to do everyday tasks, and to strive for goals that uncover some of the positive things my body CAN achieve. Strength training might not be a miracle cure for EDS, but for me, it’s the closest thing I’ve found.
