ENJOY YOUR LEGS
An ode to endless possibility and your limitless potential. A heart-led mission to move for those that would love to + raising awareness and money for spinal cord injury recovery.
You may not have control over what happens to you, you can choose how you respond.
This is a space that reminds you to move and enjoy your incredible legs, to be grateful for what you have and a powerful reminder you can achieve anything you set your mind to. We’re creating purposeful products and meaningful events to educate more about SCI and raise necessary funds for the continued rehabilitation and recovery.
Move 200KM with us in October for our Annual Movement Challenge
Meet the Founders
Meet Charlotte Gordon and Johnny Konings.
A day before they were due to fly back to NZ to celebrate their engagement, on June 18th 2024 life changed in an instant when on the first wave of the day Johnny came off a wave and hit a sandbank. Resulting in 3 broken ribs, punctured lung, burst fracture at T10, and a dislocation at T11 bending his spinal cord leaving him experiencing paralysis from his waist down.
After 6 months in hospital and landing themselves in a grey area with limited funding in both NZ and AUS, the duo decided to get resourceful and designed a t-shirt to raise some money to keep investing in recovery for Johnny.
After being completely blown away by the response, they realised they could educate and raise awareness about the reality of SCI, share powerful lessons and reminders and a way to generate income around full time rehab and for Charlie being sole carer. So ENJOY YOUR LEGS was born.
Merch with meaning | purposeful products | heart led community events
In 2026 - Johnny and Charlotte are expanding Enjoy your Legs into talks in schools, keynotes for corporate, more community driven events like our October movement challenge [120km in 31 days with over 200 people around the world moving] and you might be able to listen to them once a month to dive deeper behind the scenes of what life is actually like post a life-changing injury.
BOOK FOR SPEAKING
BOOK FOR SPEAKING
In 2026, Johnny and Charlie are open to speaking opportunities in schools, corporate and wellness activations.
Sharing their incredible journey of love, gratitude, recovery and resilience. With honesty and vulnerability, they share their journey to date - with unwavering belief and hope, determination, the power of your mind, the right people and team in place they believe anything is possible. How they have found strength in unimaginable circumstances, building resilience in the face of adversity and ultimately putting one foot in front of the other. They speak about the courage to take a different approach blending science and alternative therapies.
You will leave their talks with a shift in perspective, gratitude for what you have, and a drive to challenge your true capability and potential. And of-course, a powerful reminder to “ENJOY YOUR LEGS”.
PURPOSEFUL EVENTS
STOCKISTS
We are unbelievably grateful that you can find our Enjoy Your Legs Caps at Backdoor NZ - ONLINE TO SHOP HERE - 100% of PROFITS still go to Johnny’s SCI rehab and recovery
And IN STORE in 7 of their stores across NZ.
FIND US IN:
Chartwell - Hamilton
Maui Street - Hamilton
Mount Maunganui
Papamoa
New Plymouth
Takapuna
Christchurch
If you’d love to enquire about stocking our merch with meaning, we’d love to hear from you - please send us an email at enjoyyourlegs@gmail.com or an instagram message at @enjoyyourlegs
Watch out for the expansion next year with [EYL WELLNESS …]
AS SEEN IN
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Mamamia
Charlotte Gordon's fiancé Johnny was paralysed in a surfing accident. Six months on, they're navigating recovery and rehab.
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NZ Herald
Johnny Konings, 31, was taking on the popular break at Duranbah on the Tweed Heads last Tuesday when a wipeout slammed him into a sandbar,
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TH7 x Johnny Konings
TH7 is a recovery center in Brisbane that supported Johnny with HBOT and red light therapy whilst he was in Hospital.
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PODCASTS
COMPASS
by CharlieOnce a month on COMPASS, Johnny joins Charlie to share a whole lot more context and behind the scenes of life’s navigations, what they’re moving through and the plans for @enjoyyourlegs
Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
with Chani ThompsonWorthy
“Today I'm sitting down with Johnny and Charlie, an incredible couple whose lives were completely transformed 18 months ago when Johnny was surfing at D-Bah on the Gold Coast. A surfing accident left him with a broken back and severe spinal cord injury. Overnight, everything changed. The dreams they had, the plans they were making, the future they were building together… it all looked completely different from that moment onwards.
And yet, what you're about to hear is not a story about tragedy. This is a beautiful story about hope, love, and the human spirit. It's about what becomes possible when two people refuse to give up on each other.
Johnny is now doing things that doctors told him he would never do. Charlie is not just his partner, but his pillar, his anchor & his advocate. Their journey has been so beautiful to witness as they've turned their pain into power and started a mission called Enjoy Your Legs - a beautiful movement and reminder to all of us to not take our bodies or lives for granted.”
Interested in collaborating, partnering with us, booking us for your event or have a question?
Email us at
enjoyyourlegs@gmail.com or fill in the form
Our best selling product “THE BEST IS YET TO COME” tee
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+ Crafted from Premium Blend of Hemp and Combed Organic Cotton
+ High-grade 210gsm Heavyweight Blend
+ Relaxed Fit.
+ Round Neckline and Ribbed Cuffs.
Hemp creates strong durability and breathability, helping the garment keep it's shape and last the test of time. Organic combed cotton provides the ultimate mix of comfort and feel giving a cosy fresh feel with every wear.
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Our aim is for you have these in your hot little hands as soon as we can, we tend to ship 1-4 days from day of purchase
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100% of the profits go directly towards Johnny’s SCI recovery and his journey of competing in Adaptive surfing.
We chose to source our t-shirts from Koa Goods, as they are founded in NZ and cultivated in Melbourne. A nod to both our homes in NZ and AUS.
Koa Goods are also:
Carbon Neutral - all of their products have the option of being 100% carbon neutral and can be produced using renewable energy.
Fairtrade Certified - they have Fairtrade certified suppliers available.
Sustainable Fabrics - all their fabrics are either organic or recycled and made with the planet in mind.
Also a huge BONUS is they plant a tree with every purchase!
Reforestation: Koa is in partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects, and for every garment ordered, trees are planted in areas of severe deforestation and poverty such as Haiti, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Central America and Indonesia. This not only helps restore forests in these regions, but also employs people in local villages helping to bring them out of poverty. Currently they are planting mangroves in some vital part of Antsanisia, Madagascar. Learn more about their reforestation project here.