The joy of a body in balance If you can stand and walk unaided then technically your body is in balance, it may not be elegant or graceful or the most efficient one for your body, but nevertheless it is in balance. Newton’s law, that is for every action there is an equal and …
Why is exercise so awesome for recovery? It has been said that exercise is the closest thing there is to a miracle cure. All the evidence suggests that small amounts of regular exercise bring dramatic benefits. We age better when we are more active, we have less anxiety, we better manage blood pressure and insulin levels, …
Lower back pain back affects up to 90% of people at some time in their life, and many never fully recover. A simple injury never quite clears up and your back becomes more prone to further and repeated problems. A bit of short term background pain will go on to develop long term chronic back …
High quality walking embodies a natural wave which spirals up through your body as you move, which when re-discovered, makes walking one of the most satisfying and enriching experiences of your day. What it should feel like when you walk In natural walking your hips are the “gearbox” of your body. They transmit …
The fundamentals of walking, gravity, balance and falling. Sometimes through accident, surgery, one sided sports habits, or wear and tear, but often through poor posture control, people make adaptions to their walking gait, the casualty of this adaption is the inability to structurally integrate their body as they move. As people start to lose their …
Classic “old person” walk and how it develops Part 2 Read More »
If you think that everyone else is fit and healthy whilst you are the exception, then think again, you can’t get to be over 40 years old without life having kicked you left right and centre, either physically from accident or surgery, emotionally from simple human interaction, or mentally from life’s endless challenges. When it …
Exercise Myth 1: There’s no point to exercising at my age Fact: all the research shows that at whatever age you start to exercise regularly, you will lower your risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, dementia, and diabetes, it helps you look and feel younger and eases the everyday aches and pains that …
The autumn of your life If you were born between 1946 and 1964 you are the classic baby boomer, you have never had it so good. Financial planning has given you more wealth, more security, better health care, and more opportunities than any generation before, but now things are beginning to look a little fragile …
Calling all Baby boomer – build health now, it’s not too late Read More »
Every sane person wants to be healthy, but as the ageing process sets in and you are faced with aches and pains every day, you can no longer escape from the reality of growing older. “A thousand things stress me out every day, if you want to know how they affect me, then just take …
