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Reversing Osteoporosis in two years!
A diagnosis of severe osteoporosis when in my late 60’s after a lifetime of regular walking, exercise and yoga was very confronting. A minimal improvement over a few years with current medical treatment was welcome, but a referral by my GP, two and a half years ago, to exercise physiologist, Neil Eden at HealthFit, Milton, was the start of a journey which has resulted in a reversal of that original diagnosis…something to celebrate, and for which I am very grateful! Neil’s approach is caring and professional, encouraging and not at all intimidating. Regular one on one sessions with Neil, and a progressive and targeted program for weight training at home, has seen my strength increasing gradually until now, in my mid seventies, I am stronger than possibly any time in my life. Not always easy to be disciplined, the results make the challenges so worthwhile, and I look forward to continuing this journey under Neil’s expertise as part of a balanced healthy lifestyle, and in tandem with my GP. My experience under the safe and expert guidance of Neil, is one in which I would encourage others to participate: the rewards of all that heavy lifting and effort are tangible and so beneficial.
Ann
Healthfit User Manual
Last year we acquired Healthfit. For us it has been a bit of a whirlwind. So, we have used this opportunity to outline our thinking behind what we do and how we intend to do it.
- Money, well spent.
We have prioritised spending money on the business where it would be most impactful for our customers. We are mindful we want existing customers and newcomers alike to benefit from the changes.
- Do one thing well.
We are an Exercise Physiology business. Exercise as medicine is our focus, which will keep us busy!
No manual therapy. No off the wall alternative therapies. Just Exercise Physiology.
Even the WHO have put a focus on the role of exercise, so as much as it is often thought of as a nice to have, here we are putting it back front and centre.
- Regional can be a destination.
Hatted (Michelin Star) restaurants aren’t always in big cities, often they are a located outside of one. Do they struggle due to this? No, in fact they become a destination. Your location doesn’t have to be a limitation.
We want to help as many people who need it as possible and to do that we need to grow! We need to attract talent to or from our area. Our aspiration is to Inspire people through the prestige of our reputation from our customers, referral pathways or by sharing our ambition of gold standard treatment though using the latest up to date research. Our very own Michelin star standard.
- Human approach.
We know that having a health condition can often feel lonely and care can feel fragmented.
We also know that being a number in a large company doesn’t motivate anyone… in the end and forging your own way is lonely.
Client or Staff our goal is to support you.
- Focusing on our mission.
Our specialism based on our community is aged related conditions. That doesn’t have to mean chair exercises and coloured weights and bands. Google people over 40 exercising… trust us, that’s all the images you will find. Our mission, is to treat the individually rather than their age or condition by removing limitations. We are in the business of building confidence, independence and self belief!
Knee Replacement Considerations
The misconceptions of common movements
Trunk flexion, static postures and squatting are often the most common positions which clients hold the strongest misconceptions about. Therefore, individuals executing these movements often do so in a mechanical way due to fear, pain and strong beliefs.
Recent evidence suggests that there is no incorrect posture when sitting, standing or bending down to pick something up (Wai et al. 2010; Straker 2003).
In order to change learnt and ingrained behaviour we need to look at the persons lifestyle as a whole and use experimental learning with many different movements and postures to build confidence and self belief in their bodies ability.
Exercise as medicine for cancer
Exercise as medicine is an extremely important part of cancer treatment from cancer diagnosis through to remission. If there was a pill called exercise it would be prescribed to every patient.
Although sometimes exercise is the last thing an individual suffering from cancer or treatment side affects would think of doing but the evidence strongly supports exercise as one of the main treatments in fighting cancer.
Below we have outlined the benefits exercise can have at each stage in someone’s journey:
Cancer Diagnosis
- Important for mental health as it aids in reducing anxiety and depression
- Prepares the body for aggressive treatment such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- Prepares the body for surgery
- Reduces the risk of fatigue through treatment and recovery by building strength and resilience
- Lower medical expenses as it will reduce the time in hospital
- Minimize physical decline in terms of strength and fitness
During treatment and surgery
- Reduces time in hospital
- Reduces treatment side effects
- Helps the body tolerate aggressive cancer treatments
- Reduce inflammation caused by cancer medications and treatments
- Reduce muscle mass decline
Recovery
- Reduces overall recovery time
- Improves quality of life
- Reduces the risk of cancer reoccurrence
- Improves overall function to perform pre cancer daily activities
- Helps with weight management
- Reduce the side effects of ongoing medication
We at Healthfit have experience of treating all stages of cancer and would highly recommend exercise as early as possible in your cancer journey.
