The Stretching Handbook

We recently had the pleasure of a visit from Brad Walker, author of The Stretching Handbook. Brad took the physios through his philosophy on stretching and by the end had everyone up performing his favourite stretches. But his message is clear, just because a particular stretch is good for one person don’t assume it’s going to be good for everyone. It’s important to get advice on the right stretches for your condition.

Brad contributed an article on Flexibility for the Pyramid Of Performance which you can read here. Another point Brad made was you don’t necessarily stretch muscles where you perceive there is dysfunction. Sometimes you need to stretch the opposing muscles, an example he gave was with upper back and neck pain. Particularly for people who spend long hours on the computer, sometimes it’s more important to stretch the chest muscles, not the upper back. Ask your Lifestyle Physiotherapist for advice or if you are unable to do that, you can purchase Brad’s popular book or DVD, The Stretching Handbook.

Brad Walker with physios from Lifestyle Therapies

Running Group from Manly Pool

Revolution Fitness will be hosting a new running group on Saturdays at 5:30 am and Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm, starting Saturday February 13th. The group will meet outside of the Manly Pool.

Cost is $10.00 per session or $60.00 per month.

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Well, all the Pilates classes are full for the beginning of 2010 and we even had to start an extra class as many patients have set their New Year goals to get in shape and take the time to really look after themselves.

For anyone that has done Pilates at Lifestyle Therapies since 2001 we are offering a free Diagnostic Ultrasound Session. You can learn more about Real Time Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging and how it can give you a brand new insight into your core that you have never seen.

Principal Physiotherapist Dianne Hermans, performing a diagnostic ultrasound assessment

We wish you every success in your health goals in 2010.

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