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To follow up from my previous blog ‘why we exercise’, I thought it important to next address the question, ‘what exercise should we be doing?’ The straightforward answer is 150 minutes of cardiovascular exercise and two strength sessions per week. The correct answer is that this is hugely personal and when diving a little […]
4th February is World Cancer Day – a global initiative to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. This year’s theme being “Close the Care Gap” is about raising awareness to help ensure all people around the world can access high quality cancer care. To support this year’s […]
The start of the year can be such a hopeful time and a great time to set some goals and targets for the year ahead. Goals can help create focus and direction. They can increase your productivity as well as levels of motivation. Here are a few tips to help you achieve your […]
Our final exercise challenge of the year… The 12 Days of Christmas! We will begin the challenge on 13th December (12 days before Christmas), and perform each exercise for 1 minute. Each day a new exercise will be added on so by the 24th December, you will be doing all 12 exercises. […]
Prehabilitation or ‘prehab’ means getting ready for your treatment. Some people find they have months or even years before treatment is necessary while for others treatment after diagnosis may be immediate. Whatever the time you have, this is that golden window of opportunity to put yourself in the best possible position to take on […]
30 days of ‘Planks and Thanks’ is our exercise challenge for this month. Part one of the challenge is to practice and progress your plank using good control and technique. I recommend you keep a record of your planks i.e., the number of sets and duration each day so you can note your progress. […]
What is AMRAP? AMRAP is an acronym for “as many reps as possible”. Our August AMRAP change will involve workouts where we will be doing as many repetitions of possible during a set amount of time. ✅ CHALLENGE YOUR STRENGTH AND FITNESS ✅ MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS Click here if you would like to […]
Many people can experience a temporary worsening of their symptoms when the weather is very hot or humid. Here are a few tips and tricks for coping with the heat and keeping our core temperature low: Sip on ice cold water throughout the day to help you stay cool and hydrated. Don’t wait […]
This May, I am introducing the ‘Make Every Step Count’ Exercise Challenge. This is a challenge to encourage you to track your step count and aim to increase the number of steps throughout the month. I have attached a template below for you to download and record your steps. Steps are easy to monitor using […]
MS Awareness Week Charity’s, support groups, organisations and individuals have been getting involved sharing helpful information, resources and personal experiences about living with MS in support of MS awareness week. I would like to send a special shoutout to all the MS warriors out there and have attached a few resources you might find helpful or interesting. […]
5K your way, Move Against Cancer is a community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, families, friends and those working in cancer services to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month. Come on down to the Rickmansworth Park Run on the last Saturday […]
On Saturday 24th July, Sport Parkinson’s hosted it’s first ever Summer Try-athlon. This was a day for the Parkinson’s Community to come together and try a huge range of different activities. From football and walking netball to painting and aerobics, there was something to everyone. I was delighted to attend the event at […]