Older People’s Day on October 1st!
Older People’s Day takes place on 1st October and this year celebrates the achievements and contributions that older people make to our society and the economy.
Older People’s Day takes place on 1st October and this year celebrates the achievements and contributions that older people make to our society and the economy.
Regular swimming has been proven to help reduce the risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. It’s also beneficial for those with arthritis, obesity, and joint pain, as the buoyancy of water reduces the impact on joints. Being active in water can be transformative! As well as being a …
Just 20-30 minutes walking a day can improve your cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones, reduce excess body fat, and boost muscle power and endurance.
Here at goPhysio, we work closely with local netball club, Swan Netball Club, to help their players prevent and manage netball injuries and keep players playing or get back to play ASAP. We see first hand the impact of injuries on young (and older!) players who love being active. But with the right training, support …
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#AutsimAcceptanceWeek As part of my role at goPhysio, I often highlight key ‘awareness weeks’ that are directly related to our work and the area of musculoskeletal health, physio, Pilates & injuries. But this week, is slightly different. This week is Autism Acceptance Week and a week that highlights a topic that has touched mine and …
Versus Arthritis have launched some fantastic new resources for people who are waiting for or just had orthopaedic surgery, such as a hip, knee or shoulder replacement surgery. Back when I worked as a Physio in the NHS (many years ago now!), we would see everyone who was scheduled to have surgery before their operation …
For many, a 10k run is the natural progression from a 5k. Maybe you’re a Parkrun regular and are seeing positive steps in your fitness or maybe you want to set yourself a challenge! For our local community, the Eastleigh 10k is a perfect race! It’s impeccably organised, a really nice flat course and falls …
Blue Monday is the name given to a day in January claimed to be the most depressing day of the year. Typically the third Monday of the month. What can you do to make it less blue?
It’s an ‘Active Advent Calendar’! It may be a little too late for this year’s advent, but this study, which looked at a novel way of trying to increase activity in more sedentary people, is a fab idea and demonstrated some promise in it’s concept! We all know that being active is good for us in …
National Stress Awareness Day aims to make people aware of the impact stress can have on everyday life and aims to help people identify ways to deal with this stress.