Did you know, the secret to getting fit is to steadily and progressively increase your exercise plan? …And the secret to staying fit is to vary that exercise plan as much as possible. Yet the common mistake that people tend to make (which can lead very easily to injury), is to constantly pound the sameRead More…
As the light in your life increases, chances are you’re beginning to think about picking up on one or two fitness habits you maybe left behind in late September last year. And if it’s walking or jogging that you’re considering, here are a few things you should consider to protect vital joints and muscles: TheRead More…
Story time: So last week I started a conversation about patients being given the choice over whether or not they should go ahead with something like a “hip replacement”. And I get that some people just don’t want to go ahead with such a big procedure even though they’re in lot of pain and it’sRead More…
Let me tell you two stories: So I spent the weekend just gone in London with a guy from America named “Jaerik Robbins”: He’s the son of the world famous motivational speaker “Anthony Robbins” and he does a pretty similar job to his dad of helping people make sense of the world and how theyRead More…
So at the very end of last weeks column (re: 95 year old Syd rom Hartlepool and his secret to keeping active for so long), I mentioned briefly about the style of shoes that he chooses to wear. And that raised a lot of interest from people who got in touch and wanted to knowRead More…
Story time: So last week I wrote to you about my little boy Harry starting gym class aged just 16 months. And more specifically, how you’re never too young to start better health habits. This week, let me jump to the other end of the age scale and tell you about a client of mineRead More…
So “blue Monday” has come and gone. How was it for you? As “bad” as they all say it is? For me, well, I left Melbourne, Australia, in the clear blue skies and warm, bright sunshine on Saturday night, and landed back in the cold, wet and snowy blizzards of Hartlepool on Sunday – soRead More…
This week my physio clinic took a call from a reader of the column who wanted to know the answer to this question on doing household tasks: “Is there anything medical – like stretches, that I can do to prepare for doing tasks such as moving furniture and decorating and the like. It’s often strenuousRead More…
One of the questions I nearly always get asked is this: “Paul… What do you do to keep fit?” And I often think the person asking it is hoping that I’m going to reveal some secret strategy that I’ve been keeping to myself which makes keeping fit or staying healthy easy – the type ofRead More…
Something “unusual” for office workers and parents with kids who like to sit and play computer games, this week…. So I’ve just got back from trip to Boston, USA! I was there to talk to my publisher about the new Book that I’ve got coming out in the next month or so (I’ll reveal moreRead More…