What is health

As you may be aware, this Saturday is the 2nd Nailsworth Health Fair, organised by the Nailsworth Health Partnership. I feel privileged to have been asked to present the closing session and I am now frantically preparing my notes! The topic for the presentation is; ‘What is Health?’
For many health is seen as the absence of illness, for others it’s about a shiny coat, sparkling eyes and wet nose! But what is your definition of health and what investments do you make towards improving your health?
Fitness is certainly a component of health and many of the readers of this newsletter are making regular commitments to improving their health. But health encompasses much more as the attachment the image above this text shows. Ancient Indian wisdom suggests that we are a house with 4 rooms, Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. If we spend too much time in one room at the expense of the others we cease to have balance!
So what rooms will you visit today and what will form your perception of health for the present and your future?

Stretch Class

More and more people are feeling the benefit of our Stretch classes and with three full lunchtime classes per week; we are delighted to announce the introduction of our very first evening stretch class. Starting Thursday 8th October@ 7pm we will be running a regular stretch class for all ages and abilities.

The aim of these classes is to work the whole body, making sure that each joint is shown the range of movements they should experience on a daily basis.

As our lives have evolved, the movement repertoire our body performs daily has reduced significantly, which can contribute to pain and discomfort.

Applying the notion that ‘movement is medicine’ the class works through movement sequences that flow together working groups of joints and isolating muscles to focus a stretch upon.

If you wish to join this class, please email [email protected] or contact the studio as soon as possible. Spaces are limited to 8 per class, as we prefer this to be a ‘stretch class’ as opposed to a ‘squeeze’ class!

Foot Clinic News

Great news for those of you who struggle to see our chiropodist/podiatrist Geoff Boldero in the week! From Saturday 10th October he will be available to help look after your feet and keep them in tip top condition for the ‘Strictly’ season!!

The Foot clinic will be open on the following Saturdays from 9am - 12

10th October
24th October
14th November
28th November

Geoff is also excited as he now has a revolutionary new treatment for fungal nail infections.

An estimated 30% of the UK population has some degree of fungal nail infection. These infections are often very difficult to treat and until recently the choice of treatment has been limited to either topical, (medications applied directly to the nail e.g. Lamisil or Tea Tree Oil) or potentially dangerous oral medications sometimes prescribed by GP’s.

After extensive research, Geoff has invested in CLEARANAIL, (http://www.clearanail.com/ ) This alternative system for treatment fungal nails is designed to safely and comfortably produce tiny micro penetrations to the nail plate. Thus allowing topical treatments deep access to the infection. Visible results are typically seen within 2 weeks, a far shorter time compared with other conventional methods.

If you would like further information about this treatment or any other of the services that Geoff offers, please contact the clinic today.