Fibromyalgia - strategies for living

Fibromyalgia a pain disorder that was once dismissed, but thankfully thanks to research that view may be changing. In his article Ryan Andrews tells us that in the USA it effect’s a staggering 3.4% of adult women

Over the years I have been blessed [in d7 Spatial Medicine Clinic] to treat many clients suffering from Fibromyalgia

Our approach as always has been simple treat the whole body, using gentle frascial treatments [Bowen Fascial Therapy] then integrate the progress made with a functional movement program [utilizing Pilates and Core Basics] that will keep you moving and performing the activities of daily living [adl’s] with greater ease and mobility.

Our Therapists and Functional Movement Coaches work in tandem to teach you about your condition/injury and get you and your body healthy, functional baseline.

You can contact our Therapist and Specialist Coaches iin d7 Spatial Medicine Clinic and BODYFIRM Core Fitness @ 01-8684600 or bodyfirmpilates.com

Read more on movement, nutrition and other strategies for fibromyalgia in this very interesting article by Ryan Andrews

full article

Pilates [Contrology] is not a system of haphazard exercises.....

Transform your body, become as supple as and move with the grace of a tiger "Pilates [Contrology] is not a system of haphazard exercises designed to produce only bulging muscles. ... Nor does Pilates [Contrology] err either by over-developed a few muscles at the expense of all others with resulting loss of grace and suppleness, or a a sacrifice of the heart or lungs. Rather, it was conceived to limber and stretch muscles and ligaments so that your body will be as supple as that of a cat and not muscular like that of the body of a brewery-truck horse, or the muscle-bound body of the professional weight lifter you so much admire at the circus" Transform your mind, breathe deeply, relax deeply, visualise - let your brain create! Pilates will free your body from nervous tension and over-fatigue - your body will become the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well-balanced mind. Pilates will free your mind, breathe deeply, relax, utilise our ...

Add Essential Oils for your Heatlh

I hear it all the time ‘I want to be fitter’ when in fact what we really mean is we want to be slimmer/ look better. Of course, we all want to look and feel better – but not at the expense of our ‘health’ -Health is so much more than a physical image or numbers on a scale. As Health Coach I believe ‘healthier’ is more than the sum of how slim we look or any number on a scale – being ‘healthier’ is three dimensional – 3D – it’s about eating nutritious foods, that allow your body and mind to thrive. It all starts with nutrition you just cannot train your body or ‘run’ out of bad or poor eating habits. From my personal perspective it’s about the nutrient quality of the foods – keeping our ‘guts’ healthy to keep our immune system healthy, that in turn provides us with the physical and psychological energy that motivates us to move, be more active, cope with stress, be social interactive and enjoy life’s little and big adventures As well as eating n...

Push yourself beyond your limits

“As difficult as your toughest workout may be, you will not perish from the discomfort you experience. In fact, pushing yourself to new limits is what makes you stronger and better able to handle more stress in the future. Most people never come close to their actual limits and often quit when challenges are very difficult. Moving forward, challenge yourself to give 100% effort at every difficult workout that you are faced with. If you consistently do this, you will learn how to never accept failure as an option.” Nav Vii

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