How about a Pilates class?

Back in 2017 I began attending a Pilates class run by the physiotherapist Sally Smith; within a month the chronic hip pain that had been keeping me awake at night disappeared as Sally helped me resolve the movement compensation patterns that had slipped in since a knee injury years before without me being aware that they were there or that they were the underlying cause of my muscular and neural pains. Together with what I learned whilst studying JEMS (Joanne Elphinston's Movement Systems) I began to move better than I had for years, and with it to feel more positive and energised. 

Sally moved on to teach Pilates elsewhere and I started having one-to-one sesson with Ruth Harrington at Choice Pilates (I can highly recommend Ruth - she also does group classes; her details are on my website). Sally has now returned to teaching classes again in Woodseats and Greenhill. For more details email or telephone Sally on sal.smith100@gmail.com 07511 000738.

In radio news, I came across this programme yesterday on protein in the diet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xzrx It was a very interesting listen; the overall message was that most of us will be getting plenty of protein from a good diet without needing to supplement with a protein powder or equivalent. Some people with specific needs may need to take care to have more protein (for instance athletes to recover and repair), and the elderly in particular need to ensure they are eating enough protein every day as we can't store it.