If you were asked to define Naturopathy, what would you say? I’m willing to bet that the vast majority of people have no idea where to even begin defining the term, let alone explaining how it will benefit their health.
So we thought we’d call in an expert to give us all a little helping hand. Rob Claridge, a distinguished Naturopath from Claridge Naturopathics and Geelong’s Gym member, has kindly put together the following information to enlighten us all.
Rob Claridge
Did you know that there are three clear distinctions when it comes to Naturopathy? Some Practitioners could be best described as “Natural Doctors”, others as “Classic Naturopaths”, whilst others practise a combination of the two.
Please let me explain.
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Well the pace has really stepped up in the training for Walking Home, with Nike setting the group of 20 volunteer walkers a challenge for September…300km to be walked in the month.
Now at first glance that doesn’t seem such a big deal. So let’s break it down.
30 days….10km walked daily. Seems easy enough I hear you say.
But it is WALKING, not running.
So based on walking at 6km per hour, that’s 1 hour and 40 mins of walking every day. Too bad if it’s raining, if your work is hectic, if the kids have extra needs to be met before and after school. And what happens if you miss a day? You do the sums.
And here is the biggest hurdle-the time required to prepare for this event. There is nothing but walking to get your hips, shins, ankles and knees ready for the 187km five day hike. But all the participants have ‘normal’ lives to co-ordinate and sometimes finding the extra time is very hard.
So if you see one of the walkers in training in the gym, give them a smile and pause to ponder just what they are giving to this amazing event.
Ordinary people making an extraordinary difference.
Today’s post is a tongue-in-cheek view of men and women looking into a mirror…
How Men Look In The Mirror
How Women Look In The Mirror
We’ve all heard the horror stories of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)… But guess what? You have LESS chance of developing RSI BECAUSE you go to the gym on a regular basis. By ‘cross-training’ your other muscles, you keep changing your body’s ‘benchmark’ position and therefore reduce the chances of RSI occurring. Isn’t that comforting to know?
You’re welcome.
Want to reduce your chance of getting RSI even more?
Check with one of our certified Personal Trainers who can show you specific wrist, forearm, bicep and tricep exercises to counter-act the effects of RSI. The best cure is PREVENTING it rather than trying to get rid of it after-the-fact. Just ask anyone who has been victimised by its debilitating discomfort.
Think RSI is just computer users hacking away at their keyboard? Think again.
A report in the Journal Of Occupational Health and Safety in 2002 showed that 96.5% of a sample of Melbourne hairdressers reported a musculoskeletal disorder. Even public servants aren’t spared, 80% reported at least one symptom in a 2004 survey and even anaesthetists surveyed in 2006 complained of RSI.
With long hours and technology simplifying movements for efficiency’s sake, the incidence of RSI is increasing.
Justin Bennett, an RSI sufferer who was forced into unemployment because of it has a website to explain how he beat RSI called www.HowIBeatRSI.com. If you have any discomfort that you think might be due to RSI, give his site a look and let us know if it helped you by posting a comment here on this blog.
