Woodlands Fitness Centre

Physiotherapists are qualified to provide a range of beneficial services for all sorts of people. Contrary to the quite popular and misguided belief that physiotherapists only deal with sports injuries and are very good at strapping sprained ankles, physiotherapy is a crucial part of a holistic and comprehensive approach to health and well-being and certainly, a high standard of sports performance. Essentially, physiotherapy is a physical therapy that is concerned with proper functioning being restored to the body. Physiotherapists also provide professional services to people who have a permanent disease or injury and, in this case, their services help to limit the impacts of physical dysfunction. There are many very good and important reasons to see a physiotherapist and here we look…

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Well it's September. Already. As at the 1st September, we'll be just 99 days away from a fat bearded man clambering into our houses to empty his sacks. In other words, Christmas. So - what is new? Well I've never planned on using the Woodlands Fitness Centre Newsletter as a medium for broadcasting details of my private life (I've got Lee for that!!!!), but I'm very pleased to announce that Emily and I will be expecting our first child in March 2014. Our first baby scan is on Monday 9th September. Over the last few years of owning the Woodlands Fitness Centre, I've had to deal with a lot of crying, tantrums and bed wetting (mostly from Josh!) - so I…

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What's new? So. It's January. The beginning of a new year. So what is new? We've issued a slightly new class timetable. The design is slightly different so it will fit on 1 side of A4 paper. All of the main classes - Zumba, Aerobics, Studio Cycling, Body Conditioning, Pilates, Circuits etc - are the same. The last time we made any major changes to the class timetable resulted in music seething and hissing so we will not be making that mistake again. The major change is the inclusion of 10 x 45 minute group personal training sessions. These are not classes as such so from the 1st February there will be a small additional charge (please see the Group Personal…

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What's new? Right then boys, girls and David Read!!!! It's November! The most important thing this month is Harley's birthday. Harley will be 20. Just so everyone can plan ahead, he will be off from Friday 2nd November to Tuesday 6th November. His birthday party will be taking place in Chesterfield. I think there might be a magician going (Darren "The Magnificent" Crowder!!!). Another important event in November is of course bonfire night. Now it might all seem like kicks and giggles when we're setting fire to stuff, waving our sparklers about and shooting fireworks into the sky. But have you given any thought to our friend, the Hedgehog? The hedgehog, which is Britain's only spinal mammal, is an endearing little creature…

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Yes, what is Tabata? Most people love a bit of steady state cardio. They go mad for it. Well it ain't great for you. Plonking yourself on a x-trainer for 30 minutes and staring glassy eyed at your iphone won't do you much good. Steady state cardio elevates cortisol (stress hormone) levels in your body. This you do not want. Steady state cardio is also catabolic. Being in a catabolic state is muscle wasting. Hours of cardio causes muscle tissue breakdown. You want your body to be in an anabolic (muscle building) state. There's a form of HIIT called Tabata. It's fairly straightforward: it uses 20 seconds of ultra-intense exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated continuously for 4 minutes (8…

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