Issue 14 - November 2011 (PDF - Chipping Norton Times

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Cotswolds Health & Fitness Club
01451 821320 | info@cotswoldsfit.co.uk
Unit 4d Hawthorn Court, Bourton Industrial Park, Bourton on the Water, GL54 2HQ
Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club offers you a very different gym
experience to that which you are used to. We are professional,
helpful and friendly and believe that regardless of your experience,
fitness levels or injury problems, there should be a place you can go to
get the help and advice you need.
Gym Membership is perfect if you wish to train without a personal
trainer, but still retain the personal touch - you are never completely
on your own as we are always available to offer advice.
Personal Training, on the other hand, is great if you have any injury
concerns or feel you really need that extra help, support or
motivation.
You can also benefit from our vibration training and nutritional advice,
and have a range of classes available.
For more information please visit www.cotswoldsfit.co.uk or call us on
01451 821320.
• Pre and Post Natal Care and Training
• Fitness, Toning and Weight Loss
• Injury Rehabilitation
• Nutritional Advice
Sally’s personal training sessions are tailored to meet
every individual needs. Sessions are fun, creative and
effective, all in a friendly and relaxed environment.
Contact call:
07738354513
sallydoneganpersonaltraining@gmail.com
www.sdpersonaltraining.com
Does your lower back hurt when you pick up your children or
grandchildren? Do your knees ache when you walk upstairs?
Do your shoulders and neck get tight and sore? Most people
have got a few aches and pains or have suffered an injury of
some description, but are you suffering unnecessarily?
There are so many ways that a good exercise programme can
help with the aches and pains that we all just seem to put up
with. A lot of the problems are caused by lack of flexibility,
poor posture and strength, and can actually all be linked to one
another - so if you’re really unlucky you have painful knees, a
bad back and tight shoulders!
So let’s look at a few of the most common examples:
Your knees (like a rusty door hinge!) with care and
maintenance can be trouble free. One of the main causes of
discomfort is tight quadriceps – basically these tight muscles in
the front of your thigh can pull on the kneecap causing pain. A
good stretch programme followed by some strengthening
exercises for the muscles surrounding and attached to the knee
will reduce pain, give your joint more support and make your
knees stronger and less susceptible to injury.
Poor posture which often leads to tight shoulders and neck
pain can be really helped by stretching and releasing the
pectoral muscles (your chest) and strengthening the muscles in
your upper back, in particular the lower trapezius and
rhomboid muscles – this takes a lot of pressure away from the
muscles in the neck that have tightened up over time.
Lower back pain can be helped enormously by a really good
stretch programme and some exercises to target your deep
abdominal muscles – this helps set everything in place once it
is all stretched out and is essential for long term management
of both postural and lower back issues.
These are only examples so a good assessment should always
be carried out to find the cause of the problem. Then a well
designed exercise and stretching programme to target your
specific problems really can work wonders - keeping your joints
from stiffening and providing needed support, making
movement easier and reducing pain.
Remember, you don’t have to just put up with it – give us a
ring today!