Fidell to the rescue!

A couple of weeks ago we were more than a little concerned when Vicky, our lovely, always on time and ready to hit the ground running, Personal Trainer did not turn up to work. We were even more concerned when around the same time the sirens went off at the fire station next door and we couldn’t get hold of her.  Unfortunately it did turn out that Vicky had been in an accident but thankfully she came away from it relatively unscathed. She is however going to be out of action for wee bit but we figure she’s got a good team around her to ensure she bounces back fit and strong in no time.

Thankfully we also have great clients and live in a community where people want to help out and so it wasn’t long before we had a couple of names of people who might be able to help us out by filling in for Vicky, while she herself gets back in action =)

And so without further ado please let me introduce our interim personal trainer, the talented, approachable and sporty Fidell Richards!

Here’s a little from Fidell about what he does and where his strengths lie.

“The way I workout in  the gym is the way I like to work out my clients. Multi functional training (everyday moments). Playing football most of my life, I have been trained by professional strength and conditioning coaches and along the way also gained a lot of experience. I specialise in strength and conditioning, sports specific and weight loss training.”

So no matter what shape you’re in, how fit or unfit you are if you would like the help and guidance of a personal trainer in a gym environment that is comfortable and homely give us a call.

If you would like to find out more about Fidell’s availability click here and then when you’re ready take the leap and book in for your initial assessment!

Better still convince a friend to join in the same month and you both get $10 off your your initial assessment! (Offer expires 30th June)

Success Story – Michelle reaching new heights!

Taken from Physiotherapy New Zealand website.

Michelle Hight says that physiotherapy helped her get back into work which is also doing something she loves.

 

The original reason Michelle Hight had to see a physio was because she fell off her horse while jumping – fracturing her right hip and tearing cartilage. I underwent surgery to repair the damage and part of my recovery was to have physiotherapy – this is when I met Lydia Stallion at ‘Back in Action’ Carterton.

 

It only took three to four weeks before Michelle started feeling stronger. Admitting that she had good days and bad days. Sometimes a particular exercise was too much so they had to take a step back, but Michelle always felt like she was progressing and they could always come back to the tough exercises again a week later and try again.

 

“Lydia’s manner was awesome, she was so helpful and understanding of my pain and limitations, but she still encouraged me just enough.”

 

Michelle no longer needs to see a physio, and is back to riding my horses again, which also means she is back at work as she owns a horse trekking business.

“My hobby is also my job.”

 

Michelle says that still get pain now and then, especially on long days in the saddle.

“To manage pain I take anti flams occasionally, and light pain killers, not very often now, I also go to the gym every morning to continue to re build the muscle.”

Michelle says her experience with Lydia and physio in general was great, and that she would highly recommend to others.

 

“My friend, my mother and step father have all been to ‘Back in Action’ in Carterton on my recommendation.”

 

Michelle works at Patuna Farm Adventures.

If you would be happy to share your own story of how any of our services have helped you to get back to doing the things you love we would love to hear about it and share these on a ‘wall of success’

It’s voting time! – Senior Sports Personality of the Year.

We love to support community achievements and again this year we are one of the proud sponsors at the Wairarapa Times Age Sports Awards.

Our category:  Senior Sports Personality of the Year.

I am in awe of these people! Even the brief synopses of each of them is quite frankly incredible! Take a look…

PHIL DUNLOP won all three titles at the national three gun shooting championships – pistol, shotgun and rifle – to win the tournament outright, and with a perfect score of 300 to boot.

BRETT GIBBS won gold medals in the squat and dead lift and for the overall total with world record-breaking performances in the 83kg class at the world junior powerlifting championships. He also won bronze in the bench lift.

SARAH LINTON represented New Zealand at the Asia and Oceania barefoot waterskiing championships and won bronze medals in four events in the women’s open section, including overall total.

LARA PRITCHARD was a member of the New Zealand under-21 canoe polo team which won a bronze medal at the world championships in France and was part of the national under-21 squad which won gold at the Oceania championships.

So how about having a vote eh!

You can vote via a form which is in the Wairarapa Times-Age, through until May 15

The silent epidemic of negativity.

By Ryan Monastra (physiotherapist and director at Back in Action in Carterton and Masterton.)

You could be forgiven for thinking we humans are a frail bunch.  If the No 1 killer, heart disease, doesn’t get you, there’s always cancer, suicide (yes, that’s a health issue), diabetes or strokes.  It’s enough to give you an anxiety disorder, if you’re not one of the third of adults that suffer from that at some stage in your lifetime anyway. Sheesh.

But the silent epidemic is the overwhelming tone of

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