Ph: 8331 0606 Fax: 8331 0832 Web: www.sportsspinal.com.au November 2009 Eastern Sports & Spinal Care ‘Performance Focused Physio’ Practice News In This Issue Merry Xmas Pilates for Men Teenage Pilates Christmas Closure Felicity in India Hot Weather & Exercise Christmas Time 2009 With Christmas looming we become very focussed on preparing the house and garden for houseguests and parties and often forget ourselves! Remember when pulling out those weeds or moving furniture that we need to look after our backs, shoulders etc as we don’t want an injury to limit our enjoyment during the festive season. If you are a bit stiff you may benefit from a tune up! If you can try to reverse your posture regularly, maintain a neutral spine where possible and remember to contract your deep abdominals at a low load while you work, walk, sit etc until it becomes a natural habit. If this all sounds like a foreign language, see one of our physios who can show you how to protect your joints and become fitter and stronger to enjoy life. On that note if you find it difficult to exercise on your own we run several different exercise classes – some aimed at improving spinal stability, muscle endurance and flexibility and others aimed at improving general fitness (Cardio and LifeStyle Fitness). – Making Great Gains This year we have also added a specific Pilates for Men class, a 10 week program addressing spinal muscle control and endurance, flexibility and general strength. This program has been extremely popular with participants making great gains in flexibility and muscle control and reporting significant improvements in their general comfort while working, lifting etc. We are about to start another program on Tuesday mornings at 8am – so if you’re interested book in quickly as we can only take 6 for this program. Teenage Pilates Our teenage Pilate program has continued to be popular and this year we have run both a mat class and equipment circuits for this group. We have a new group starting on Wednesdays and will continue this program throughout the school holidays. Christmas Closure This year Eastern Sports & Spinal Care will be closed from December 24 and reopen on Monday 4 th January 2010. In the meantime, we would be happy to help you get started on an exercise program or give you a tune up so you are ready for the Christmas period. The Team at Eastern Sports & Spinal Care Take a load off and relax this Xmas... We will be closed briefly over the Christmas period