Mr Motivator – exercises

Maintaining strength and good mobility is one of the most important ways to ensure you retain your health and independence. This interesting interview between Carole Brooke, Chair of Nailsea Leg Club and Sally Kingston, Personal Trainer discuss the importance of movement.

This practical guide explains the benefits of keeping physically fit and well and indicates the reasons why exercise is so important for us.  Covid-19 lockdown and quarantine measures ha

We are delighted to have the support of Mr Motivator, who together with Dr Kathy Fulcher, Irelands leading Health, Fitness & Nutrition Consultant and a team of qualified instructors and experts to bring, not just exercise, but all aspects of wellbeing, to a wider audience through the Mr Motivator Club website.

Walking and/or exercise in the fresh air is vitally important for our mind, body and spirit. Older people are repeatedly told about the benefits of physical exercise, how it can help with weight loss, lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol levels, lower blood sugar and slow down osteoporosis. Also, many seniors often question whether it is safe to start exercising at an advanced age. Maintaining strength and good mobility is one of the most important ways to ensure you retain your health and independence. This easy to follow presentation is on the importance of exercise and how it activates the calf muscles, which will help to push the blood back towards the heart.

Leg Clubs have paved the way in developing a psychosocial model of holistic wound care based on empathy, education, social and peer support, empowering the whole person through social interaction as part of the therapeutic journey. Leg Clubs see people with wounds and people with healthy legs requesting assessment. Once someone has been registered at a Leg Club, they are members for life, in either the Treatment Regime (receiving treatment) or the Well Leg Regime (receiving advice and preventative maintenance and a broad scale of education and health promotion). The ‘Well Leg’ programme at the Leg Club is an integral part of the social model and is aimed at the members’ (patients) mental and physical well-being, health education, advice, maintenance and prevention of further leg-related problem once an ulcer has healed. Members that have healed and wish to remain healed at- tend on a regular three / six monthly basis for a full reassessment, sup- port and advice. Members of the Leg Clubs can rely on a safe venue where their physical, psychological and so- cial needs will be met within a social model of care.

We welcome a new speaker Mr Mike Hoskins who is Chair of the Leg Club Foundation and has a long association with the charity as he was instrumental in its inception in 2004. Mike is discussing the benefits of cycling. This interesting podcast not only covers the physical aspects of cycling but the little know benefits to your mental health.