How hard is it to say no? “I was using my job as an excuse to drink and eat in excess…” Heather started saying no. She lost 2 stones of body fat, increased her success and started her own business. So why do we find it so hard to say no? Sometimes it means leaving…
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Dr Natalie has a message for you
If we were robots, life would be boringly easy… but we’re not. We love, we cry, we laugh, we embrace and we dismiss. Dr Natalie St Just has spent her life helping us humans to get the most out of our human potential and would love to meet you this weekend to discuss how you…
American Footballer | fixing his Sciatica heavy dead lifts
The other day I had a patient who is an American Footballer who plays at an advanced level, and this is what his rehab looks like. Yes, it looks like a training session. Why? Because even whilst he’s injured he can squat 150kg and deadlift 100kg (reduced from 200kg) You yourself may have noticed that…
Your first step to a tight set of abdominal muscles
Now this will apply to you as a patient OR as a personal training client. A weak core is a useless core. Unfortunately, a lot of people get off on the wrong foot straight away when trying to strengthen their core. Core strength is partly about trying to maintain a “brace position” which is what…
Pound for Pound BootCamp Full!
Pounds for Pounds is a Boot Camp we started last week where the pounds you lose each week is deducted from the cost of the following session. It turns out people liked the idea! Would you be interested in another time during the week? If so let me know and I’ll ask May if she…
Happy Martin Luther King Day
Happy Martin Luther King Day. Aren’t we lucky that so many people have come before us to fight for the freedom and privilege that we enjoy today. Who’s your hero? I have read some of (ashamedly not all of) MLK’s biography. One thing that stood out to me. He doubted himself so often. Every step…
Dal Recipe | low fat, low calorie, very high protein
Hey, what do you know about Dal? I remember falling in love with Dal the first time I went round my friends houses at primary school. Later did I learn that it is amazing on a plant based diet. Dal is very high in B Vitamins, fibre, protein (more protein per calorie than chicken at 18g…
Platos Cave | Is your reality a lie?
Ever heard of the philosophical metaphor of Plato’s cave? Are we trapped in Plato’s cave? The truth is unless you explore your own curiosity you never know. A group of people are chained to the inside of a cave. They were born in the cave and their only interpretation of reality are the shadows that the fire…
Click and the Pain is Gone
Click and the pain is gone! Local Gravesend business owner Niki (@NikitabyNiki) hobbled by the Revitalize Clinic in excruciating pain. She had woken with crick neck (joint inflammation often associated with nerve irritation) and lower back pain and had barely slept since. After caring for over 5000 clients and patients the Revitalize team have seen…
How to take care of a tight lower back | self massage
Tight lower back? Say no more. I know your pain. I weight lift a lot and sometimes whilst treating patients my back can feel like it’s in a vice grip. Try this Massage does help local physiology (blood flow for example) but the greatest effect is that it can really turn down the volume…
