Pilates

Back 2 Balance offer additional services at our chiropractic clinic in Hove including Pilate lessons, in The Studio for patients, family, friends and local residents.

Pilates is recommended by our Doctors and many other health practitioners for those who haven't for sometime undertaken exercise, or especially those, with back and other joint problems.

Sharing some of the same principles as yoga, it is designed to stretch and lengthen muscles in a way that's entirely non-competitive. There are over 500 movements in total and one can learn them at one's own pace and improve strength, flexibility and well being.

Our Hove Studio Classes are currently held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays. Our Pilates teacher, Carla, runs these with our patients back care needs foremost, being remedial, beginners and improvers, friends, relatives or non-patients are most welcome to join. The classes are small and friendly.

Please note that additional classes may be added during the season

All you need to start with, is to wear loose, baggy clothing and bring a bottle of water and a yoga/pilates mat which one can buy from a number of stores locally.

For more detailed information about each session please call Carla 01273 273 074 or 07976 785739 or email be.pilates-coach@ntlworld.com

Yoga

Yoga is better known and established in the UK, practised daily by millions of people, young and old. Yoga consists of various exercises that stimulate, relax and revitalise the mind and body. Yoga currently, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. There are a bewildering selection of classes available; The two main types are 'astranga' which is dynamic and suitable for those looking for a more vigorous workout and 'hatha' which is a more gentle form of yoga that consists of stretches and mediation.

You will need to wear loose baggy clothing, bring a yoga mat and a bottle of water with you.

To find out more, please call Delamay on 01273 687778 or 07703 058012 for class times and availability.

Our experienced teachers are registered with their respective professional bodies and fully insured.

Please enquire by email to therapyrooms@chiropractorsbrighton.co.uk

Clinical Psychology

The Therapy Rooms offer an established Clinical Psychology service, several days each week.

Clinical Psychologists apply psychological insights and skills to the area of human distress that can lead to feelings of serious unhappiness, mental pain and anguish.

Where appropriate, Clinical Psychologists help people come to terms or solve their problems through systematic interviewing and (sometimes) agreed mental exercises. This is called psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy may help with feelings of anxiety, extreme sadness or grief, stress or uncertainty about how to find a solution to seemingly ‘stuck’ problems.

Consultations are strictly by appointment.

For further information about Dr Meesters’ practice please email info@meesters.co.uk or call 07875 454816

Reiki

Treatments are now available

Universal and Ki means Life Force Energy. Reiki is a way of channelling this energy.

It is a non-invasive therapy with benefits including deep relaxation, cleansing toxins from the blood reducing pressure/stress. Call 01273 206868 for further information.

Massage

Take time out for relaxation, nurturing and healing

Holistic Body Massage

Holistic Body Massage works on the whole person - your mind, body and spirit, to aid increased energy levels, improve circulation and toxin release from tense and knotted muscles

Indian Head Massage

Works on areas most vulnerable to stress and tension; easing aches and pains around the neck, head, shoulders and upper back.

Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy massage can help bring relief from many of these changes during pregnancy, while your body is rapidly transforming to meet the needs of your unborn child.

Call Michelle 07941 072337 for further information about these treatments

Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy

Major benefit to all sports and exercise participants in their recovery from training or injury and also, beneficial to those with physically demanding or sedentary jobs.

Call Matt on 019035 36832 or 07793 745758 or email matt.miller4@ntlworld.com

Dietary Analysis Consultations

Just like a car, your body needs the right kind of fuel to keep it working properly and running at top speed!

Dietary Analysis helps you look at whether the food you eat is giving you the right kind of nutrients to help keep you healthy and 'on the road' . All kinds of people can benefit - whether you are looking to run a marathon, lose weight, beat PMS or improve your digestion - the food you choose to eat really can make a huge difference.

Susan Kelly runs our dietary consultations. Please contact her on 01273 739137 or email info@foodcounts.co.uk

Walking

Walking is the new 'Smart Exercise'. It's easy, and above all inexpensive, and can be practised by all ages and undertaken as an inexpensive family activity.

It conditions the heart, improves muscle tone and strength, relieves stress and can help with back pain, osteoporosis, respiratory problems, diabetes, arthritis, cardiac rehabilitation and a variety of other health problems.

Walking is a low-impact, low-stress activity and safest aerobic exercise, being non-competitive, and helps produce better posture.

Children's' regular walking can help to produce better reading, writing and other skills.

The areas around Brighton and Hove have some lovely walks available to our patients and residents. A website produced by Brighton and Hove City Council shows a number of walks led by volunteer leaders ranging from just under one mile (which may take between 20-30 minutes to - those walks lasting two and half hours or more. Some of these walks cater for those with accessibility problems or who have a need to walk on flat ground, such as the picturesque seafront.

Remember to always check the weather before commencing on a walk, wear suitable clothing and take a bottle of water with you at the very least.

For those you wish to monitor their lengths of walks, pedometers are inexpensive to buy.

Click here to read more
>>>>> Brighton & Hove health walks

The new website www.journeyon.co.uk will even help you plan any walk or cycle route, inform you how long it will take at your speed around the city, best bus times and routes and even tell you how many calories your burning off! Worth taking a look.

Getting Started

If you're a fitness beginner consider the following helpful tips when getting started -

• Walk to the local shop - don't drive
• Walk your children to and from school briskly
• Get off the bus one stop early and walk the rest of the way
• Take a walk during your lunch hour- useful to burn off fat after eating.
• Once a week try a new longer walk to maintain your interest

Exercising

The British Chiropractic Association, in conjunction with 'StraightenUp UK ' tm have produced exercises, encouraging good posture.

JUST THREE MINUTES A DAY!

Not enough time to go walking or swimming - then consider our chiropractic exercises!

Please download one copy for yourself or your family

Childrens Exercises

Please download one copy for your children


Please remember to always check with your Doctor of Chiropractic BEFORE undertaking new exercise routines

Swimming

Swimming is a good exercise and one that can be a lifetime sport benefiting all age groups.

Brighton and Hove have a number of large pools with long opening hours to suit many different lifestyles; providing exercise at a reasonable cost.

Popular swimming workouts build endurance, muscle strength, cardio-vascular fitness, helps posture and flexibility all at the same time. It can serve as a cross-training element to your regular workouts and is great as a warm up before a land workout. It gives you a great workout without the weight of your body pounding you with each and very move. Group workouts such as water aerobics, can be great social outlet too.

Swimming tones your upper and lower body because you are using almost all of your major muscle groups. There is low risk for swimming injuries because there is little stress on your bones, joints or connective tissue due to the buoyancy and the fact that you weigh one tenth less in water.

Local private and health club pools generally do not provide diving areas or boards, but may have added facilities such as a smaller toddler pool and jacuzzi. There may also be times where adult swimming times do not provide a lifeguard facility and kids swimming time restrictions.

The website www.zoggs.co.uk will help to organise you with your own tailored made swim workout programme - along with a great swimwear shop online.

www.littledippers.co.uk is a great, local, and fun swim website, primarily teaching badies, toodlers and kids to swim.

www.totalswimming.co.uk is a website put together by a number of ex-champs.

The Studio

The Studio can be hired out for workshops or other events during the week; is light and airy and mirrored. It can seat up to 20 and can take up to 10 mats for yoga.

Therapy Rooms

The recently refurbished Therapy Rooms are available on half or whole day license hire, six days a week offering either a massage room and/or consultation room.

For further information, please email therapyrooms@chiropractorsbrighton.co.uk