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Stroke Rehab tips for cardio: rowing machine.

Unlike cardio machines such as treadmills, exercise bikes and stepping, a rowing machine exercises your upper body as well as your lower body. ts rare to find a cardio activity that works as many muscle groups through as wide a range of motion as rowing does. Knees, hips, arms and shoulders will each see 90 to 130 degrees of rotation in every stroke, which is more than you’ll find in most other aerobic activities. This is critical for your rehabilitation.

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Flat bread pizza:

Flat bread 200g plain flour
0.5 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbs olive oil

1. Mix together, slowly pour little water into middle and mix until shaggy doe.

2. Knead 5 mins, leave in bowl covered 30 mins

3. Slice into 6, roll into balls and heat in pan.

4. Tinned tomato’s onto bases

5. Cheese and plus toppings

6. Hot oven 10 mins.

Happy Easter everyone!

This is my new friend Trudy who I met whilst teaching on the Marshes in East London.

She says walkies are a very important part of her training regime as well a great way to socialise and meet new people.

Stay fit and strong everyone and I'll see you on the other side of Bank Holiday for more updates! 🙂🐣🐾🌻

Going deeper into Parkinsons and learning how boxing and dancing are key areas for rehab and reducing symptoms.

And according to American Association of Sports Medicine and Science published guidelines: Exercise is medicine for Parkinsons!

Blog:

It's been an almighty year! Got so much to share. I'll start with my latest qualification; Becoming an Exercise Pro in Parkinsons. At the end of 2025 I completed two courses in Parkinsons with Reach Your Peak Online run by Maria Lewis and Rachel Rutley to formally specialise in this area of neurological rehabilitation.It's such a fascinating subjec...

I take my boxing gloves and pads with me everywhere I go! 🥊🥊

Short bursts of high-intensity training found effective for stroke survivors One-minute, short bursts of high-intensity interval training for 19 minutes may be more effective for improving fitness among people six months or more after a stroke than traditional, 20-30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise sessions, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-re...