Will blog regularly

This is our new look website. Still under construction, but a lot more interactive and user friendly than before.

From now, we'll be blogging regularly on health and fitness issues which we have expertise in. It will by no means be limited to Aches & Pains and Sports Medicine alone. Back 2 Fitness is meant to be a move-mint.

Please help us by sharing your experiences and what would you like us to discuss about.

For topics already covered, please check other pages. You will find them very relevant for all.

Physical Activity: Cancer's biggest nemesis

On 4th March 2012, I had been invited to speak at Asian Breast Cancer Conference on 'Weight Gain, Diet & Physical Activity issues in Breast Cancer Survivors'. But I wasn't planning on going there and be another yes man. It was on purpose I focused only on Physical Activity, otherwise in trying to address to many issues, I would have diluted the most important one.

I took the oncology fraternity to task.

Is Cardio workout bad for you (for weight loss or otherwise)?

A friend of mine shared an article that spoke about 'How dangerous traditional cardio workout is for weight loss program.'

I have done a lot of articles on these topics, and always after thorough research. One of them is here... http://www.newslaundry.com/2012/03/quack-quack/ Scroll down till you see a BBC piece that I have spoken about.

For the piece in question, my response is below in red font.

This Type of Exercise can Damage your Heart

by Craig Ballantyne, CTT

Contributor:  Men's Health Magazine

Creator:  Turbulence Training

'Turbulence', are you serious! That is a very constructive term to have for name or training. My confidence level in whatever I am going to read next hasn't really sky rocketed though. Men's Health is not by any means a critically reviewed medical journal, which I am used, so I am going to be tough on them. 

Old story, new cover

Just read their (Vardan) website, they have created new words for therapy and treatments that already exist. They also base their physical therapy protocol upon fundamentally flawed 'functional training'. Just trying to blind all with razzle dazzle.

Functional Manual Therapy = osteopathy, physio or a combination massage methodologies.

Functional Mobilization™ (FM) and Soft Tissue Mobilization = see above

Automatic Core Engagement (ACE) = automatic and exists within patients with back pain regardless of training. Main issue is a delay in recruitment that functional training struggles to affect

Functional Tests = the body will always get better when practicing a skill so testing for a movement you're practicing is always going to show improvement - catch is you need to practice every movement possible (infinite)

- By Kieran Lowe, London

Osteopath & Sports Rehab

Starting to communicate better

Starting today, we will be using this blog, as it's a more dynamic communication tool.

Stay tuned in.

Testimonial: Severe Knee Pain to running 111km

Percy Fernandez:

I remember the evening I couldn't walk as I stepped outside the Metro. The pain was excruciating on my right knee as I simply couldn't walk. Thankfully, Rajat was with me as we were going into a meeting. And here I am, after a year. Stronger and wiser.

Thanks to them, I managed to run 111km on 11.11.11.

I love Rajat's approach to wellness. Holistic, I would say for want of a better word. Perhaps that's because he is a runner. His team is an illusion of magicians. They are professional to their marrow. They engage you. They can talk. And ofcourse, walk the talk. Most importantly, they are bunch of young, charming and vivacious boys and girls who add to that magical touch. Keep it up and keep up the good work.