Welcome to Innerstrength Healthcare Rehabilitation Studio
These three videos have been made to help you reach your goals whatever they are.
If you have children make sure you watch the third video.
This is a short intro is to help you thrive in rehabilitation.
We know and want to show you that with full participation, persistence, courage and patience exercise transforms lives.
We offer talented, targeted exercise here that has you setting, meeting setting more goals.
10 tips to achieve your personal best.
1. Exercise 3 times a week. This can be a combination of in studio supervised, unsupervised and at home.
2. Follow our logistical requests
- Arrive at your appointment on time
- Sign in at reception
- Remove your shoes
- Bring and wear non-slip socks available at reception and a small hand towel.
- Store valuables locker in the hall.
- Those that do cardio at the beginning of their program are an exception.
- Sanitize your hands using the pump above the sink.
- Give the equipment a wipe down using the cloth and provided spray bottle near the sink.
3. Check in briefly with your physio every time before commencing your program.
- Safety,
- Appropriate challenges
4. Our sessions are 50 minutes long, make sure you vacate the session on time by planning the last two exercises accordingly.
Physiotherapist to make notes
Plan for your next session
5. Accept that it is usual and expected that during the first few sessions you will need and receive lots of assistance in setting up and performing your exercises. After that feel free to initiate exercises yourself once you gain confidence.
6. If you are unsure about any exercise always ask before commencing.
7. Keep an accurate record of exercises,
- Repetitions,
- colour of band,
- Weight,
- Springs
- So we can monitor your progress.
8. Ensure you gain continual improvement once you program is settled and working
- Increase your repetitions by 5 each week
- Once you can easily achieve 30-40 tell your physio.
- Might be time to change, resistance, exercise or upgrade your program
9. Every 6 weeks book into a review appointment either duirng a Thursday morning class or at a time that suits better with your usual physiotherapist. Please fill in the following form before you arrive or when you arrive. Review appointment.
10. When your current program is easily achieved book an individual for a review of your progress and a new challenging program
11. For those in pain persistence, patience and courage is required.
- We need to know if you experience any pain or discomfort or aggravation of your symptoms before during or after the class.
- Sometimes an individual appointment will achieve more than exercise.
- For those Chronic pain requires us to pace and remember pain does not=damage.
- In flair ups still attend and do more of the brain training and relaxation.
- We don’t want to set up an avoidance behaviour pattern, as it is not helpful in the long run.
Ultimately it is you who has to walk the walk.
We are delighted to walk along with you whilst you dream, set and achieve your goals.
