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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...

Interesting!

Would you like to know about AI stroke rehab? Of course you would! Here is a meta-analysis just published in 'Brain Disorders'
Volume 18, June 2025.

It showed that:

• AI-assisted stroke rehabilitation shows promising outcomes in terms of functional and motoric outcomes.
• Combination of VR and rehabilitation robots give the best result.
• AI-assisted stroke rehabilitation is more feasible, personalized, cost-effective than the conventional methods.
• AI-assisted stroke rehabilitation encourages home-based care and improves treatment adherence.

This is looking like the future', isn't it? If you'd like to know more about the meta-analysis, here's a synopsis:

Stroke is the primary contributor to disability worldwide, causing a high economic burden due to its morbidity. Due to the application of artificial intelligence (AI), stroke rehabilitation has been revolutionized, resulting in significant improvement. Implementing AI also enables home-based care, thus helping stroke patients who generally have ambulatory difficulties.

This research was a systematic review from Pubmed, ScienceDirect, and ProQuest, including randomized controlled trials (RCT) published from 2009 to 2024. Meta-analysis included seven studies discussing the functional and motoric outcomes of AI-assisted stroke rehabilitation.

Six studies included post-stroke patients within 3 to 6 months after the stroke occurred. AI models used were varied, ranging from end-effector or exoskeleton robots to a combination of both and virtual reality (VR). Overall, the included studies had a low risk of bias. Standard mean differences (SMDs) of the Barthel Index and Motricity Index were 0.16 and 0.60. No significant difference between AI-assisted stroke rehabilitation and conventional stroke rehabilitation for both outcomes. Non-inferiority trials showed that the AI-assisted method was not inferior to the conventional method of stroke rehabilitation.

Considering its feasibility, personalization, and flexible rehabilitation program, AI-assisted was non-inferior to the conventional method. A comprehensive guideline is needed to facilitate its usage in clinical practice.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefanus-Putra/publication/390997903_Functional_and_Motoric_Outcome_of_AI-Assisted_Stroke_Rehabilitation_A_Meta-analysis_of_Randomized_Controlled_Trials/links/68105ac2d1054b0207e5366a/Functional-and-Motoric-Outcome-of-AI-Assisted-Stroke-Rehabilitation-A-Meta-analysis-of-Randomized-Controlled-Trials.pdf

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Am chuffed to bits to be covering Kensington Gardens weekly stretch class 6:30-7:30pm next to the Physical Energy Statue.

Dates:
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June

Beautiful time of the year to go to Royal Parks and West End! ☀️🌳👑

I have so much to share for a good stretch session with my background in dance and rehabilitation. Exercises are universal for all body shapes and levels of flexibility. It’s a routine you can take away with you and use alongside your workouts in future. Come join!

Unbelievably it’s FREE! All you have to do is register on the Out Parks website, search for Kensington Gardens.

https://ourparks.org.uk/borough/stretch-session-104971

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