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Harry Meade - Event Rider
Harry MeadeEvent Rider
Event rider Harry Meade chooses Flotation Therapy to help prepare for the 2010 season
26 year old international eventer, Harry Meade, has an impressive competitive record, including representing Great Britain. Harry recently added Floatation Therapy to his cutting-edge training regimes, all of which are designed to keep him at the top of his sport. Harry recently discovered the Bristol Floatation Centre,run by Back In Action, the UK's leading back care retailer. Harry and other leading riders already use Back In Action's spinal health system.
Floatation helps create peace and physical relaxation as clients float effortlessly on their backs; the high-density of magnesium and other salts in the skin-temperature water deeply relaxes muscles, and offers many health benefits.
“Floatation was amazingly relaxing”
“It's an amazingly surreal feeling and very relaxing. As every muscle in your body switches off, it allows any aches and pains to come to the surface, and because your body is so relaxed, it helps you switch off mentally. It's the perfect antidote to aches and pains, as well as to feeling thoroughly stressed out! It was brilliant, and I'll definitely do it again.”
Be at the top of your game. Floating improves your focus and gets the job done more effectively.
Floatation:
- Magnesium sulphate is vital to us, yet we are very deficient in our modern day diet. You can take supplements but your body will dispose of it within 24 hours.
- If your muscles are in spasm or you are carrying tension in your back and neck, the joints freeze up and become tight, so you end up with very limited movement in the spinal column.
- The absorption of this crucial mineral occurs naturally during a float and has a powerful effect on our body. It acts as a lubricant to the joints, allowing freer range of movement for the spine and supporting muscles.
- It is also effective on any other joints and muscles that are immersed in the solution.
- Reduce your stress hormones and replace with natural endorphins, proven to be more effective than any stimulant.
- The connections in the brain fire through more and this gets the brain communicating more effectively.
- Build up and maintain your immune system, which in turn allows you to perform at peak levels for longer.
The Mobi - Harry Meade's essential piece of riding kit
26 year old international event rider, Harry Meade, regularly uses a medical-grade massaging machine to aid riding mobility. Back In Action's Mobiliser was recommended to Harry by his dressage trainer, Sandy Phillips, in 2008 - he now sees it as an essential piece of riding kit. Using the fifteen minute massage and mobilising routine twice a day, Harry says he feels straighter and more supple after he's used it.
“The 'Mobi' has worked wonders. It's an excellent aid for keeping supple on a day-to-day basis and particularly useful in managing injuries from falls,” Harry says.
The Mobiliser:
- Was co-developed by leading osteopath Dr Anne Redgrave
- Provides spinal mobilisation and applies localised pressure to the adjacent spinal muscles
- Reduces the need for clinical manipulation by mobilising the user's spine
- is widely used by the RAF, NATO and the British Army
- Is available at the Bristol Floatation Centre
- Is available to hire or buy.