Looking after your joints is about far more than regular physical activity – a healthy diet, taking care doing everyday tasks and looking after your own mental wellbeing are just as valuable.
With that in mind, we’ve shared our second recipe to promote joint health on MyFFC this week, as well as posting 5 top moving and handling tips, some simple exercises for your back and, importantly, information about residential weeks running at our centres throughout March to support you on your #healthyjoints journey.
You can find all of our exclusive content on MyFFC by registering below and joining our Healthy Joints Group, or by searching for #healthyjoints.
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Here are some of the highlights from week four:
Most of us handle heavy products every day of our lives without giving it a second thought. Maybe it’s bending down to pick up that online order on your doorstep? Or carrying laundry, books, a suitcase or any other items upstairs at home?
But in the fire service, heavy lifting also becomes part of the job – and if you don’t ensure you’re taking care while doing even the most basic of tasks, it can have long-term repercussions.
Our Exercise Therapist, Ben Chick, has shared some simple tips to stick to when moving and handling any heavy object. You can find out more, watch the video and download a handy graphic by clicking here:
We also shared how we could support you during a series of residential weeks at Harcombe House and Jubilee House in March 2022, as part of our #HealthyJoints programme.
- Are your hips or knees starting to cause you aches and pains?
- Are you finding that joint pain is impacting on your quality of life?
- Are you waiting for joint replacement surgery?
- Have you recently had joint surgery and now looking for support in your recovery?
If you answered yes to any of these, we could well help you. Click here to find out more:
Residential weeks for #healthyjoints
Our Health Improvement Lead, Dr Greg Lessons, shared the second in his series of healthy recipes, as well as another cook-along videos, to show you how to create the dish, step by step.
This week we cooked up a Black Bean Brunch. You can watch the video and download the recipe here:
And our Nursing Service Lead, Kath Savage, shared some top tips and exercises to help ease back pain. You can watch a tutorial video of each here:
Tips and exercises to help ease back pain
Keep an eye on our Healthy Joints Hub on the website too, where you’ll find all the links to the content in MyFFC:
Remember: you can keep up with all the latest updates, content and videos in our joints campaign by joining our Healthy Joints Group in MyFFC or searching for #HealthyJoints and following the topic. Anything new will appear there and you’ll also be updated when anything is added.
