Hi, welcome to the blog. A number of years ago I trained and practised in sports massage whilst working as a trainee architect and studying at West Kent College. The time came when I had to make the choice of which career to pursue full time and Architecture won. A couple of years back I decided I would like to take up my massage skills again in order to diversify from my architectural work. It soon became obvious that in order to set up a fully insured practice I would need to go back to college to obtain the necessary qualifications and join the FHT. I have recently completed studies to gain my qualifications in A&P (anatomy and physiology) and swedish/body massage. Alongside studying and continuing with my architectural practice I have built a new studio/treatment room and am now up and running. I am returning to college next term in order to study further in sports/remedial massage and injury diagnosis.

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Thursday 22 July 2010

Out in the field - KC International Agility Festival

Something else which occupies a great deal of my time is Dog Agility. Whether competing or judging, most weekends between April and October are spent on the competition circuit, mainly in this country, and occasionally abroad.

The Kennel Club International Agility Festival which runs from 13-15 August will soon be upon us, and it's at this show that Body Mechanics makes its debut in the field. I'll be teaming up with another sports massage therapist, Tamzin Grimes, to run two fully equipped treatment rooms for the whole event. We'll be offering a variety of treatments including injury specific sessions or just a completely relaxing and re-energizing full body treatment.

I've known Tamzin for almost twenty years,  we get along really well and should make a good team. We look forward to providing a comprehensive and professional service at our first KC event.

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Body Mechanics is up and running

After six months of working weekends, with the help of Al and Michael, the new massage studio is finished at last and open for business. I am delighted with the finished result. Feedback from clients has been very positive saying that it's a very relaxing environment with a modern feel. It has full showering facilities which should prove a big plus with those wishing to take an early morning treatment and go on to work. My client base is steadily increasing and I am hoping that business will build to enable me to split my time equally between massage and my design studio, we'll have to wait and see. 

I enjoy the time I spend in the massage studio it's very relaxing after the pressures of running the design studio, it certainly keeps me fit! 

That's all for now, my next post will be to give you the heads up on teaming up with a colleague for the first trip out in the field for Body Mechanics.