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12 H&H Series, Thursday May 23, 2013
wellbeing Alex Bellotti
Ultimate health and fitness means getting personal
With phone apps and the internet at our disposal, it is easier than ever to find fitness and
health programmes to suit our goals. Whether it is a diet recipe or muscle building exercises, there’s bound to be something out there for everyone. The problem is, of course, that it’s exactly that – for everyone.
“Lots of people dish out exercise regimes without assessing how people move and react,” says Hannah Richards, co-founder and director of Move Three Sixty, a health and fitness clinic based off Finchley Road in Canfield Place.
“Say, for instance, you and a few of your neighbours go on a diet. What works for you might have no effect on the rest of them and it could even make one of those neighbours worse.”
Move Three Sixty exists to make health and fitness personal.
Comprised of nine expert consultants, each specialising in movement, nutrition, rehabilitation or therapy, the staff work in tandem to ensure each person receives the detailed attention they require.
“There’s a lot of listening and making sure we understand what our clients are saying. If someone says they can’t get to sleep at night and keep getting up to go to the loo, I know exactly what’s going on.”
FoodRichards herself is an holistic nutritionist and metabolic typing adviser, which means working with clients to ensure their diets are in line with their own physical, mental and emotional needs.
“Imagine your life starts in balance,” says Richards, holding up her arms straight in front of her before swinging them to one side.
Clinic experts offer bespoke full body MOTs to suit every individuals’ needs
“There are lots of factors that can throw you off balance, but the symptoms of this imbalance, like being overweight, for example, are the last things to appear.
“Food consumption is one of the most emotional things we do, it’s not a purely physical act. Most people eat the wrong food, you have to ask why that is.”
Such an holistic approach is something that has always concerned Richards and co-founder Claud Serjeant.
Having set up the company in 2009, two years later, they moved into their own premises in Hampstead, where Richards also lives,.
Richards says: “We sort of saw a gap in the market – we’d have clients who’d been seeing physios for seven years who still weren’t right. We wanted to have a body of people for that client so they could get slowly and properly assessed.”
What can potential clients be assessed for? The scope is broad and Richards’ team is diverse enough to help with anything from fertility issues to back pain and acne.
Richards notes: “Walk down the street, chances are every person you
Gym users work out at Move Three Sixty in Canfield Place, NW6
Expert consultants at Move Three Sixty can help sort out problems such as back pain Picture: PA
go past has an injury of some sort.”With facilities that include two
therapy rooms for acupuncture and massage, as well as a free-weights based gym, they have the equipment to match their expertise.
Intriguingly, Move Three Sixty also offers a sports biomechanic programme – mainly golf-based – led by trainer Tony Miller.
“You have golf coaches who teach technical skill,” says Miller, “but I look at whether the golfers are physically able to perform the swing.
“People sit down a lot of the time for instance, so it could affect a golfer’s posture and they may find they’re getting back pains. We also help with cross-country skiing, sailing, a lot of sports.”
‘Problem’Despite focusing on the individual, Richards and Serjeant are keen to ensure they foster a community around their clinic. An upcoming sports day on June 2, where clients can bring friends and family, emphasises this point, as do the popular in-house screenings of films like Statin Nation and Food Matters.
“Sometimes we get people phoning up, hearing what we do and realising they’re not serious enough to do it,” says Richards.
“This is for people who really want to look at their entire lives, who want to know what the drivers are that make them do what they do. I often watch Claud and Tony treat injuries and honestly, it’s just incredible how they work. We’re not just looking for a quick fix here – we’re looking to fix the problem forever.”
For more information about Move Three Sixty, visit movethreesixty.com.
This is for people who really want to look at their entire lives, who want to know what the drivers are that make them do what they do
Gary Spencer-ToddTel: 020 8248 1137 / 07930 558128Email: [email protected]/nA franchise owned and operated underlicence by Gary Spencer-Todd
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