BACK FOR THE FUTURE: The Baby Boomer's Age-Busting Guide to Better Movement

"Bravo! I just finished the first Back for the Future lesson and it is wonderful. You’ve done a fabulous job creating these lessons and I know I will love them all." Ruth Dickover, Ph.D.The biggest problem most people face as they age is that they fail to initiate movement from their core and consequently their joints and balance suffer. This lack of healthy movement has, in fact, very little to do with a person's actual age but everything to do with a habit built up over time. And it's quite easy to change if you know how.Back for the Future shows you how you can use a simple chair-and-stick-based technique to reverse this habit and to improve the way that you move your spine so as to support your posture, vision, reaching, walking, balance, and simple activities of daily living such as getting out of a chair or going up and down a flight of stairs with confidence.Written specifically with the boomer generation in mind by Feldenkrais practitioner, Stewart Hamblin, the Back for the Future programme will be of interest to anyone who wants to improve their fundamental movement skills and turn back the spinal clock.“Thank you and bless you. Your lessons are great in helping me to function with mobility issues.” Kathleen Bronson“The Back for the Future programme has really helped me to improve my walking and balance after my knee replacement surgery. I can now enjoy my golf again. It is amazing how many different parts of the body can be ‘woken up’ using the stick.” Jane Peach“I began the Back for the Future exercises in response to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. These simple and easily remembered exercises have helped me to manage the issues of strength, balance and flexibility that are typical of Parkinson’s.” Dr Kevin Glover“I started the Back for the Future exercises four weeks after a hip replacement operation.They gave me the confidence to move and stretch, by sitting down there was no load bearing on the hip, and as each week went by, I gained more movement in the whole of my body.I have been very happy with the lessons.” Elizabeth Simpson“Thank you! I have multiple spinal conditions and injuries. Your exercises help ease the pain, and my posture is much better.” Mandala - YouTube"Lest you be fooled by the chair and the stick, (like I was) that this might be too easy after practising floor Feldy, I challenge you to be challenged by the complex simplicity of these movements. I'll be doing this foundational lesson several times before moving more fully into the series. Thank you, once again Stewart, for your deep knowledge and transmission of the principles of this ever-unfolding practice of Feldenkrais." Sharon Simmons - YouTube"I thoroughly enjoyed working through this today. I used a walking pole extended as far as possible. I feel very much more supple. Thank you for sharing your expertise." Trish Newman - YouTube"Thank you and bless you. Your lessons are great in helping me to function with mobility issues." Kathleen Bronson - YouTube“Stewart has enabled me to understand how my years of poor desk posture and problematic habits have impacted my neck and shoulders, and he offers solutions that can be implemented quickly and easily. His innovative and intuitive Stick technique is a game-changer for those seeking to regain flexibility and confidence. Stick classes make clear how we need to sit, stand and — importantly — think about our bodies in order to live better lives less prone to pain and stiffness.” James Kanter, 55 (Editor, EU Scream podcast, Brussels) Read more