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Health & Wellness

“ Three years ago, I was in so

much pain, I couldn’t even open my

car door, I was in a terrible state

and nothing that I tried to ease the

pain in my shoulder worked. ”

rom being on the verge of having Malcolm has a B.Com Degree in Sports
to go for surgery to remedy a very Management and has spent many years
painful condition in his shoulder, as a personal trainer in traditional gyms –
FWaterfall City resident, Rob Jones but he started to realise that, to him, many
has not only bounced back, he has of the exercise philosophies did not make
improved his fitness without having to go sense. “I came to the conclusion that all the
under the knife. Using the Non Fit Injuria fancy equipment was unnecessary. If you
[which, translated from Latin to English, use the mass of your own body, you can get
is ‘Fitness without Harm’] programme similar or even better results in a safe way,”
devised by fitness trainer, Malcolm Whyte, he explains.
Rob has been able to resolve his shoulder
issues and resume the sport that he loves SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
– playing squash . . . and he’s now pushing Rob started off doing a limited number of
the limits of gymnastics as much as his 70 exercises using only his body weight. Within
years will allow. two months, Malcolm had him performing
exercises that he’d never imagined he
A SAFE WAY TO ACHIEVE BETTER would or could do. “When I was younger, I
FITNESS didn’t have any aspirations to be a gymnast,
“Three years ago, I was in so much pain, I but I’m now able to exercise on the pull-up
couldn’t even open my car door,” says Rob. rings using only the strength of my arms,
“I was in a terrible state and nothing that shoulders and core. At the age of 70, I’ve
I tried to ease the pain in my shoulder decided to take my fitness levels as far as
worked.” they will go,” Rob says.

Then one day, Rob was walking ahead of “I have now reached a stage where I
Malcolm at the gym. Malcolm asked him can manage my own fitness. And these
what the problem was with his shoulder. exercises can in fact be done anywhere – at
Rob showed Malcolm the X-rays and home, on the beach or in a gym.”
explained that he was due to go for surgery
to resolve the issue. However, Malcolm “Non Fit Injuria is suitable for all ages –
disagreed with the diagnosis that surgery children, teenagers and adults – and all
was necessary. types of people, no matter their level of
fitness. Your muscles move your skeleton
“He said, give me three months and I’ll around and movement is the way you exert
fix the problem,” Rob recalls. “Although I your will on the world. However, your joints
was sceptical, I decided to give Malcolm’s are equally important. If you can get your
programme a try.” muscles and joints healthy, you can do
anything,” Malcolm concludes.
Non Fit Injuria is an amalgamation of Yoga,
Pilates, gymnastics and kung fu combined
with injury rehabilitation. “You are never too Non Fit Injuria is situated at the
old, too unfit, or too injured to undertake Dynamic Health Gym in The Gantry
this programme, which essentially uses at Pineslopes. If you’re keen to
your own body weight to take you to find out more, Malcolm can be
levels of fitness you wouldn’t have thought contacted on 071 682 4397.
possible,” Malcolm adds.

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