At the ripe old age of 51 I've begun notice just how little rest we get! Some personal background; up until recently I was an Operations Director and thrived on the adrenaline, the sense of purpose and identity I got from it. Life was very full, travelling locally and internationally, I was very fortunate, I met and worked with some very interesting people. My idea of rest was to work on a flight, or write up documents for work whilst watching TV. Replying and sending emails

This is fascinating muscle, attaches in the region of the T12 and lesser trochanter of the femur and it allows us to flex forward or in other words it contracts the thigh and torso towards each other and it allows us externally rotate the hips. It's part of a group of muscles commonly called the 'hip flexors' - which are the illacus - which sits inside the pelvic bowl and the psoas major. Combined they are called the Illiopsoas. You can see both muscles on the right side of

Do you feel stressed? Have you noticed you feel constantly stressed? Do you know if you are stressed? From personal experience I can identify with 'I don't feel stressed but everyone asks me if I'm stressed'! Often we're not aware of our stress levels until others question what they observe! Good Stress? Short term stress is actually good for us, it means our Sympathetic side, Fight and Flight element of our Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is operational. Short term stress al