Shooting Times & Country

Get fit for the field — even in your garden

No one likes a whiny dog, or a human being for that matter. In a moment of self-reflection, I realised I had become a member of the bleating fraternity, forever complaining to others about my aches, pains and assorted spasms. I did something about it, returning my sore back and wonky arm to a semblance of functionality, courtesy of repeated trips to a chiropractor. After his ministrations I could bend over once more without shrieking and swing a gun fluidly, albeit in my own habitually jerky version of finesse.

To maintain this current happy state of good health, I turned to Helen Stammers for guidance and all-round fitness advice. Helen has served her country well. Her military career spans three decades, and she is currently officer commanding the Royal Army Medical Corps’ rehabilitation unit at 16th Air Assault

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