Proj London Health

Nostalgia - Camberwell Grove: I remember flying down Camberwell Grove at lunchtime from my laboratory, swimming a mile in the leisure ctr, then cursing the cycle ride back up. Criminal Forensic Science is a thing of the past now, but as for the Village challenge, I use either the S' Circular or Sydenham Hill to get to the other side. I too was in the ghastly 'hour and a bit' traffic jam on Court Lane last week. My question is global deployment for the temp 4-way traffic lights: Why don't the suppliers of the lights employ an intelligent light system? That is, each of the 4 pods communication as if they were normal lights - so East / West flow and then stop, followed by North / South flow etc. I understand that Turney road would be a challenge, but the flow of traffic would be much better. McCabe

Sorry to hear Ben, It really sucks when this happens, and you would be right in second guessing that it happened to me too albeit out of ED. A group of 12 - 14 year olds wheeled it out of my front garden at c.7pm on a Sat. My new scooter has a cover over it and a 'U' lock that fits through the holes in the cover and the front wheel so its a real pain in the arse for thieves to look at what they want to steal. And sure enough, 3am in the morning I heard a scooter put up outside on the pavement and in my front garden was a scroat try to pull the cover up without joy, then buggered off when I pulled the blinds up. I was lucky to find mine in a poor way but the insurance were quick to pay up. McCabe

I totally agree, access as close as possible to the caf? for those with limited mobility to enjoy. McCabe

I believe Mayor Johnson made all bus lanes free for m/bikes. Stickers petrol stations etc.... Then, after a couple of m/cycle protests in central London gridlocking various parts, I also believe that on this basis it all returned back to as before. I use to ride through one of the shortest bus lanes near Tulse Hill and one day that unexpected ticket came through. McCabe

** Firstly, this is just marginally out of E' Dulwich'. Is there any truth that there are hidden average speed cameras on Sydenham Hill? If you drive from the Crystal Palace end you pass the yellow boxed speed camera's, then as you are heading towards the Hornimans you pass the 'Dulwich Wood House pub'. c.400m after the pub there are cameras within the wooded section. A cab driver's Sat Nav was pinging him of speed cameras but no sign of any. After many days he pulled up and found them covertly mounted. They may be generic CCTV, ANPR, or Ave Speed cameras, albeit the cab driver had learnt that speeding tickets have been given out from these cameras. The starting point here is 'hearsay', can anyone put any specifics? This is a main artery entry / exit road for East Dulwich. Best! Freestyle-McCabe

Oh, forgot to say..... One of my personal dogs is an Arctic Fox (Nordic Spitz) called Wing Commander. They are used in Lapland/Finland/Sweden for hunting game including Bears. So if you have a bear under your shed, give me a call and Wing Commander will be there to assist!

Foxes under your shed, me too! One of the cubs went to my neighbours cat-flap and had eye to eye contact with them. In addition to Public Health, I am also a dog groomer and boarder, so I think they have all moved on now once the dogs had the sent - albeit no access to under the shed for the dogs. So I guess in summary, any local rat or mouse population should be reduced, and now no foxes. Freestyle-McCabe

Tried to purchase some yesterday without joy. I spoke with reception and while aware of the garden there is no product or price list. She did try to track down the Operations Manager - even use her CCTV to track down but alas no :-( Will try again. McCabe

Your posting has come at an ideal time. I have a drop in blood test at the Community Hospital and I'm looking to step up my quantity of herbs for cooking & or growing. Perfect! McCabe

Didn't get these for my birthday :-( Alas, my wife, Fitness Julia, confirms that there is a bagpipe player in Brockwell Park when she is with her fitness team. This guy is very good and can be heard around 10am - ish on Saturday mornings. Oh well, back to the saxaphone then! McCabe

Snowy, Do you think I can play the 'Blues' on the Pipes? The Sax is sooooooo easzy For the 'Root' of say 'C', I start with ......say F#. Fitness Julia has headed to the land of sleep - she has a fitness group on Brockwell Park, I can see a challenge there in Brockwell :-) Will check in, but.... FT may deal with me. McCabe xx

You guys are beautiful! My wife is going nuts with this idea. Go into Dulwich Park on Sunday morning for 10am (fitness Julia - with some 20 - women around her), walk by and say 'bagpipes' But, how do you measure the uncertainty of challenge? One of my super grandfathers has a statue in Dublin for his progression of the community between Ireland and the UK - should I not do it for him? McCabe

Does anyone play bagpips in East Dulwich? After 4-years, I received my first complaint about my tenor saxaphone - I did explain that there are 3-others within 10-houses. Yet.... this person lives 1/2 a mile away. So, Mr Irish dark curly hair with a ginger beard is heading to the pipes - I need some support to help me play and where to buy some pipes. I will repay with FREE personal training - it doesn't have to be for you, give it as a gift to anyone you know. 6-weeks, and full of fun! McCabe

Me again! Purchase a large float that the 'full-on' swimmers use. Hands at the front so the elbows are supported on the float too, this keeps the upper extremities (body) prone in the water while the legs do the kicking. I use to teach across London and found two key 'starting points': either find a pool that is warm, Crystal Palace use to have a pool downstairs, and I think Beckenham's smaller pool is warm too; or Imperial College - London had a salt chlorinated pool which helped to make you float too so you are prone in the water. ** Tips ** 1. Again, goggles are great as it encourages children to look into the water without stinging their eyes. This is a long-haul project so making the introduction fun enables you to build upon it. 2. I use to do this trick with children and adults which was fun and educational for them too. a) If you are able to swim a width with the float, then great! b) Now, divide the width with two objects or markers on the side. c) Start! Kick as hard as they can with 'toes' pointed behind them ** this is really important ** d) Between the 1st and 2nd ojects / markers, the 'toes' must now point to the botton of the pool. When the toes are pointed down or towards the body by a few degrees, they are actually hooking the water - this will cause no movement forwards, and can result in the swimmer going backwards. The net result.... how important to have toes pointed baackwards and for the ankles to be flexible. ** Teaching Points ** 1. Hold both your arms out forwards, now pretend they are legs kicking slowly in the water with your wrists gently moving up/down similar to your ankles with your fingers representing your toes. That whipping action of the fingers/toes generates propulsion 2. Once the above is achieved, take a big breath and place your head into the water and slowly breathe out and then raise your head again. 3. Progession: Repeat point '2', but this time take your head from the water to the LHS and breathe in and reinsert into the water and breathe out slowly. Now repeat on the RHS. And then LHS, and then RHS, LHS and right hand side. Men typically are unilateral swimmers (breathing on either the RHS or LHS), women however are typiclly bi-lateral swimmers - they breath on the LHS, take 3-strokes and then on the RHS. Good Luck! McCabe - Project London Health advice and support is FREE!

Easy peasy! I taught children and my own daughters for many years. If very young then an all in one suit with floats. They enjoy the water and kick about, then on the next session take a float out (c.8 floats in the suit), this encourages extra kicking. As a 6-year old, encorage a pair of goggles to look under water while swimming in the shallows - a big breathe in, swim and then stop during exhaling, and then a new breath. McCabe

Hi BSL, I'm looking to expand the fitness teambuilding into those with partial or zero hearing - we meet on the Rye on Sat at 10am by the caf?. My basic skills of communication needs improving, so I'm looking for an individual or group of members to help me with this quest. Somewhat different to the average person on the street, I focus on high level without detail, other than the specific area of practice. "please, thanks, how are you, I'm good etc.." is good, but I have no idea of the following?: * Jog on the spot * Raise your right / left arm, leg * breathe in and out slowly Imagine you are doing dips on a bench, "feet shoulder width apart, lower your body slowly, then raise slowly". Imagine asking you to turn to the right or left, and so on. ** What do you get out of this? ** I have provided FREE fitness & team building to the London / ED community for 7-years, no grants or income. Wouldn't this be great to involve the deaf or partially deaf community into this and share sign language. I have a habit of getting the groups to count in German, French, Auzzie, English and Bulgarian to name a few, lets do some sign too!! McCabe

Hi Eli, mums and mums to be... Project London Health is forming two steering groups on Health & Fitness, and Events & PR's. It would be good to gets some 'real-time' comments on to our report and will be the usual press: What, where, why, who, how etc... The benefits of 20-mins Low Impact Cardio * What is the routine and effects: A simple 20-min routine, no jogging, no transverse twisting, no stress on the abs or on the pelvic floor. The sense of meeting others and feeling refreshed is a great way to start the weekend, and with a tea / coffee at the end. * Where do you do this? The group uses the paths and grass in the lower part of the park which helps to tone the gluts. Etc.... So if you would like your views recorded to help make the fitness groups more engaging and appealing to others in the community, please post a message or PM me. We have the FREE 10am fitness group and the FREE cycle group is converting to achieveable challenges shortly, 6 per year and each one to raise awareness of a local health-care charity. The first one with be for Children and Young people in remission, so this will be a perfect one to start with. See you on Satuday. McCabe.

This sounds like a super healthy event, what time do you start at? McC

Hi to all, It may be dry, it may be sunny, cloudy or...... wet in the monrning. See you there :)) McCabe

OK guys, Are we all ready for the morning. And if its nice and mild, we can finish of with some Chi Gung (parts of Tai Chi!)..... and its all for FREE! See you there, 9-20am for a 9-30am start.... meeting by the caf? McCabe.

Good JOB guys! As parents of a nearly 17 year old and an 18 year old we took the opportunity to have a break 'sans' children or actually young adults to Bath for Friday & Saturday. Sunday we spent as a family on the South Bank and in Covent Garden and today we did Shakespeare in Stratford upon Avon! Catch you all next Saturday morning! McCabe

Not there tomorrow, If you can, meet up and enjoy the morning fitness and a cup of tea too! McCabe

Good JOB!

Hi to all, Its the Friday Rah Rah time! Mum2be, this group is the really easy peasy entry level back into fitness, but actually more about having fun with a team. As births and conditions change between mums, I always recommend that when you feel ready and confirmed by your GP / midwife, then thats when to join us. If you can walk at ease for 200m, lift a 2 Ltr bottle of milk from the fridge to the surface, then that is more-or-less what we do. If you are viewing this for the first time and would like to join the fitness group, this is all you need to do: * Fill in a health from on www.AHM-Go.com, then email back to [email protected] * meet for Sat at 9-20am by the caf? on / in the Rye for a 9-30am start * This lasts for 20-mins and we use every second :-) * Bring a 1Ltr bottle of water for arm, shoulder & back toning (and drinking) * Bring some change for a tea / coffee at the end. We walk / powerwaler to c.200m then stop, stretch, tone or something funky but...... nothing that you wouldn't do at home or in the park. No twists or bends of the tummy area, only semi squats, and arm toning with your hand no higher than your shoulder as I don't want to engage you Abs (sorry :'( ) And..... its completely FREE, and the group are really friendly! See you there! McCabe