Body Limits is a Sports injury Clinic and Gymnasium based in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes and was founded by Mark Booth, a successful osteopath and sports injury specialist. Mark himself has competed at international level in both triathlon and duathlon events for over 20 years. Body Limits has accrued over a decade of experience in the specialist field of sports injury, sports massage and osteopathy. Over the years the team at Body Limits have built on their success by forming close professional relationships with top local sports men and women.
Mark Booth
| Job Title: | Osteopath |
| Specialist area: | Sports Injuries, Biomechanics (orthotics) |
| Field of work: | Sports injuries including many chronic injuries, Osteopathy. |
| Qualifications: | BSc Honours in Osteopathy |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | I'm the owner so from the start 1997 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Triathlons!!! Swim, Bike and Run! |
| Dream Job: | Professional Cyclist |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | Served with the 3-para regiment in the Falkland's |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Short cut |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Swiss Army Knife, Pillow and a Bike |
| What couldn't you live without: | My wife and kids! |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love it!! |
Annie Baker
| Job Title: | Office Manager (aka dogsbody!) |
| Specialist area: | Organising |
| Field of work: | Managing the Clinic & therapists, Reception and the phone |
| Qualifications: | O' and 'A' levels, but the best qualification obtained from the 'uni of life' |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2000 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Aerobics, Pilates, dancing |
| Dream Job: | Owning & running my own tea-shop by the sea |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | I make fab cakes |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Mix of the two - depending on the situation |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Other half, daughter & son |
| What couldn't you live without: | my children, other half, family & friends |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love it! |
Michelle Quill
| Job Title: | Sports therapist, Gym Manager, Personal Assistant to Mark Booth, GP referrals, beginner Pilates |
| Specialist area: | Sports therapist - deep soft tissue massage, Organising Mark and BigCow events, working with people who find it difficult to do physical exercise, Pilates for the beginner. |
| Field of work: | |
| Qualifications: | FD degree in Sports Therapy, Premier National Diploma in Personal training and sports massage, Premier GP Referrals, MAT based Pilates |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2004 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Dancing, socialising! |
| Dream Job: | Anything that involves people and organising! I love my job, different thing everyday! love meeting new people everyday! The variety of my job keeps me motivated! |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | I'm a professional dance teacher! And have been teaching for 10years! Another thing is my date of birth! Everyone seems to think I'm 16 or younger! But 26 this year. |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Safe route everyday!! |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | iPod - music, my bed including bedding and pillows! and some kind of transport out of here!!! |
| What couldn't you live without: | My family and friends |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | love it!!! Cheese and marmite toastie! Yum yum! |
Zita Lusack
| Job Title: | Osteopath |
| Specialist area: | Spinal re-alignment |
| Field of work: | General back pain in adults |
| Qualifications: | BSc Ost Med |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2007 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Salsa, Dog walking |
| Dream Job: | Stunt Women |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | I was on the 2nd class year 2000 stamp in a straddle position so everyone had to lick my bum for one whole month |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Short cut |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Pillow, Reg - the Bulldog & chocolate |
| What couldn't you live without: | Reg!! |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | I love it! |
Anna Van Piggelen
| Job Title: | Osteopath |
| Specialist area: | Enjoy sports injuries, chronic problems, headaches in particular. |
| Field of work: | Pregnancy related problems, elderly, sports injuries in children plus dry needling. |
| Qualifications: | Masters degree in Osteopathy (m.ost) |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2010 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Badminton as a main sport, as well as gym, running and generally all sports. |
| Dream Job: | Osteopath, if not doing this I'd probably be something in fashion or designing, although I'm not very artistic. |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | I have never ever eaten baked beans in my life |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Bit of both! A short safe route is ideal I think |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Book, food & laptop |
| What couldn't you live without: | Mobile, comfy bed, music |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love!!!! Especially with lots of butter! |
Jackson Ryan
| Job Title: | Physical Therapist |
| Specialist area: | Sports related injuries |
| Field of work: | Soft Tissue Injuries, Joint Mobilization |
| Qualifications: | Diploma in Physical Therapy (DIP P.T) Diploma in Manipulative Science (Dip M.S.C) |
| Year started working for Bodylimits: | 1997 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Athletics, Football |
| Dream Job: | Hit Man for the mafia, Physio for Manchester United |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | Was personal physical therapist and fitness instructor for 6years to the president of the Republic of Cameroon |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Safe Route |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Jose Feliciano Cd's, Wine Gums & a female leggy redhead |
| What couldn't you live without: | lying in bed |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Hate it! |
Mair Evans
| Job Title: | Physiotherapist |
| Specialist area: | Sports injuries, Musculoskeletal |
| Field of work: | Rugby physio for 7 years semi-professional team, musculoskeletal out-patient physiotherapy |
| Qualifications: | MSc sports and Exercise medicine |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2010 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Regular gym member - Keen Runner |
| Dream Job: | Physio for full time Rugby team |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | Very accident prone/can't do two things at once |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Safe route |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Kettle chips, wine and cheese |
| What couldn't you live without: | |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Hate it! |
Helen Ketley
| Job Title: | Podiatrist |
| Specialist area: | Verrcua treatment, biomechanics, callus reduction, nail care, in-growing toe nails |
| Field of work: | Foot health |
| Qualifications: | University of Brighton, BSc hons in Podiatry 2:1 currently studying for a masters degree in Podiatry with clinical biomechanics |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2009 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Yoga-Gym |
| Dream Job: | Podiatrist - so I'm already doing it! I love my job |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | Whilst working in Ibiza, I interviewed Dave Pearce for MTV dance |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Safe route |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Sun tan lotion, my boyfriend and a plane |
| What couldn't you live without: | My loved ones |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love it! |
Lisa Webb (Broderick)
| Job Title: | Sports & Manipulative therapist |
| Specialist area: | Sports Injuries and core stability/Pilates Rehab |
| Field of work: | Sports & manipulative therapist, Pilates instructor |
| Qualifications: | Diploma in Sports Therapy, Diploma in manipulative therapy, polestar Pilates instructor mat and equipment, fitness and personal training diploma |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2002 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Running & Swimming |
| Dream Job: | Professional Dancer or full time athlete |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | I once appeared on Blue Peter! |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | The short cut! |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Chocolate, boat, plane |
| What couldn't you live without: | My family and Friends |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love it!! |
Martin Quill
| Job Title: | Advanced remedial therapist |
| Specialist area: | Soft tissue manipulation, sporting injuries and chronic injuries |
| Field of work: | `Body Limits - Treating sports injuries and office people for problems. England Institute of Sport (EIS) - soft tissue manipulation for national badminton team |
| Qualifications: | Level 4 SMA, Advanced remedial massage, Gym instructor, GP referrals, circuit training |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2003 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Cycling, Triathlon, Badminton |
| Dream Job: | Working with the pro cycling team |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | All or nothing person! A terrible loser and an ungenerous winner! It's not the winning that matters it how much by! |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Short Cut |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Solar panelled laptop, carpenters tools (to build a boat) |
| What couldn't you live without: | TV |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love it of course! Marmite cheese and peanut butter sandwich! YUM |
Rudi Chaplin
| Job Title: | Sports Rehabilitation |
| Specialist area: | Sports injury treatment and rehabilitation |
| Field of work: | Sports Massage and injury treatment |
| Qualifications: | BSc (hons) sports rehabilitation, HND sports science with sports Injuries, FA treatment and treatment of injuries |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2004 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Football and Running |
| Dream Job: | Anything that involves world travelling |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | Before it closed, I held the course record for the MK crazy golf! |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Short Cut |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | IPod, football, boat |
| What couldn't you live without: | A car |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | Love it! |
Alex Venning
| Job Title: | Sports Therapist, Gym instructor |
| Specialist area: | Injury management and rehabilitation. Working and motivating people in the gym. |
| Field of work: | Sports injuries and weight management. |
| Qualifications: | BSc Sports Therapy, Level 3 gym instructor |
| Year started working for Body Limits: | 2009 |
| Sports/hobbies: | Squash, gym, cycling, football |
| Dream Job: | Working on the physiotherapy team of a top professional sports outfit. |
| Tell us something about you that many don't know: | I've appeared on stage with the Sooty show 5 times! |
| Do you normally take the safe route or the short cut: | Safe route |
| 3 things you'd take with you on a desert island: | Ray Mears survival guide, a boat and a swiss army knife |
| What couldn't you live without: | QPR and my family, oh and all my friends! |
| Marmite, love it or hate it: | I love it! Esp. with cheese and puff pastry. |