David Vaux
David Vaux is one of Britain’s leading Osteopaths, working closely with his own clients and government, private, and third-party sectors to promote the importance of strength training, particularly in mid-life.
Instagram: @david_vaux
Website: strongerconsulting.org
Biography
David Vaux began his career working as a London Firefighter, serving for 15 years on fire rescue operations and as physical education officer until he suffered a career ending injury. He subsequently retrained as an Osteopath and threw himself into the world of academia. He successfully applied strength and movement research to his own rehabilitation from long-term pain and disability.
As one of the UK’s leading Osteopaths, David uses his lived and clinical experience to provide injury prevention and conditioning advice within the performing arts and international sports. In addition to this, David provides strategic advice on therapy and exercise for a UK arthritis charity. He is an authority on older age strength and resilience, providing his expertise to healthy ageing projects for the government, private, and third-party sectors.
David is a vocal advocate for breaking down barriers to strength focused activity in middle age and promoting strength as a reservoir on which our later life health relies. David’s new rescue mission is the democratisation of strength for all, in the fight for optimal immunity, independent aging and resilience for an aging population.
He is a regular contributor to magazines, journals and podcasts that focus on achieving strength and fitness in older age, the prevention of frailty and how to train optimally in middle age.
Books
STRONGER: HOW TO BUILD STRENGTH: THE SECRET TO A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE was published by Short Books, an imprint of Hachette, in March 2024.
Bringing together the latest scientific research to explain why strength training in mid-life is the simplest and cheapest thing people is can do to transform their bodies, STRONGER provides a 10-step strength training plan readers can tailor to their own needs, and a clear roadmap to follow.
‘Stronger is a life-changer—a refreshing, innovative and powerful roadmap to healthy aging through strength building. It will give you the tools you need to support your metabolic health, bone density and functional independence. Whether you are already a fitness enthusiast or simply someone seeking positive lifestyle changes, this book is required reading. ‘
- Dr Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett, co-authors of the Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller Built to Move.
‘This book should be prescribed by the NHS to anyone over 40!’ - Professor Sir Muir Gray CBE
‘David's Firefighter's philosophy of unfailing, non-flashy and functional underpins Stronger ’ – The Times