A LEADING physiotherapist is celebrating following the publication and first sales of his new book titled The Healthy Habit.

Paul Gough, owner of the Paul Gough Physio Rooms based in Darlington, Durham, Guisborough and Hartlepool, has written the book aimed at the over-50s.

Mr Gough, The Northern Echo's health columnist, said: "The book was a year in the making. I would sit down every morning between 7am and 8am before work to write it without fail. We've just received the first printed copies of the 190-page, ten-chapter book last week and we had already sold 257 copies from patients of my physio clinic who had heard about it and pre-ordered their copy.

“This book is written for everyone aged 50 who wants to challenge the prevailing assumptions of today’s society and rather than viewing the second half of life as a time of progressive deterioration in mobility, independence and even thinking and instead view the ageing process as a privilege often denied to many and a great opportunity for increased mental and physical activity”.

Amazon and the book’s Gloucestershire publisher are selling the book priced £17.99 but it can be bought for a limited time for £12.99 online from thehealthyhabitbook.com or by calling 01429 866771 by Northern Echo readers who say they have read about the offer in the newspaper.