Eamonn Holmes shares health update as he opens up on 'tough' recovery
GB News host Eamonn Holmes has issued an update about his health recovery, amid mobility issues, with him having shared a video message for fans on social media this week
Eamonn Holmes has described his ongoing health recovery as "tough" in an update this week, with him telling fans in a video message that he had previously seen "improvement".
The presenter, 64, has experienced health issues, including back problems, in recent years. Just months ago Eamonn was said to still be having mobility issues and be in pain. He's since been seen using walking aids and a wheelchair.
It was announced just last month that he had begun using an anti-gravity treadmill to improve his mobility. The GB News host took to Instagram on Wednesday with updates about his progress and said the latest session was "tough".
Eamonn, who was seen using the machine, shared in an initial video: "Coming up to thirty minutes on anti-gravity treadmill. It's been tough today. Not every day is easy, well few days are easy. It's all about muscle memory. It trains my legs which aren't forming any connection with my brain."
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He shared a lengthier update just hours later, which again showed him on the treadmill. He said in the second video: "Gosh, it is tough today. It is so tough. If you'd asked me a week ago, I'd be saying 'I've made such an improvement' but I regress." He added: "Sometimes the body plays ball, sometimes it doesn't. But what I do know is if I stay on this and I do all that I'm supposed to, it can only get better."
Eamonn continued: "But my goodness me, it is tough. It is tough. I've just done basically four hours of live news - that's depressing enough [with] all that's going on in the country. I hope wherever you are and whoever you are, you're good and you stay safe. Do the right thing. People shouldn't be threatened. People shouldn't feel threatened either."
He further commented in the video message on the platform: "But I'm on this [treadmill]. You do a lot of thinking when on something like this. I'm walking if you're wondering what's going on. I'm walking on this [treadmill]."
"I've got to do at least thirty minutes and as you can see I'm halfway there so I'll stop talking," he said. After laughing, he told viewers: "At least I laughed and can get on with it. Have yourselves a good day, stay safe and be good!"
Eamonn previously showcased the anti-gravity treadmill in a video on the platform last month. He shared in it: "This is my latest exploit. [...] It's an Alter G anti-gravity treadmill." He added: "And the reason it's called anti-gravity is you'll see down here ... I'm being supported by quite a big balloon.
"The balloon holds my weight. What it does really, the machine, if I now walk or run in this, and it helps my legs and my body remember what it was like to move like this before things went wrong, that have been wrong for a long time."
Eamonn concluded at the time: "So this gives me a certain amount of freedom and the idea is that I build up muscle memory and y'know things will happen, hopefully in the future. For the moment, I'll do half an hour on this. Cheers!"
It comes following previous updates on his health, including him sharing last month: "Hard to stand up but next my aim is to walk." Eamonn, who it was announced earlier this year has separated from his wife Ruth Langsford, is quoted as having said whilst at the TRIC Awards in June: "I went for an operation a year and a half ago and it went wrong. I got two things in my back that I didn't want."
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