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Matt Baker Discloses Years of Back Pain, Builds Stable Gym for Recovery

He outlines a gentle, gymnastics-guided rehab in an Instagram video that drew wide support.

Overview

  • The Countryfile presenter said he has been living with chronic back pain for several years.
  • In an Instagram tour, he showed a stable he is converting into a rustic home gym with new flooring, dip bars and space for a cable machine.
  • He highlighted keepsakes from past work, including a Blue Peter snowboard, a childhood unicycle, crash mats and a bike case used for Japan coverage.
  • He said he will move carefully through the rebuild of his fitness, citing his gymnastics background for know‑how.
  • The clip ended with “To be continued,” and supportive messages arrived from Paddy McGuinness, Simon Thomas, Angellica Bell and his wife, Nicola.