In this post we look at why you should train the muscles of your feet and three useful exercises to get you started. Picture this, you go to the Doctor because you have a pain in your toe. After careful examination she says you have two options: 1) live with the pain for the rest […]
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How to shoulder press without pain.
In this post we look at how to shoulder press without getting pain in your shoulder. When was the last time you spent some time with your arms over your head? Perhaps when you were wrestling with a suitcase in the overhead compartment on a flight? Or trying to fix a light fitting at home? […]
Why you should join a gym even if you don’t like gyms.
In this post we look at why you should join a gym even if you don’t like them. I was scrolling through Twitter the other day when I came across a tweet from a well known author. It went something like this, the most unsophisticated forms of exercise are the best. Underneath he was extolling […]
How to select exercises for injury rehab programmes.
In this post we look at how to select exercises for injury rehab and one important factor to consider. Part of my job is to investigate why people have previously failed rehab, or more accurately, why rehab has failed them. One common reason is they are performing multiple exercises for the same muscles. Whilst the […]
Are 10,000 steps a day necessary for optimal health?
In this post we discuss whether there’s any value in the 10,000 steps a day target and why it might be harmful in some cases. Everybody likes a number to aim for when they’re exercising. Here’s the thing though, that number can’t be the same for everybody. Despite this, every now and again the marketers […]