Training

We’ve all experienced it, the visit to the health care professional which seemed to solve everything. The massage that hit the spot, the adjustment that had you walking out of the clinic without pain, or the stretch that released all the tightness. I’ve been on…

David had been suffering from worsening hip pain for 4 or 5 years despite seeing various osteopaths and physiotherapists. A former elite level swimmer, he was frustrated that even walking was now causing him issues. I remember our first conversation well and this quote in…

Here’s an interesting statistic for you, if you play golf there’s a 1 in 3 chance you will suffer with back pain as a result. Many of the golfers I speak to seem to accept that back pain is just part of the game. If…

We often think the solution to a problem is to do more of something. Rehab is no different, especially when things aren’t going to plan. You’ve probably had the experience of leaving a rehab appointment with a bunch of exercises. None of which you’re convinced…

What thoughts enter your mind when you see the words pain and weight training? A bad training experience perhaps. An injury, or a session that was too difficult for you at that particular time. Maybe though the two are synonymous. It’s not a single experience…

What do you think about when performing exercise? What you’re going to have for dinner? That argument you had with your partner this morning? Or can coffee actually kill you? On that last question, it can but you really have to drink a lot of…

So you’ve read that resistance training is important especially as you age. But what if you have some existing physical issues? A knee that feels stiff in the morning, back pain that comes and goes, or a tight shoulder for example. You want to get…

In this post we’ll look at why tricep dips are bad for your shoulders and show how they don’t really challenge your triceps either. Following on from my recent post on what must be the worst exercise in the gym, here’s the exercise that came…

The leg press challenges many of the muscles in the lower body including the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and calves. It offers a safer alternative to the free weight loaded squat with comparable results. In this post I’ll explain exactly how to set up the leg…

In this post I’ll explain exactly why the face pull is bad exercise and give you a safer, more effective alternative. Perhaps the most significant part of my work as an injury rehab specialist is not the exercises I put in people’s programmes, but rather…