In this post I answer the top 10 most frequently asked questions about injury rehab. 1) How long will this take? This is the question that everybody asks and which nobody can honestly answer precisely. There are known healing times for different structures of the body; bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles for example. However most […]
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Why online exercise injuries are booming and how to avoid them
In this post we look at why online exercise injuries are booming and what you can do to avoid them. At a glance Online fitness is booming — 25% of the UK now train online, compared to 15% who use gyms. Injuries are rising — Bupa estimates 7.2 million Brits have been hurt while exercising, with 30% from […]
How to train for the sport of life
In this post we discuss how to train for the sport of life and why just being active isn’t enough. The majority of the people I work with play sport. Most have sought assistance to either recover from ongoing injury, or improve their sports performance with resistance training. There are however a group of people […]
Resistance training will change your life, here’s how I know
In this post I discuss why resistance training will change your life and how I came to this conclusion midway through my career. I left university following an exercise science degree and kind of fell into personal training. I’d come from a cycle racing background, back when it was quite unusual to see a grown […]
Why subtalar joint motion is critical to walking and running and how to improve it
In this post we discuss why subtalar joint motion is critical to walking and running and look at two exercises to help you improve it. At a glance Most rehab programmes ignore the foot and ankle, especially the subtalar joint. It drives pronation (shock absorption) and supination (forward propulsion) in walking and running. Restricted motion here limits force absorption and can cause pain […]