“If you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by one percent, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together.” That was Sir Dave Brailsford, the former performance director of British Cycling describing the philosophy of marginal gains. It’s an approach […]
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We have been featured in The Sunday Telegraph.
Thank you to Lucy Fry for a great article on the benefits of Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) in this weekend’s Sunday Telegraph. If you have come here to find out what MAT can do for you, please fill out the contact form to book a free 30 minute consultation at either one of our London […]
Recovering from the London Marathon.
The London Marathon is always one of my favourite events of the year. The sheer scale of human effort is always uplifting, even to the most cynical. What’s not to like? 40,000 people putting themselves on the line, many for charity. The most enthusiastic marathon crowd in the world. All set against the backdrop of […]
Pain and the obesity epidemic.
Greg Roskopf speaking recently about the influence of pain on obesity and how the exercise industry largely compounds the problem. “When people have pain, it can limit their ability to exercise. If clients are not able to exercise, they cannot reach their fitness goals. Pain itself is also one of the signals of an inflammatory […]
NFL players using Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT).
A string of NFL players have come forward to praise Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) including all time leading rusher for the San Fransisco 49ers Frank Gore pictured below. In an interview Gore said that MAT had helped him ‘a whole lot’ and that if he doesn’t get it, he doesn’t feel right before a game. […]