Sport should be about life not death. About beauty and health. Tonina Pantani. Tonina Pantani is the mother of Marco Pantani (above) who passed away in tragic circumstances aged just 34. Marco was the greatest Italian cyclist of his generation, winning both the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia in 1998. He was expelled […]
Training
Are sit ups bad for your back?
In this post we discuss if sit ups really are bad for your back. Let’s put this into context before we discuss how we got to asking this question. Is bending your knee bad for your knee? Is pointing your ankle bad for your ankle? Probably not right? Why would flexing your spine be any […]
Perhaps it was how I slept?
Below is a quote from a former client who moved abroad. He was seeking advice on a painful hip. It’s used with his kind permission. “It’s my left hip. I don’t know what happened, I thought it might be because I’ve been sleeping on the couch the last few nights as I’ve been getting in […]
Hip muscle weakness may lead to Osteoarthritis.
A major risk factor for developing Osteoarthritis in the knee joint is weak hip abductor muscles. We have written about this previously here Researchers in Italy have recently modeled the effect weak hip muscles can have on joint forces at the hip, knee and ankle. They found an increase in force at the contact surfaces […]
Resistance training benefits the elderly
Spanish researchers have shown that people in their 90s respond incredibly well to strength training. Subjects with an age range between 91 and 96, underwent 12 weeks of resistance training exercise and showed improvements in their strength, power and muscle mass. This transfered to improvements in walking speed, a reduction in falls and an increased […]