In this post we discuss what astronauts can teach us about back pain and the effect of zero gravity on the muscular system. If you’ve always wanted to grow a couple of inches you might consider space flight. Researchers regularly find that astronauts returning from space gain 2 inches in height. This is due to […]
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The best exercises for falls prevention.
Firstly well done to the Chartered Physiotherapy Society (CSP) for getting their exercise for falls prevention message out on BBC breakfast. The CSP are absolutely right that falls are not an inevitable part of ageing, but mainly a consequence of the 3-5% loss of muscle mass that occurs per decade past the age of 30. […]
Want to train like an Olympian? Why?
In this post we discuss why training like an Olympian is not a good idea for the vast majority of the population. There’s a false equivalence often made in the exercise industry between elite athletes and the exercising public. The promise of training like an Olympian is used to sell personal training and even personal […]
Why train some muscles and not others?
Evolution fascinates me. Our first ancestors, the homo group, date back around 2 million or so years. The specific homo sapien species, of which we are all members, have been on Earth around 200,000 years. In terms of Earth’s history, no amount of time. What evolution shows us is that we either adapt to our […]
Stop papering over the cracks and get a survey done.
Imagine you have a problem with your house, large cracks keep appearing in the wall. As fast as you can plaster over them, another one appears in a different room. At first they were in the bedroom but now you’re noticing new ones appearing in the kitchen and the bathroom. What do you do? Keep […]