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5 Easy ways to lower your Backpain

Oct 18, 2020
4 min

5 Easy ways to lower your Backpain

Back problems are experienced by almost everyone at some point in their life, whether you have a sedentary job, or a physical job, solving back problems doesn’t need to be complicated. Here are our 5 tip tips to avoid those back problems. #1 – Strengthen your core Now to do this you don’t need to visit a gym, the best way to strengthen your core is to sit on an unstable object. Your core muscles are designed to hold your pelvis in a straight position relative to your spine. W

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5 Sure fire ways to avoid running injuries

Oct 18, 2020
5 min

5 Sure fire ways to avoid running injuries

Running, it’s the simplest thing on earth? So why do so many runners end up with niggles, injuries and sometimes, outright pain? There is nothing more likely to ruin running development than not being able to run at all! So what can we do to avoid getting those injuries in the first place? #1 - Avoid over striding. Over striding is easy to spot. If your foot lands in front of your body when you run, you have an over stride. Perhaps get a running friend to watch you while you

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Autumn exercise 😀

Oct 10, 2020
2 min

Autumn exercise 😀

Exercise challenge.😀 It is exercise challenge time again and hopefully the weather will be ok for this one... heading out into the fresh air is not only good for your physical health but also for your mental health. It is well documented that the look, see and touch of the natural environment has a calming effect on anxiety 😀 and can help with depression and other mental health concerns. So the challenge this week is to head out into the woods. 😀 Ideally try to get mudd

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Walking 10,000 steps!

Aug 25, 2020
2 min

Walking 10,000 steps!

10, 000 steps is the number of steps everyone is supposed to achieve in a day. But how easy is this to do? During lockdown actually 10,000 steps wasn't too hard, the daily walk took about 20mins, the sun was shining and it gave a desperately needed break from the house. But now, with the challenges of working, a child to look after and the weather turning! It is much harder... so what tips can we give you. 🚶‍♂️ Well firstly, it is fairly amazing how many steps are done by ju

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You will be amazed at how your pelvis can affect back pain

Jul 15, 2020
5 min

You will be amazed at how your pelvis can affect back pain

Hello everybody, as you may well have noticed, we often blog about back pain and that’s because its such a common issue and in most cases, actually very easy to improve. So, here we go once again, but looking at things in a slightly different way to some of our previous blogs. 😀 In the past we have talked about poor strength and poor activation of the spinal and pelvis stablisers, we have identified exercises and approaches that can help with these so you can always complime

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Highs and Lows!

Nov 16, 2019
3 min

Highs and Lows!

"You are not 5' 7" I informed my client. "Really" said the client! I used to be 5' 9" but I am definitely 5' 7" these days. This is a conversation I have had for years and with hundreds of clients. We do shrink a little with the passage of time due to the continual compressive forces that act through the spine and the natural dehydration that occurs in the intervertebral discs, in fact this happens throughout a short a time period as a day 😱 So, here's a little fun: Measure

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To Roll or Not to Roll...That is The Question!

Apr 22, 2019
2 min

To Roll or Not to Roll...That is The Question!

Hello everybody, today we are talking about foam rollers. At least five people this week have popped in to see us, with joint and pain problems that have been created by incredibly tight muscles. All have expressed surprise that their muscles are so tight when they "foam roll every day" 🤯 So, it appears the foam roller is not working! Raising the question of 'To Roll or Not to Roll?' Well let's go for the easy answer.............'TO ROLL'😃 👍. Let me explain: Foam Rollers a

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Bottoms, Socks and Ice Skating!

Dec 22, 2018
3 min

Bottoms, Socks and Ice Skating!

This is the time of year when we see those Ice Rinks appear and how inviting they are! So what Top Tips can we give if you fancy having a go and stepping out onto the ice? Wear Thick Socks!! No Really. 😉 This isn't because the ice rink is cold, because actually most people feel really hot when they go skating. It is because it is really important to make sure those boots are done up tightly. Several years ago I did First Aid on an ice rink for the winter season. Let's just s

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