Foam rollers, bands, mobility balls—in our industry, the tool selection is vast and varied. Tools are available in so many different materials and sizes, techniques of application and temperature. It can be difficult to sort out or understand how to try the different...
This October, myself and 3 other London fitness professionals took on the 25-hour cycle race to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Why? Motivated by both the cause in hand and the physical challenge at stake, we’re 4 individuals who continually seek to...
I have been teaching the RockPods course since we first introduced it to the UK last year, the course is a westernised version of a very ancient form of eastern medicine which we then blended with movement therapy and whisked-in some modern pain science to create a...
This year’s theme for World Spine Day is Get Spine Active so last night we went live on Facebook and Instagram to talk about restoring faith in flexion. Did you miss us? What do you mean you had something better to watch online! Last night we went live on Facebook and...
Having done a Sports Science and Physiotherapy Degrees, I always felt my passion and interest was in Musculoskeletal Health to be able to impact people’s wellbeing and performance. Through my first years as a physiotherapist and guidance from a mentor, I gained...
Social media is saturated with exercise and diet advice, this is nothing new, only the platform on which its presented. A 6 week meal plan for weight loss, The seven exercises all runners should do, Do this exercise to eliminate back pain… I’m sure you...
Much of the research that is completed in manual therapy is “quantitative”- that is they measure an objective variable such as grip strength, jump height, force produced etc. There are few published papers that are “qualitative” in nature, that is that ask...
Posture – A Learned Muscle Pattern Posture influences everything when it comes to human performance and how the body functions. Having a more forward head or rounded shoulder posture leads to multiple problems in the shoulder and neck. This flexed posture can also set...
Treating runners is big business. There are a lot of them, and they’re frequently injured. A common cause for many of these injuries is a lack of stability in the frontal plane. When a runner’s foot strikes the ground, they need the stability to control two to three...
Founded in 1982, the Race Across America (RAAM) is a non-stop, ultra-endurance event starting in Oceanside, California and finishing 3,078 miles away in Annapolis, Maryland. Crossing twelve states and involving over 190,000 feet of climbing, the race encompasses a...
