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Have you recently taken up running? If so how did you go about choosing which shoes to wear? Maybe you took expert advice, had your running style assessed at a shoe shop, or (like me) went through a process of trial and error until you found the pair that were right for you. Maybe you […]
Exercise is commonly broken down into two categories, strength training (developing and building muscle) and ‘cardio’ (training the body’s ability to convert oxygen into energy for movement). One of the most common and easily accessible activities to help with cardiovascular training is running, it’s cheap in that you only need a pair of trainers and […]
So you’ve done your training, slogged out the miles over winter to be ready for the Bath Half, you have your shorts and trainers ready and you’ve raised some money for one of Bath’s great local charities. But how do you ensure that you actually have a good time at the event? Maybe you need some […]
Those of you who play season based sports such as football or rugby are probably on the cusp of pre-season training before launching yourselves towards glory in your chosen competition. Do you want to improve on last season’s performance? Have you thought about how to best use pre-season to ensure better future performance? Well below are […]
Tennis is a great summer sport, in Britain it is characterised for most of us by long summer days watching the rain fall and waiting for play to resume at Wimbledon. Although, some of us do play tennis (an ever decreasing amount though), and those who do tend mainly to be aged over 45 with […]
Firstly, if you made it round, congratulations! Your training paid off and everything went well on the day. If you didn’t make it round then maybe you were unfortunate with injury or something else went wrong on the day which stopped you getting round, which can happen to the most prepared runner, sometimes it’s just […]
Nearly all of our patients get some exercises to do alongside their treatment, if we haven’t given any to you then you probably have a very acute injury or a recent trauma meaning it isn’t yet safe to stress the area affected. If you have had some you will notice we nearly always ask if […]
Life Is Motion… Life is motion, to be able to move around is necessary for us to function as socially integrated human beings. You would think that given the need to prolong our ability to move for as long a duration as possible in order to maintain our personal independence that people today would cherish […]
What has exercise ever done for us? (or why should I exercise?) Do you want to know the secret to having less pain and being more mobile? For most people the answer is simple, do more exercise!! Our bodies are built to move, so many of the body’s vital processes are supported by movement. Did […]
