Rest Days!

A term not always liked by athletes but as essential as training. In order to be able to keep running, cycling, weight training and so on, the body and central nervous system must be allowed to rest and recover. This is doubly the case when increasing distanc...

Sadly soft tissue therapy or massage therapy can be overlooked when it comes to the management of chronic pain or injury. The term massage therapy; for many; still conjures up images of a relaxing treat. However there is so much more to soft tissue therapy than this an...

Plantar Fasciitis

What Is It? It is disputed what Plantar fasciitis is in terms of whether it is inflammation in the fascia (connective tissue) of the foot or if it is actually calcification and degeneration of the fascia. As the fascia provides stability to the foot it...

I'm the first to admit that I was guilty of not always taking the time to stretch before my workouts. Now I am a convert and stretch religiously before and after exercise and; I feel so much better for it. My performance has improved but so too has my recovery time pos...

This year I have watched more TV than I'm used to over the festive season and while this has given me the opportunity to watch some good films; it has also meant that I have seen too many adverts.

A couple of days ago I found myself saying 'Is it any wonder people get d...

I could literally kick myself; well perhaps not as kicking caused the issue in the first place but you get my point. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about I’ll start at the beginning. Back in December 2016 I got a new exercise programme that focussed on martial...