5 Running Technique Tips to Improve Economy and Performance

5 Running Technique Tips to Improve Economy and Performance

Despite the intuitive relationship between running technique, running economy and performance, objective research into the diverse techniques adopted by runners is lacking.We found a study that looks at high frame rate 3D kinematics, respiratory gases...
Don't push through Achilles pain!

Don't push through Achilles pain!

Achilles Tendonitis, or tendinopathy is an overuse condition resulting in pain and inflammation in the tendon joining your calf muscles to your heel and is very common in athletes such as joggers and jumpers who...
Anterior Knee Pain?

Anterior Knee Pain?

1 in 5 runner's complain of knee pain! Are you one of them?  Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) or Runner’s/Jumper’s Knee is a repetitive strain injury that affects the patella tendon, which runs from your kneecap (patella)...
Bulletproof your ankles- Proprioception

Bulletproof your ankles- Proprioception

Proprioception is your body’s ability to know where it is in space. Try closing your eyes and wiggling your fingers in front of you. You have a good idea of where your finger tips are...
Avoiding Setbacks

Avoiding Setbacks

Let me start off this month’s newsletter by saying you are not alone! If there is one thing that has helped people this year, it is the unity and knowing that we are all going...
Taking the first step

Taking the first step

Perhaps you are beginning a fitness program or rehabbing a new injury?Perhaps you have climbed this mountain before, only to find yourself at the bottom again, looking at the challenging road ahead?Whatever the reason, you are back...
Returning to activity, don't jump the gun!

Returning to activity, don't jump the gun!

As the lock-down restrictions have eased from level 5 to 4 and now down to 3, we are slowly seeing people start to move their bodies again after a long sedentary period (occasionally broken up...
Ice baths for recovery

Ice baths for recovery

Should you take the plunge? Most professional athletes will tell you that ‘’sweating the small stuff’’ is paramount to their success. Commitment to the finer details such as nutrition, functional training, getting enough sleep and...