9
Feb
Skiing: Recovery
Warm up Warm up your muscles before hitting the snow and incorporate dynamic movements such as hip openers and leg swings – prior to your session try to…
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3
Feb
Skiing: Training & Preparation
Preparation is key By physically preparing yourself before your trip, you can reduce your chances of getting injured, recover quicker and improve your performance. Some of you might…
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7
Mar
How many times a week should Triathletes be strength training?
To experience any significant benefits from strength training you need to be training 2-3 times a week. These sessions shouldn’t be long time consuming workouts but instead 30…
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28
Feb
What is Running Analysis?
What is running analysis? Whether you have 50 marathons under your belt or have just bought your first pair of runners to start your training, a running analysis…
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24
Oct
Injury 101 – Returning from Injury back to Sport/Running (Part 1)
A Patient’s Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding Rehab and Returning back to Sport/Running by Keval Panchal – Senior Chartered Physiotherapist Injuries are a nuisance. You put so much time…
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1
Dec
Skilates: The core of ski conditioning and injury prevention
Each year as the snow begins to fall, ski enthusiasts hit the workouts in preparation for the upcoming season. Lot of people are performing typical plyometric and…
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30
Nov
Benefits of Exercising in the Cold – Burn more fat!
Let’s face it — it’s tough to find the motivation to exercise outside through the wintertime. But if you can pull yourself away from that cosy seat in…
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30
Nov
Knowing when it’s the right time to change your running shoes
When should you consider changing your running Shoes? I have recently purchased a brand new pair of running shoes and when I first put them on it was…
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3
Nov
Marathon Runners It’s That Time Of Year Again!!
Your marathon training whether it be for the Paris, London, Rome, Madrid or another marathon your training should be well underway, but it isn’t easy… Dragging yourself out…
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27
Oct
How’s Your Running?
Running Analysis – The Low-down We regularly get asked, “Is it possible to change my running technique if this is the way I have ran all my life?”.…
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9
May
Does Your Drink Fit?
We aren’t complaining…but with the weather improving and temperatures rising, make sure you are on top of your hydration when training. We know we need to replace electrolytes,…
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14
Apr
Physio4Life continues partnership with CHX to offer 10% on Luxury Mountain Bootcamp Experiences
Physio4Life continues partnership with CHX to offer 10% on Luxury Mountain Bootcamp Experiences July 17th to 24th and July 31st to August 7th Physio4Life have teamed up for the second…
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11
Apr
Is Foam Rolling A Part of Your Regime? – By Rebecca Lang, Physio4Life’s Senior Physiotherapist
Is foam rolling apart of your regime? After exercise muscle soreness and tightness is not uncommon. Self myofascial release (SMFR) and massage is emerging as a popular technique…
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8
Oct
To Rest Or Not to Rest? – By Matthew Taylor, Physio4Life’s Senior Physiotherapist
To rest or not to rest? – Why can I not continue to undertake my sport or activity despite injury?? I have been prompted to write this article,…
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17
Aug
A pain in the bum…literally! – By Jade Blake, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
A pain in the bum…literally! – By Jade Blake, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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10
Aug
Readiness for change! – September will bring a focus on fresh targets, what are yours? – Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
Readiness for Change! – September will bring a focus on fresh targets, what are yours? – Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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2
Jul
Gluteal tendinopathy: A real pain in the bum!
Gluteal tendinopathy: A real pain in the bum! – By Matthew Taylor, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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1
Jul
If we become 1-2% dehydrated it will have an impact on performance – By Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
If we become 1-2% dehydrated it will have an impact on performance – By Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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30
Jun
Your body is built for motion – By Alison Byrne, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Your body is built for motion – By Alison Byrne, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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25
Jun
It’s only 4 more sleeps until we can enjoy 2 weeks of tennis at Wimbledon…By Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
It’s only 4 more sleeps until we can enjoy 2 weeks of tennis at Wimbledon…By Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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25
Jun
Choose the right tennis racket! – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
“A good craftsman never blames his tools” Choose the right tennis racket! – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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25
Jun
Achilles Tendinopathy – What is it? How does it come about and how do I avoid it? – By Matthew Taylor, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Achilles Tendinopathy – What is it? How does it come about and how do I avoid it? – By Matthew Taylor, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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23
Jun
Squats – How low (can) should you go?
Squats – How low (can) should you go? – By Gary Delahunt – Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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22
Jun
Are you fast enough? – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Are you fast enough? What do rugby, tennis, football, hockey, netball, triathlons etc. have in common? Increase your speed and you’ll generally improve your performance. Granted, speed…
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2
Jun
How breakfast can help you lose fat – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
How breakfast can help you lose fat – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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29
May
How to mend an age related falling metabolism
How to mend an age related falling metabolism – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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22
May
Rounders or all-roundness? Are your kids getting enough from their P.E lessons? – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Rounders or all-roundness? Are your kids getting enough from their P.E lessons? – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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21
May
Plyometric exercise has been shown to improve performance in athletes, increase strength and power and also to prevent injury – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Plyometric exercise has been shown to improve performance in athletes, increase strength and power and also to prevent injury – By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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21
May
Exercise, Rest & Diet – How to get the perfect balance without sacrificing your happiness and sanity! By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Exercise, Rest & Diet – How to get the perfect balance without sacrificing your happiness and sanity! By Gary Delahunt, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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19
May
The importance of Proprioception – By Faye Burge, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
The importance of Proprioception – By Faye Burge, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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18
May
This study reported that elderly men who did regular exercise lived 5 years longer! – By Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life PT and Nutritionist
This study reported that elderly men who did regular exercise lived 5 years longer! – By Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life PT and Nutritionist
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7
May
Exercises you can do for each muscle group to create an equal balance of strength in all of these muscles to help prevent injuries- Jade Blake, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Exercises you can do for each muscle group to create an equal balance of strength in all of these muscles to help prevent injuries- Jade Blake, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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7
May
How can we prevent ourselves falling into the obese category?
How can we prevent ourselves falling into the obese category? – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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1
May
The two best exercises for BELLY FAT LOSS
The two best exercises for BELLY FAT LOSS – Shared by Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life PT and Nutritionist
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10
Mar
‘Get to gym and squeeze that butt. Or watch your favourite sporting team in a big match. That’s enough to get the butt clenching!!!!’ – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
‘Get to gym and squeeze that butt. Or watch you favourite sporting team in a big match. That’s enough to get the butt clenching!!!!’ – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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6
Mar
•Are you the type of person who finds it difficult to get out of bed? – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
Are you the type of person who finds it difficult to get out of bed? – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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5
Mar
Daniels Saturday Morning Boot Camps – Get up and exercise!
Daniels Saturday Morning Boot Camps – Get up and exercise! – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer & Nutritionist
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20
Feb
Decrease shoulder and back tightness using this stretch daily
Decrease shoulder and back tightness using this stretch daily – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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18
Feb
Improve your chances of shifting 5 kg – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
Improve your chances of shifting 5 kg – Daniel Wellard, Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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12
Feb
Apparently we have indeed been demonising fat for no reason!!! I am a genius. I was right!! ;-) – Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
Apparently we have indeed been demonising fat for no reason!!! I am a genius. I was right!! 😉 – Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
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28
Jan
Fasting for weight loss: an effective strategy or latest dieting trend?
Fasting for weight loss: a An effective strategy or latest dieting trend? With over half of the population of the United Kingdom and other developed countries being collectively…
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15
Jan
Daniel Wellard shares another interesting study: High intensity training suggested to be superior to steady state continuous exercise (jogging) at improving cardiovascular risk factors
Daniel Wellard shares another interesting study: High intensity training suggested to be superior to steady state continuous exercise (jogging) at improving cardiovascular risk factors
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15
Jan
Starting your dreaded marathon training in the cold
Starting your dreaded marathon training in the cold…..By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Jade Blake
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8
Dec
Athletes! Why do you keep getting injured or have reoccurring niggles?
Athletes! Why do you keep getting injured of have reoccurring niggles? – By Senior Physiotherapist, Jade Blake
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25
Nov
Foam rollering your ITB – By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Victoria Samson
Foam rollering your ITB – By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Victoria Samson
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25
Nov
‘The Frustrated Runner’ – By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist
‘The Frustrated Runner’ – By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Sam Downer
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21
Nov
‘Tis the season of…..being awarded a London Marathon place!’ Footwear tips from Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Victoria Samson
‘Tis the season of…..being awarded a London Marathon place!’ Footwear tips from Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Victoria Samson
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16
Nov
Ankle Injuries – Inversion of the ankle ligament
‘Ankle Injuries – Inversion of the ankle ligament’ By Jade Blake, Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist
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6
Nov
Winter is here! How to avoid injury and continue walking, running or cycling to work in winter – By Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Winter is here! How to avoid injury and continue walking, running or cycling to work in winter – By Jade Blake, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
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30
Oct
‘Hamstring Strains’ – By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Jade Blake
‘Hamstring Strains’ – By Physio4Life Senior Physiotherapist, Jade Blake
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28
Oct
CYCLING: Reducing The Risk Of Common Injuries
CYCLING: Reducing the risk of common injuries
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9
Oct
Running Injuries: Achilles Tendinopathy – By Sam Downer, Senior Physiotherapist at Physio4Life
Running Injuries: Achilles Tendinopathy
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24
Jun
Hamstring Injury – “managed to get round my 69 mile race without even a hint of pain”
After all the rehab, I managed to get round my 69 mile race this weekend without even a hint of pain in that area
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18
Jun
Ideas for Vegetable Side Dishes With Your Protein
vegetable side dishes to have with your protein
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6
Feb
How To Avoid Injury During Your Marathon Training
One of our Senior Physiotherapists, Faye Burge, recently attended the Joanne Elphinston Movement Systems course in December 2013. She was drawn to this assessment…
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8
Jan
Service your body as well as your car this winter
With the dream of summer long gone and the heating turned up to the maximum, the winter months can be anything but filled with good cheer – especially…
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8
Jan
How football and rugby stars stay 100% through the mid-season rush
While most of us are fighting the January blues, the biting cold and the overwhelming urge to curl up in front of a warm fire, the professional rugby…
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19
Aug
How Mo Farah went from also-ran to unbeatable
Portland, Oregon: home of the world’s biggest sports brand – Nike. And since 2011 the base for Olympic and world champion Mo Farah. But what is it about…
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30
Jul
The 5 keys to Conquering the Tour de France
Now that professional cycling has wiped its hands of Lance Armstrong and drug cocktails, the role of sports science has never been more important to Le Tour. As…
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23
Apr
How attention to detail will keep you fit like the pros
Whether training for a triathlon, staying trim for pre-season or just trying to keep in shape, start your summer on the right foot and boost performance with prescription...
17
Apr
Preparing for the London Marathon
It’s not about winning, it’s about being fit to take part: How you could be getting you to the start line in better shape for this year’s London Marathon
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8
Jan
Hydration and Sweat Composition
Of the relatively small number of mammals who perspire as a mechanism to lose heat, humans are by far and away the sweatiest! Horses, donkeys, camels and baboons…
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17
Dec
Sports Drinks & Sweat
The history of hydration advice for athletes Hydration advice for athletes has changed dramatically over the last 100 years: “Don’t get into the habit of eating or drinking…
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19
Jan
The Benefits of Orthotics for Runners
A lot is said about orthotics and sports insoles and how they can either prevent injury or improve sports performance. This article is going to briefly describe…
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19
Jan
Runners World Article: Running Biomechanics
By Steph Davies, Liam Goode and Glynn Davies Chartered Physiotherapists Introduction The biomechanics of running is a vast and specialist subject that frequently changes with emerging…
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19
Jan
Stop Ignoring Running Pain
All well and good if you’re at mile 25 of your marathon and are planning on taking a well-earned break after the race, but if you ignore a…
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19
Jan
Tennis Related Injury
Tennis Related Injury Tennis is a globally popular game played in over 200 countries across the world. However, as with most sports, there are injury risks associated…
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