The other day I got asked this question by one of my more recent personal training clients.
“Can we go over some back strengthening exercises?”
The member in question has never had any serious lower back problems but her lifestyle and activity choices prior to us starting always seemed to cause her some grief in the lower [...]
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An important message to beating injury…
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Manchester Personal Trainer checks out England Cricket Team Warm Up during the Ashes
During the last Ashes test match at Headingley there was a lot of heated discussion about the methods used in England’s pre-match warm up. In a game of football/soccer on the pitch, Matt Prior went down in agony and was close to pulling out because of back spasms.
The issue being argued was that professional cricketers [...]
Kinetic Chain Assessment
A couple weekends ago now I was in London to complete my training in the most cutting edge assessment I have seen. That’s not only in fitness but any wellness profession and I am so proud to now be able to provide it.
Whether you have had an assessment or not in the past I can [...]
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Machines vs the alternative
When you visit a gym, you’ll see a lot of equipment like the above being used.
BAD CHOICE !!!!
It’s fair enough that people will go to the machines, there is a few instructions on the side of them and I suppose it is a starting point for the newbie with no assistance.
The slightly more experienced trainer [...]
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Great stretch for low back pain!
Wanted to add a video of a friend of mine, Dave Schmitz.
I met Dave a few months back, just outside of New York and I spoke about Resistance Band Training.
RBT is not a new concept and has been used for quite a while. The likes of Reebok have their own bands that are stocked in [...]
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Walking like a 90 year old?
I meet a lot of people who are inactive.
That’s just the nature of our lives these days, our jobs dictate that we are sat down for a hell of a lot of time.
At your desk, in the car.
If you are one of those people who uses exercise to bring structured activity into your lifestyle then [...]
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