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In Sport section of The Daily Telegraph on Friday 18th May 2018 I read an article by their chief sports writer Oliver Brown in which he discusses the older Sportsman. Such as Gianluigi Buffon who recently played his last football match for Juventus at the age of 40 and golfer Phil Mickelson who is still…
Read MoreIf you want to get faster then maybe it is time to slow down.
I was introduced to a relatively new concept in training by a fellow runner. I had kind of heard about it before but I had not really looked in to it. Over the years I have heard people using this concept and having success with it. So what is the concept? Well is the all…
Read MoreAre you stuck in a distance rut? Here is how to pull yourself out of it.
All us runners get stuck in a distance rut from time to time and it can be hard to increase the mileage. Maybe you have completed a couch to 5 km and are running 5 km regularly but you can’t seem to go further than 5 km. Or perhaps you have booked yourself in for…
Read MoreTOP 10 TIPS for Winter Running
Autumn is here and I am afraid that this means that winter is around the corner. Currently it is still mild and I find that I am hot running in a t shirt. How ever I am writing this blog in anticipation that we might get an old fashioned cold dry winter rather than a…
Read MoreDoes cold water help after exercise?
This morning after teaching double Aquafit I went for a dip in the sea because I was soo hot. Someone asked me does cold water actually help after exercise? This question got me thinking because I know that ice is important for reducing inflammation after an injury (Pour et al, 2011). But does cold water…
Read MoreNow is a perfect time for a debrief of the year so far
Most runners wait until the end of the year to do a review of their running for the year just gone. However now at the end of the summer, this is a great opportunity for a review. This is because you can better plan your autumn training if you know what works for you. It…
Read MoreAre you worried about your injury? Well tapping can help
Tracey from The Real You met up with Olivia to teach her all about EFT or tapping. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique is based on acupuncture and acupressure from ancient China but you tap on meridian points instead of using needles. The aim of the collaboration was to give injured runners something different to…
Read MoreJOURNAL JULY: Do you know the one simple exercise to treat Achilles tendinopathy?
Welcome to the forth and last installment in the JOURNAL JULY SERIES. I am sure that we are hoping that the new month will bring better weather. Back to the journal and this week it is an old journal but it changed the way that Achilles Tendinopathy was treated and it is still the case today. The…
Read MoreJOURNAL JULY-A right pain in the heel
Welcome to week 3 of journal July and this week is it all about heel pain or Plantar Fasciitis (PF). This week the journal is by Michael Rathleff and colleagues who in 2015 conducted a study that looked at high load strength training in patients with PF with a 12 month follow up. I chose this journal…
Read MoreJOURNAL JULY- Do you have knee pain? Here a few ways to help you.
Continuing journal July, this week I am looking at a journal all about PFP or patellofemoral pain. The journal article- Current Concepts in Biomechanical interventions of Patellofemoral Pain. Which was published in 2015 in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. The two professors on the article are Erick Meira and a leading knee specialist Rich…
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