Pre-hab
Do you wish to run faster? Well here are a few easy drills to help you.
If you are looking to run faster, or to be able to manage a sprint finish then just running alone will not do it. Along with strength and conditioning exercises such as squats, lunges and dead lifts, you can also do specific speed drills. These speed drills can be performed as a stand alone session…
Read MoreDo you want to be a stronger runner? Then its time work your calves
The calves are often over looked by runners, they may get stretched or foam rolled from time to time but that is it. Runners who do strength train will often work on their core, upper body and upper leg strength such as squats and lunges. But again they will skip their calves. You have 2…
Read MoreBecome a stronger runner on the trails by strengthening your feet.
We are now well in to the trail running season and the trails are going to get muddy and slippery or hard and bumpy. Trail running is really tough on the feet and ankles and this is magnified if you have any weakness in the ankles. Use these exercises to strengthen your feet and ankles,…
Read MoreTOP 10 Tips for RECOVERING after a run.
Runners plan their runs, the clothes, the route, the training aim, however it is also good to have some kind of plan for your recovery. If you do a few of these things after a run, you will get in to a routine of doing them and they should help you to recover better. Finish…
Read MoreDo you like brightly coloured tape?
Having looked over the relatively easy topics such as foam rolling and ice baths, now comes the time for the slightly harder conversation but I am keeping it simple. This blog is all about the brightly coloured tape called Kinesiology Tape or K tape for short. K Tape (KT) started with elite athletes wearing it…
Read MoreFoam rollers:Do you love them or hate them?
Foam rollers have become the must have recovery tool over the last few years. IN fact they are so popular that you can often pick one up in the supermarket along with you fruit and veg. But the big question is do you use one regularly? Or did you buy one and use it for…
Read MoreTHE ROAD BACK TO RUNNING-Would August end like it started?
July did not end well and this rolled in to the beginning of August and somehow I had to find the energy to keep the battle going. My first run of couch to 5 km on the last day of July was OK but my knee had swelled up afterwards but I thought I need…
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-Runners you need to know about the foot core.
For the month of July I thought that every week I would share a journal with you that I think you would find interesting. This month the journal is ‘The foot core system’ By O McKeon, Hertel, Bramble and Irene Davis. Published in 2015 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The aim of the…
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