When you undertake a reasonably large exercise training load there is a fine line between recovery and overtraining. There are many different strategies that an athlete can adopt in order to promote sufficient recovery including correct recovery nutrition, adequate sleep, sufficient recovery time between hard training and adopting training periodisation principles. One thing athletes often overlook is body maintenance such…
For many people, prolonged sitting in today’s world can lead to uncomfortable physical symptoms, especially if you have a habit of sitting with one leg crossed over the other. Whether you’re sitting with your leg over your knee, legs crossed, or crossing your legs, it can cause pain and discomfort in your hips, pelvis, and lower back. Simply placing the…
Repetitive stress injuries (RSI’s) or occupational overuse syndrome (OOS) are musculoskeletal disorders caused due to an accumulation of very slight traumas to bone, muscle, connective tissues and nerves that eventually cause pain, numbness, loss of motion, weakness, swelling and other symptoms The body parts most commonly involved are the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, spine, knees and ankles Although excessive and/or…
Strength training for runners is a some-what controversial topic, especially given the large amount of variability in regards to what methods different practitioners, coaches and runners think work best. I guess there are really two questions when deciding if formulating a well-conducted strength program can help with your running. One, will the physical increase in strength increase my performance? And…
High heels, the not-so-ultimate fashion accessory! While some believe “beauty is pain,” how much pain and long term damage are you willing to endure? Slide into a pair of high heels and postural changes occur instantaneously. The low back becomes more arched, the upper body leans forward, the buttocks stick backwards, knees are slightly flexed, weight shifts to the front…
I work at a health clinic that provides Osteopathy, Pilates, Remedial Massage and Yoga. Specifically – Melbourne Osteopathy Sports Injury Centre – you might have heard of it. But then again, you might not have…I probably haven’t heard of where you work (unless you’re employed by Facebook or one of those companies that do the ‘cheap Viagra’ deals). People naturally imagine that because I work at this centre…
