5 reasons you should be using a foam roller!
If you aren’t foam rolling at least twice weekly and you are working out even moderately, you most likely are experiencing some form of muscle tightness. This can affect your ability to exercise regularly, your motivation to work out and you could unknowingly be putting yourself at a high risk of injury. Here we share with you five reasons you should be foam rolling, so you can reduce the risk of injury and continue being a healthy happy active person. It is super easy. You don’t need to head to the gym, get a
The difference between muscle spasm and muscle cramps!
What is the difference? Muscle cramps are sudden, involuntary, and generally painful muscle contractions, which can occur at any time throughout the day or night. These usually resolve spontaneously within minutes. Muscle spasm is a sustained, involuntary muscle contraction, which usually feels like a “knot” or “tightness”, and can be painful when you use that muscle or group of muscles, causing limited range of motion. Muscle spasm cannot be completely relieved by voluntary effort. What causes it? Cramps: recent evidence supports the “neural excitability” hypothesis, which involves disturbances at the central or peripheral nervous
How do you get relief from a calf strain?
Our team of expert physios have found over the years that whilst winter sports are in full swing, patients experiencing calf strains are at a peak. Calf strains are very common among athletes especially runners and those who compete in sports that involve a lot of stop start movement like Football and Netball. This injury is caused by a combination of overuse and poor stretching technique. Suffering from a calf strain can cause you a lot of grief, you will feel sudden pain up the back of your leg, predominantly in the calf area,
The importance of core strength!
Let’s share the importance of training your core, and how it can really benefit you. Having poor core strength can cause you to have poor posture, as well as causing lower back pain or general weakness in your arms and legs. The reason is that the muscles of your core stabilize your spine and pelvis, and this stability helps transfer the strength needed to rapidly contract the muscles for more powerful movements. Below we will let you know how you can not only improve your posture and prevent injuries like dreaded back pain, but
Keep your feet happy!
Way too many of us are taking our feet for granted, until of course, they start hurting. You don’t have to be a runner to experience sore feet, maybe you are just on your feet all day, or maybe you work in an office and are experiencing swollen feet, whoever you are, whatever you do, when sore feet strike, you realise how much you rely on them. Here are five simple tips to keep your feet happy! Pick the right shoes! Slipping on sandals or thongs in summer is way too easy, and a
Sports recovery process for athletes!
The after sport recovery process is vital to restore physiological and psychological function to an athlete after both training and competition days. For those athletes that compete in a regular sport, generally on a weekly basis, it is particularly important that they take their recovery seriously. The recovery process is necessary to help minimise the risk of fatigue and maximize the speed of recovery between competition days. As more and more elite sports persons gain a higher demand and a strong desire to gain an edge over the opposition, it becomes more important that