Welcome to Part Four of your December blog, talking all about getting out of doors for your health and getting a jump start on a healthy new you ready for the new year – go on, be ahead of the curve for a change! Did you know that your heart needs to work harder when it is cold? Thus, burning…
Hello and welcome to this month’s blog, all about getting out and about in the cold and getting a jump start on the new year and the resolutions for fitness it often brings with it. Getting fitter in the cold can bring challenges with it, but also can be a lot more rewarding. Knowing you have managed to get out…
Hello and welcome to Part Two of this months blog, all about getting outdoors and out and about a little bit. I don’t know about you, but on the weekends I love to snuggle up on my sofa at home and watch cheesy Christmas movies with a hot chocolate topped with a stroopwafel, but, I can’t do that all day.…
This month I will be talking a little bit about Christmas…. Yes yes, it has almost come to that time of year again, but I will also be talking about why you shouldn’t wait to begin your new years resolutions to get fitter, or stronger, or more active. Why wait to start that? Get started now and feel great for…
MUSCLES. LIGAMENTS. TENDONS… and the imbalances they have as well as tightness or weakness can cause your lower back to misbehave. Sometimes it is a little more complicated than that, and a face-to-face consultation would be more beneficial for you. Most Common Cause One of the most common causes of low back issues could be your glutes. Those big fleshy…
While it used to be known as lumbago, lower back discomfort can cause all sorts of issues within those who are suffering with it, and contrary to popular belief, it’s not always a disc herniation that’s responsible nor is your back ‘weak’ or ‘delicate’, two such terms bandied about in forums I’ve seen this week when someone simply asked for…
Movement. Exercise. Strength Training. Flexibility Work. Movement. Healthy Sleep. Good Shoes. Movement. Supportive Chair. Floor Sitting. Hydration. More Movement. There really is not a lot more to it than that. Your back needs to be challenged to become strong, to stay strong and therefore be healthy. Movement must be in all planes that the back is capable, including your arms…
The absolute best thing you can do right now is to MOVE. Carefully, gently, but yes, move and keep moving. The last thing you want is your muscles learning to be in a tightened or distressed state. A few years ago I put my back out during a weighted squat, I felt my form break and knew instantly that I…
Here’s a little anatomy lesson so you can understand why it is not a cut and dried issue when it comes to your back, and keeping you moving well and pain free. There are 33 bones in your spine with 140 overlapping and interconnected muscles with five major ligaments enabling it to function correctly. 178+ pieces of anatomy in the…