Let’s be honest, you’ve got no business walking around with a hunched, kyphotic spine unless you plan on taking up a new career as a bell ringer in Notre Dame. Pretty much anything that requires extended periods of sitting such as office work, cycling and driving will encourage the spine to round forward. So get […]
Carrying a lot of tension in the neck and sholders area is pretty common these days. Maybe you’re stressed, or you spend your working week staring at a computer monitor. Whatever the reason, the neck is a very delicate area that’s prone to tightness, pain and injury. Not to mention neck tightness can seriously impact your […]
Do you: Work a sedentary desk job? Perform lots of pressing movements (bench press, incline press etc.) in the gym? Work a job that requires long periods of standing? Want to improve posture? Want to Increase shoulder range? If you answered yes to one or more of the above, you may have tight pecs and […]
Got tight hips? Here’s news to you, sitting ruins your hip action! Long periods of time spent in a seated position tightens the hip flexors. Once in a standing position this drags your pelvis into an anterior tilt causing a lumbar spine overextension fault. With a huge number of people in professions and the education […]
Your muscles take a regular battering from weight training, sitting, walking, running and many more daily activities you may embark on. Therefor it’s vital to keep them supple and healthy by regularly performing various SMR, stretching and active recovery methods. I would highly encourage everyone to build a mobility tool box that can be used […]
I’m pretty confident when saying all clientele I’ve worked with that have a sedentary job could benefit from relieving tight hamstrings . Even if you live an active lifestyle or commit to regular exercise. If you don’t give your hamstrings the attention they need, over time they are going to tighten up. The hamstrings are […]
Back in the 1960’s everyone wore a flat shoe to run and gym in – converse, keds, vans and onitsuka’s to name a few. Then during the late 1970’s the transition occurred. Shoes began to appear with extra thick rubber and air cushions stuffed under the heel. Fast forward 40 years and as running gained […]
Optimising sleep is paramount for your recovery, not only from exercise, but from everyday life as well. Accumulating evidence from epidemiological studies and well-controlled lab studies indicate lack of sleep may increase weight gain and the risk of obesity. Lack of sleep also results in metabolic and endocrine alterations, such as: – Decreased insulin sensitivity […]
Using a compression floss band for increased joint mobility is certainly worth a try if you struggle with stiff, tight, painful knees. Or even if you have difficulty driving the knees out during a squat/achieving decent range of motion. Out in the trenches many of my clients have noticed a reduction in knee pain and improved […]
Living in the 21st century amongst cars, desk jobs, computers, mobile phones, sofas in front of the TV and heavy chest pressing in the gym etc. Means we all tend to live in the front of the shoulder capsule. A forward rounding shoulder appearance is all to common these days. I call this peril 21st […]
