Evidence for the use of foam rollers
What is a foam roller? It’s a cylinder of foam that we roll up and down on in order to achieve looser feeling muscles! They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and densities. Some knobbly, some smooth,…
Healthy Eating
As a Nutritional Therapist, ‘healthy eating’ is a subject that is extremely close to my heart, through my own experience, I cannot stress enough how important eating healthy foods is. Many think it’s all about ‘diet’ personally I don’t like…
Runners Knee/PFPS
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) or more commonly known as “Runner’s Knee” is a syndrome characterised by pain around/under the knee cap. Runner’s Knee is not actually something that only happens to runners (just as “Tennis Elbow” is very often unrelated…
How to run faster- Plyometrics Explained!
Plyometrics as a term was introduced in 1975 by an American track and field coach called Fred Wilt. Although coined in 1975, plyometric exercises were being used in the 60’s by Soviet athletes and this was what led Fred to…