Here’s a link to my latest published article, Boost Your Ride that will appear in the July copy of Cycling Plus magazine. https://thetreatmentrooms.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CYP_419_p106-111_boostF1-1.pdf
If you’ve embraced the idea of foam rolling, then you need to get a foam roller. And although the effects of rolling are largely similar with different rollers, they come in many shapes and sizes. Here’s an article I contributed towards for coachweb.com where we look at the best foam rollers available in 2023. https://www.coachweb.com/gear/7606/the-best-foam-rollers?searchTerm=abc…
Here a link to an article I wrote for the website Fit & Well about how non-contact boxing can improve your mental health. https://www.fitandwell.com/features/how-non-contact-boxing-can-improve-your-mental-health Please get in touch for help or advice about boxing training or cross training.
Here’s a link to an article I wrote for the website Coach (coachweb.com) in April, where I talk about post marathon blues, and share six strategies to overcome them. https://www.coachweb.com/exercises/marathon-training/post-marathon-blues For help, advice or marathon focused training and treatments, please get in touch.
Here’s the link to an article I’ve recently had published on Bike Radar (https://www.bikeradar.com/). The article is a performance Q&A covering some of the big cycling questions. All answered by a team of expert coaches, nutritionists and riders. Click here for the full article (opens PDF).
Here’s the link to an article I’ve recently had published on Cycling Plus (https://www.cyclingplus.com/) where I report from the 2023 L’Etape du Tour, a ride that, for 30 years now, has been giving amateur riders the chance to ride a key stage of the Tour de France, on closed roads. Click here for the full…
Here’s the link to an article I’ve recently had published on Bike Radar (https://www.bikeradar.com/) where I give two tips that will help runners avoid the treatment table. Click here for the full article (opens PDF).
Here’s the link to an article I’ve recently had published on the Coach website (https://www.coachweb.com/) where I give two tips that will help runners avoid the treatment table. Click here for the full article (opens new website).
One of the joys of cycling is spending time with likeminded and bike-happy people. And there aren’t many sports where the food stops are taken as seriously as they are in cycling. Here’s an article that I’ve recently written for Bike Radar on group cycling. Click here for the full article (PDF).
Sometimes it’s good to have a break from your main sport and do cross training for variety and increased fitness & strength. Here I look at the benefits of CrossFit, Swimming, Running and gym work for Cycling Plus. Click here for the full article (PDF).
I’ve recently been published in an article about non contact boxing on the website Coach. Check out the full article here. If you need help with your training or inspiration with a new fitness goal, please get in touch.
Have you ever wondered how long you need to train for a marathon? One of my clients achieved couch to a marathon with a bit of a helping hand in just 4 months. Here’s an article I wrote on the subject… Click here to open the PDF. For help and advice with your running goals…
I have recently had an article titled The Only Way is Essex published by Bike Radar about my first experience of the 100 mile Ride London event. To read the article in full, please click here (opens a PDF in a new tab).
I have recently had an article titled Boost Your Joint Health published in Zest! magazine. I speak to a number of experts about preventing these aches and a woman who beat joint pain. To read the article in full, please click here (opens a PDF in a new tab).
I’ve recently had a diabetes article published on the website, Well+Good. The piece is titled ‘A Prediabetes Diagnosis Could Be the Catalyst for a Healthier Life’ and can be found in the Health and Body section of the site. If you’d like to read the article, please follow the link below: https://www.wellandgood.com/prediabetes-fitness/
This article looks at the common foot complaints and how to resolve them. If you need treatment for your foot pain issues do get in contact so that we can get you back on your feet 🙂 You can read the full article here (PDF – opens in a new tab).
I’ve recently written an article for the Daily Telegraph supplement on How to Keep Fit Over 50. You can read the full article here (PDF – opens in a new tab). For help or advice on fitness training and keeping fit, please get in touch.
Thinking of new challenges for 2022? Always had your eye on a bucket list event but not sure how to go about it? I had published in the Evening Standard a mini guide on how to go about achieving those challenges. Let me know if one of them catches your eye and you’d like more…
I was commissioned by Runner’s World to look at the subject of our children, exercise and the risks of over training. Of course, our youngsters should be encouraged and supported with their sports, but we should also be aware of their growing bodies in terms of skeleton and soft tissue, and their potential susceptibility to…
💪 It is estimated that we lose 5-8% of bone density per decade from our 30s which can lead to osteoporosis 💪 Resistance training can not only slow that, it can reverse the process 💪 Running and other aerobic exercise is brilliant as it is a positive load on our bones and has many other…
Ever wondered how cycling and running can work together? In my first paid for commission by an online magazine, I look into their symbiotic relationship 🙂 “How this low-impact exercise significantly improved my running form”
Having had a spot of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness from an over ambitious strength workout I decided to do an investigation into the folk lore surrounding the best way of surviving an uncomfortable few days and discovered that, unfortunately, it’s more a case of suck it up, princess! https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/workouts/doms-recovery-common-mucle-recovery-techniques/555539
Over lockdown I had time to do Continuing Professional Development that I’ve had my eye on for awhile. Strength and Conditioning for Therapists is a course created and delivered by Dr Claire Minshull, a well known and highly respected physiotherapist specialising in rehabilitation and conditioning. The course is specifically for therapists interested in the latest…
Most of us have experienced going over on an ankle whether running or some other seemingly innocuous activity. Instantly you are hobbling or sitting on the floor clutching the offending foot and, if a runner, wondering when you’ll run again and quickly stopping the Garmin. Advice for treatment has always followed acronyms based on similar…
Lower leg conditions such as plantar fasciitis and achillies tendinitis are often treated successfully using conventional strategies including strengthening, changing footwear and manual therapy. Occasionally, however, these conditions can prove resistant to conventional treatments. Podiatrist & Sports Scientist, Matt Hart, has introduced shockwave therapy at his clinic. Here he tells us why he has invested…
The halcyon days of Summer cycling are sadly gone, folks, and it’s time to put on our big pants and brace ourselves for the more unsettled, challenging conditions that Winter chucks our way. The following are some winter cycling tips I have put together for when you head out into the winter elements. CLOTHING -…
I often recommend a wobble cushion for lower leg injuries and thought I would share a little more information as to why I love them. They have a number of functions including helping to improve ankle range of movement and control; strengthening of the soft tissues of the ankle joint; improving proprioception and balance.
One of the primary goals for runners, regardless of ability, is trying to stay injury free. Many clinicians and speciality retailers for the management & prevention of lower limb injury consistently advise footwear. The commercially popular system often seen in running speciality stores with 2D gait analysis – filming from behind and advising motion control…
Yoga has many health benefits. It can help improve posture as some of the poses help strengthen abdominals and back muscles to fully support body weight and enabling us to sit and stand tall, preventing niggling injuries, aches and pains.
The menopause and its effects seems to be a subject verging on the taboo and yet the majority of women will pass through it, affecting us all in some way – male and female. A lesser-known effect of the reduction of oestrogen during this phase in our lives is the effect of the structure and…
I often hear the words, “ I’m not a proper cyclist so it wouldn’t be worth having a bike fit”, or “I’m worried I’ll come away with things I don’t need’, or even (and this is me); “I know I’ll look ridiculous as I know nothing about bikes, I just want to get on and…
I went on a ChiRunning Workshop in Bristol at the weekend. ChiRunning originates from Danny Dreyer, a successful ultra runner and T’ai Chi expert who saw that he could combine good running technique with the principles of T’ai Chi to work with gravity rather than against it. It uses the power of the core muscles to…
When did you start running? 2012. People at work signed up for Bristol Half Marathon so I thought I would. Plus I had spent years looking for a hobby to take up and had watched Anna train and enjoy races and the social aspect of it, so rather than been left with the kids all…
Here are my favourite post running stretches, which have genuinely helped my recovery for thae next training run. Thank you to Kerry from Flexi-Fit, a Yoga for Sport specialist. Contact me for help with your post run stretching and recovery.
If you are thinking of running a race to chase a personal best or to complete a new distance then training plans are essential. It is often thought that training plans are for ‘proper’ runners but actually they are useful for anyone at any running level. They are as important for injury prevention as they…
HALF MARATHON TIPS With the Chippenham Half Marathon just around the corner, I’ve asked some of my clients and experienced half marathon running friends, for their best half marathon tips. Here they are collated in one handy article for you ahead of this weekend’s event: Use vaseline on nipples (if male, no comment on female!),…
Many athletes, coaches and those involved in all aspects of sport, consider Sports Massage Therapy to be an essential component of an athlete’s training and, ultimately, performance. It can be used pre event to prepare the body for activity, and post event as part of the recovery and healing process. Ideally, those involved in regular…
Dry Needling is a very successful medical treatment, working well in conjunction with soft tissue therapy. It uses very thin needles (the same as those used in acupuncture) without any medication (a dry needle) to achieve its aim. Dry Needling is used to treat pain and dysfunction caused by muscle problems, headaches, and some nerve…
Cycling has a reputation of being a specialised sport and needing a lot of expensive gear. Many runners see cyclists as a different breed to them (and vice versa!) and that cycling is not as demanding – cycling is perceived as less effort than running to runners. However there are a lot of benefits of…
Cycling is not just an activity involving the lower half of the body – cycling is a full body activity. Desk job cyclists have to spend many waking hours in the same position. Sitting, hunched over desks, phones as well as handlebars. Hours in similar positions creates imbalances, with overloading of muscles creating a feeling…
Off road running is often considered difficult and more for ‘proper’ runners than road running. Whilst it is true that it is more technically challenging, it can also enhance road running (and not just by making you appreciate a smooth surface more!). As a keen off road runner and Chippenham Sports Massage Therapist, I get…
Injury Prevention for Runners Running is an addictive sport and a great way to get ft, lose or maintain weight and socialise with like-minded people. Like most sports, though, there are some risks of injury inherent within it. The following suggestions are ways in which to mitigate that risk. Running shoes Running is generally considered…
For those not in the “know” – LCW stands for Long Course Weekend, which, if you do the full event, means a 2.4 mile sea swim on Friday, 112 mile bike ride on Saturday and a full 26.2 mile marathon on the Sunday – basically an IronMan distance spread over a weekend. For me, however,…