Health, Exercise & Fitness

12 Statistics That Women Need To Know Following Childbirth…

The below information is taken from http://themummymot.com/ in which they provide 12 statistics explaining what women should be aware of following childbirth… • 50% of women experience pelvic organ prolapse with symptoms of bladder and bowel dysfunction. (Hagen et al 2004) • 50% of women who have had children have some degree of symptomatic or […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

How much physical activity should you be doing?

In today’s society physical activity and exercise surround us on a daily basis, whether it’s a 5 a side football game, a kick about in the park with the kids or even taking the stairs at work. But how much exercise should we be doing to benefit our health and wellbeing? The Department of Health […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Metatarsalgia

Metatarsalgia Metatarsalgia is the name for pain in the ball of the foot. It affects the metatarsals, the long bones in the midsection of your foot connecting to the toes. The feet can be a common source of pain because they support your weight throughout the day as you’re standing, walking and running. Metatarsalgia can have a […]

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Diet & Nutrition

Nutrition for Acute Injury Recovery

Nutrition for Acute Injury Recovery During an acute injury your body not only needs rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE) but may also benefit from nutrients specific to tissue healing and inflammation. These can reduce the healing process that occurs following injury, also ensuring the damaged tissue repairs in the best way possible. Soft tissue injuries […]

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Events & Races

Up and Coming Marathons

Up and Coming Marathons 2017 For most people April couldn’t feel further away, but for everyone preparing and training for one of the big April Marathons, you may be frantically counting off the weeks of your training programme. Although it may feel like it is fast approaching, there’s still plenty of time to make a […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

A New Year … and a New You

A New Year … & A New You                                                                                               […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Treating Those Sprains and Strains

Treating Sprains or Strains Following on from our previous blog on the difference between sprains and strains, which can be found here, let’s take a look at what treatment you would need if you do happen to sprain or strain something. Mild sprains and strains may need rehabilitation exercises and a change or reduction in activity during […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Did You Sprain It or Strain it?

Have you ever sprained your ankle? If you have then you will know how painful it is. Did you definitely sprain your ankle? Was it actually a strain (or even, in some cases, a break)? The pain can be excruciating for any of these injuries so it may be difficult for you to tell the difference. […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Rotator Cuff Tears – Physio Not Surgery?

Can physiotherapy be an effective alternative to surgery for patients with rotator cuff tears? It is usual when a tear is found in one of the four muscles of the shoulder that make up the rotator cuff (which are subscapularis, infraspinatus, teres minor, and supraspinatus if you wish to improve your anatomical knowledge) that a surgeon […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Double Jointed? Joint Hypermobility Syndrome explained

When you are stretching after a training session, do you ever wish you were more flexible? Flexibility is a good thing, but as with many things in life, too much of a good thing can cause problems. Joint hypermobility is what some people refer to as  being “double-jointed”. Joint hypermobility means that some or all […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Lower Back Pain when Cycling?

Following on from yesterday’s post about taking part in long distance cycling, which can be read here, it is also worth considering the effects on the body from spending such a long time in the saddle, over and above the obvious pain that can be ameliorated by wearing some fetching padded shorts. Road bikes will usually have the […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Ever Fancied a Sportive?

For the uninitiated, a sportive is not a soft top car or an old fashioned way of describing someone who is ‘playful or frolicsome’. It is a long distance cycling event that has become increasingly popular in recent years. It is the cycling equivalent of a marathon, although the distances range from a ‘beginner’ distance of […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Kit List for Your Triathlon

Lists. If you do triathlon, learn to love them. You are far less likely to forget something crucial (although most have done so at one time – there are certainly people who have left their bikes at home, despite remembering their anti-fog goggle mist) if you have a kit list. This is even more so […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Don’t Be Trapped by Numbers: Leave Your Watch at Home for Once

There’s a lot to be said for measuring and calculating things in the sport of running. Even those who don’t want to go faster may want to go longer or go steeper and higher, or just know how far they went. If you measure and are aware of what you can do, it becomes possible […]

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Got the Tennis Bug?

Got the Tennis Bug?

With Wimbledon in full swing, you may be tempted to pick up your racquets and have a go yourselves. Tennis is great exercise and a healthy and enjoyable way to socialise, if you stay off the Pimms until afterwards. There are many tennis clubs in the North West to cater for players of all abilities, including […]

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It’s Heating Up! Exercising in the Sun

  It’ s hot hot hot in the North West this week! However, can you imagine the physical and mental strength needed to run the Marathon de Sables? That’s the equivalent of five and a half marathons in five or six days, a total distance of some 251 km – 156 miles in 50 degrees Celsius […]

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Top Tips on the Day for your First Triathlon

Top Tips on the Day for your First Triathlon Taking part in your first triathlon this season? Hopefully you are excited, but it is fine to be nervous too. To reduce the chances of things going wrong on the day (which they inevitably will – it’s all part of the experience), be like a good boy scout […]

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Post-Half Marathon Tips & Advice

Post-Half Marathon Tips & Advice

Congratulations on completing your recent half marathon. Finishing the race and being rewarded with the finishing medal is a great achievement which you can treasure for the rest of your lives! Below are a few tips and advice protocols to help promote an efficient full recovery and enable a swift return back to running and […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Wilmslow Half Marathon; Pre-Race Tips & Advice

As your half marathon race is approaching, it is imperative that you aim to prepare both your body and mind to the level of maximum capability to allow performance to excel on the day of the race. The correct and most effective training programme advised by a skilled personal trainer is the key to completion and to […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Weight Loss: Diet & Exercise

Your weight is dependent on the number of calories you consume and the number of calories that you expend. Your intake of calories comes from the food and drink you eat each day. Calories are burned by your metabolism, thermogenesis and physical activity. When your energy intake is equal to your energy expenditure then you […]

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Are You 'Ski Fit'?

Are You ‘Ski Fit’?

Are you ski fit? The countdown has begun, the glaciers will soon be open, and it is less than 150 days to the start of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.  Now is the time to get yourself ‘ski fit’ and ready for the snow. Risk of injury whilst on the slopes is greatly reduced if you […]

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Pre-Half Marathon Race Tips & Advice

Pre-Half Marathon Race Tips & Advice

  As your half marathon race is approaching, it is imperative that you aim to prepare both your body and mind to the level of maximum capability to allow performance to excel on the day of the race. The correct and most effective training programme advised by a skilled personal trainer is the key to completion and […]

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Metabolic Rate

Metabolic Rate

Your body metabolism is defined as the processes that occur when your body converts food into energy. A fast metabolic rate is one which burns calories quickly which may be ideal for those of you who are trying to lose weight. Your resting metabolic rate accounts for 60-75% of the calories that you burn each […]

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BMI - Body Mass Index

BMI: Body Mass Index

The ‘Body Mass Index’ (BMI) is a measure of the human body’s relation to its individual height and mass (weight). The scoring system enables a good indication of whether somebody is underweight, overweight or within normal limits for their body shape and size. Body mass is quite simple to calculate once height and weight have […]

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Muscle Cramps During Exercise

Muscle Cramps During Exercise

Many people suffer from muscular cramps during exercise which may hamper their performance and result in poor technique, inefficient energy production, race incompletion, frustration and possible a risk of injury. Cramps are common in the final stages of team sports such as football and rugby. Other athletes may suffer from cramps during long distance endurance […]

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Impact of Ageing on Endurance Athletes: Training

Impact of Ageing on Endurance Athletes: Training, Performance & Recovery

Endurance is a component of physical fitness and is a measure of how much the body can exert itself during physical exercise over a prolonged period of time. Within fitness, endurance can be further broken down into cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength endurance. Physical endurance is reliant upon various physiological factors that affect the body […]

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The Importance of a Professional Bike Fit

The Importance of a Professional Bike Fit

Following the success of the London Olympics last year, the UK has seen a huge growth within the sport of cycling. Throughout the UK, many people are seen on a daily basis pushing themselves to their limits on road bikes, training for triathlons and ironman competitions and leisurely riding their bikes as a recreational activity. […]

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Heat Exhaustion In Exercise

Heat Exhaustion In Exercise

Heat exhaustion is common whilst playing sports or taking part in various leisure activities within hot climates and extreme temperatures in both the UK and around the globe. As an individual, a professional coach or fitness instructor, it is important to understand the risks and consequences of heat exhaustion to help prevent danger and optimise […]

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Exercise Dehydration

Exercise Dehydration

Water is the most important substance that the body requires in order to survive. Water makes up approximately two-thirds of the human body and has a number of functions that assist with both the regulation and control of the functioning of the body. Dramatic losses of water levels within the body may cause mild to […]

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Health, Exercise & Fitness

Pre-10K Race Running Tips & Advice

As your 10K race is approaching, it is imperative that you aim to prepare both your body and mind to the level of maximum capability to allow performance to excel on the day of the race. The correct and most effective training programme advised by a skilled personal trainer is the key to completion and […]

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Which Running Shoes Should I Buy?

Which Running Shoes Should I Buy?

Buying the correct running shoe is essential to help maximise your running performance, fitness level and keep injury free. The correct advice and recommendations by a skilled clinician will allow the runner to purchase a pair of running shoes that offers the sufficient level of shock absorption, cushioning, support and control. The design and support […]

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Exercise-Related Stitch

Exercise-Related Stitch

An exercise-related stitch is common amongst runners or during other sports participation where a sharp, stabbing and cramping pain is experienced in the lateral aspect of the lower part of the rib-cage or within other areas of the abdominal cavities. Most scientists suggest that the symptoms originate from the diaphragm muscle which is one of […]

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Slow-Twitch & Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibres

Skeletal muscle groups of the body are made up of many individual muscle fibres. Each muscle fibre is further broken down into myofibrils which contain both actin and myosin myofilaments. These myofilaments contract to shorten and lengthen muscle tissue to allow movement and generate power.  This phenomenon is known as the ‘sliding-filament theory’ causing muscle […]

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