Toes To Bar
These are great exercises for giving your abs a tough workout. Toes to Bar 1. Fully extend your arms and grip the bar with your shoulders next to your [...]
Hanging Knee Raise
Hanging Knee Raise A fairly difficult exercise that works the lower abdominals and your deep core muscles 1. Hold your arms up straight and hold onto the bar with your [...]
Crossover Crunches
Adding a twisting element to the crunch activates both your abs and obliques in one move Crossover Crunch 1. Lie on a mat on your back with your knees bent [...]
Oblique Crunches
Oblique Crunch Targets your obliques; the sides of your abdominals 1. Lie on your right side on a mat with your knees bent and your legs lying on top of [...]
Reverse Crunches
Reverse crunches Reverse crunches are one of the best forms of exercise for targeting your lower abdominals: 1. Lie flat on your back on a mat with your hands and [...]
Crunches
Crunches are one of the best exercises for working your upper abdominals: 1. Lie flat on your back on a mat with crossed arms and hands at the top of your [...]
Top 10 Injuries seen by a Sports Therapist
10 Most Popular Injuries Assessed & Treated by our Sports Therapist in the Last 8 Weeks 1. Tennis/Golfer's elbow (lateral/medial epicondylitis) 2. Achilles Tendonitis 3. MCL strain 4. Groin strain 5. [...]
G4 Employment Opportunities & Current Vacancies
Due to the ever increasing popularity and consistent demand of our services, we are always looking at expanding our team both in Didsbury and across the local area in Manchester. [...]
Abdominal Contraction & Pelvic Floor / Engaging the Core
Maintain the neutral spine position. Inhale deeply from chest, pushing ribs to the back and sides. Then exhale and as you do draw the pelvic floor / seat muscles up [...]
Pelvic Tilt & Neutral Spine
The Pelvic Tilt & Neutral Spine Imagine the pelvis is continuous ring like the top of a bucket. Gently tip the bucket backwards, flattening your spine into the floor, imagine [...]
Pilates Basic Rest Position
It is important to find the correct starting position before you commence your Pilates exercises. The postures can be incorporated into your everyday life and will re-educate your body to [...]
G4’s Expansion For Excellence & Performance…
"This time last year (4th November 2013), a significant and exciting time happened for G4. As many will know G4 moved 500m from its Palatine Road location, to its [...]
British Military Fitness Manchester & G4 Physiotherapy & Fitness
BMF are delighted to be in association with Manchester’s ‘G4 Physiotherapy & Fitness’ based in Didsbury. G4 is managed and led by Glyn Forshaw, one of BMF’s instructors and he [...]
Shoulder Joint Medial & Lateral Rotation In Abduction
Method: Standing with a good posture. Take arms out to the side of your body with elbows at 90 degrees. Starting with the palms down rotate the arms up [...]
1 Leg Bridging; Unilateral Gluteal Muscles & Hamstrings
Method: Lying on your back. Place one foot on a box. Flatten the spine and engage your core muscles, and slowly curl the bottom up from the floor and [...]
Bridging; Gluteal Muscles & Hamstrings
Method: Lying on your back. Bend knees with feet together or shoulder width apart and feet resting on a box. Flatten the spine and slowly curl the bottom up [...]
Hip Abduction
Method Lying on your side, support your head with your hand and place the opposite hand in front of your ribs. Trying to keep the body and legs in [...]
Plank
Method: Rest on your elbows and knees. Engage your core muscles by drawing the belly button to your spine but do not let the back arch. Slowly raise the [...]
Bridging Advanced
Method: Lying on your back. Place feet on a box. Flatten the spine and engage your core muscles, and slowly curl the bottom up from the floor and [...]
Bridging
Method: Lying on your back. Bend knees with feet together or shoulder width apart. Flatten the spine and slowly curl the bottom up from the floor and hold the position. [...]
Ironman Wales 2014 Race Report; Amy Forshaw Winner
“Sunday was a very big day for me; yes I was the first woman at Ironman Wales but, potentially more importantly, it was the first time in 365 days that [...]
