HOW TO AVOID WEEKEND WARRIOR INJURIES
It’s important to be physically active and avoid injuries at the same time. This is especially important for a “weekend warrior”. If you are sedentary or your job forces you to sit at a desk for most of the day, it’s extremely important to plan ahead in order to avoid exercise-related injuries. After all, the […]
3 EARLY SIGNS OF ACHILLES TENDONITIS
1) Pain, stiffness, or aching in the achilles when first starting exercise that eases off after you’ve warmed up. 2) Pain, stiffness, or aching in the achilles after exercise when you’ve cooled down. 3) Pain, stiffness, or aching in the achilles for the first few steps in the morning.
3 TOP TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR MARATHON TIME
Running is addictive, there’s nothing like the buzz that you get from putting one foot in front of the other for miles and miles, it feels great. But is pounding the streets the best way to improve your running?
What does being healthy mean to you?
Do you command yourself to breath 15-20 times a minute? Do you command you skin to repair when it is cut? Do you action your stomach to churn your food? Do you ask your intestines to absorb nutrients? Do you ask your immune system to make antibodies? The human body is a complex organism yet […]
Acute injury and Treatment from Massage Therapy
Injured yourself and can not get in to see your osteopath or phyiotherapist? Being assessed and treated by a qualified therapeutic massage therapist, when the injury is acute can aid in the healing and recovery. An acute injury (24-72 hours after the traumatic event), as a result of an impact or trauma such as a […]
A 3 minute sophrology exercise to restore your energy
How about more concentration? More clarity? An increased work speed? Less tiredness? Enjoy a happier day? A very powerful way of achieving all mentioned above is to simply pause, experience it, and see the results for yourself. Here is a 3 step Sophrology exercise to help you pause and reconnect so you can get back […]
Reconsider Glucosamine
Does your daily routine including taking a glucosamine supplement? Recent studies suggest you might be wasting your money. Glucosamine is an amino monosaccharide (sugar) made within the body and found in numerous tissues including the kidneys, liver and cartilage. It is a common diet supplement, widely used for osteoarthritis, joint pain and soft tissue injuries […]
4 Ways To Help Loved-ones with Chronic Pain
Being young, fit and healthy it’s easy to forget that others live with chronic pain. It’s easy to go about your life, walking from place to place without feeling pain, participating in whatever activities please you. It usually isn’t until a healthy person has a debilitating, acute injury that they begin to understand the struggle […]
Post Marathon Recovery
If you too have been running the marathon on Sunday, this week is the crucial time to pay some attention to your body and work on those aching joints and muscles to assist a speedy recovery. Do some gentle walking (or hobbling) This may feel counterintuitive but it is important to keep the sore […]
Concussions in Child Athletes should be given adequate time to heal
Concussion in sports and traumatic injuries to the head can have serious repercussions on your child’s brain function and development if the injured brain tissues are not given adequate time to heal before return to play. A concussion is a brain injury and it is also important to note that it can occur without losing consciousness. A concussion may […]
What causes Beer Belly!?
An interesting video on why men get a beer gut. Our metabolism slows down after 35. If you are finding the belly getting unsightly, it’s time to be gentle to your liver!
Sophrology Workshop 25 April 2105
Experience an introductory Sophrology workshop with Celine Pellarin on our Open Day. Sophrology enables you, by training your inner state of mind, to get better control of our life. It is about taking time for yourself and learning how to enhance your resilience to our daily stresses. Through simple exercises you learn how to […]