Pilates Foot Series: Foot, ankle & calf strengthening

Pilates Foot Series: Foot, ankle & calf strengthening

The Pilates Foot Series exercise is a great exercise for strengthening the foot, ankle and calf complex. It incorporates concentric and eccentric strengthening and stretching for the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, whilst strengthening the foot muscles and challenging balance and core and pelvic stability. Therefore this exercise is useful for achilles, plantar fascia, and calf…

Sliding Cat Stretch

Sliding Cat Stretch

A great modification of your normal cat stretch for spinal mobility, but with the added resistance from the towel it also increases core and shoulder activation for strength and stability.

Hip flexor standing lunge

Hip flexor standing lunge

Great standing hip flexor stretch to open up the front of the body, especially for runners and cyclists, or those who sit at a desk all day. This can also be used instead of kneeling variations for people who find it uncomfortable on the knees.

Our next zoom coffee morning will be 31st August

Our next zoom coffee morning will be 31st August

Our next zoom coffee morning will be with Nicola Dinsdale and will be on Thursday August 31st and will be another ‘tutorial’ session, dealing with the treatment protocols for post operative work for hip and knee replacements. This tutorial will start at the slightly later time of 1045 and will be the usual format of…

Triathlon Upper Back Mobility

Triathlon Upper Back Mobility

Upper back mobility is really important for triathletes, to enable them to swim and run with good technique.  However the latest research shows that time spent in the saddle is stiffening up our spines and hips which is effecting performance and injury risk during duathlons and triathlons.

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