It’s a commonly accepted belief that we need to stretch to reduce the risk of injury and help us perform...
Archive for category: Functional Movement

Running into Trouble
If you talk to people who can recall the 60s and 70s they’ll tell you that joggers were a rare...

Planking Is Dead Wood
The current “go-to” abdominal exercise in the gym these days is the plank. Feet on the floor, forearms on the...

Forget that rocking chair
Getting older and getting ill aren’t the same processes. What changes in our bodies should we expect with “normal” ageing?...

Your chair is Killing You
Prolonged sitting has a devastating impact on your health. It promotes weight gain, type 2 diabetes and dozens of chronic...

Exercises that you just shouldn’t do
You can assess exercises by looking at the risk to benefit ratio. This will vary person to person. What is...