Showing posts with label stretch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stretch. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 October 2014

A Simple 4-Step Plan for Feeling Great

Here's a short message from someone who attended one of our programmes recently highlighting that, as usual, it's the simple things that make the biggest wellness difference.  In this case:
  • Regular activity
  • Stretching
  • Eating the right amount
  • Staying hydrated

So for the next few days why not focus on these areas as a simple 4-step plan to feeling great?

'Thanks for sending your emails to keep us fit. I thought I'd just let you know how I'm getting on. 

Since coming back from the programme 4 weeks ago I have managed to run between 4 and 5 times a week.  I’m actually pretty pleased with the result given that I have made time to do it.  I have run early in the mornings and evenings.

Also, today I took my 7 year old on the bicycle and started to enjoy it more and feel pretty energetic. 


I still do stretching and yoga moves and with the healthy eating I remember the portion size guidelines and try to keep hydrated.

Keeping up the running has been a priority especially given the weather has been so nice the last few weeks.  I hope autumn will be good - just in case, as alternative, I can pick up my indoor rowing, but for now I'm enjoying the outdoors too much!'

Image by Flickr: Denise Cross

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Monday, 28 April 2014

A Fantastic Exercise Recovery Strategy

In our recent article in Men's Running Magazine, 17 Ways to a Faster Recovery, I mentioned using the foam roller to stretch out tight muscles and rebalance your body.

We've worked with lots of people who've managed to fix some quite painful and sometimes long-term injuries using the foam roller so we're big fans of making rolling a regular part of your routine.

In the June edition of Women's Running Magazine there's a guide to how to best use the foam roller and they've kindly let us reproduce the article here.

Try adding some of these suggestions to your weekly exercise schedule.  Our personal favourite is the ITB (iliotibial band) release.  It can be painful but it's the answer to a lot of knee pain experienced by runners and cyclists.




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