Hamstring strain injuries may occur playing sports such as football, or during sprinting or perhaps running after cycling when training for a triathlon. How do they occur? During sprinting activities such as in football, the hamstring muscles can be forcibly stretched beyond their limits and the muscle tissue can be damaged. This damage can range…
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Osteoporosis
What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition where bones lose their strength and break more easily, sometimes following a minor bump or fall. These broken bones are most common in the wrists, hips and spine and are often referred to as ‘fragility fractures’. The word fracture and broken bone mean the same thing. Osteoporosis itself…
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Stretching out over the Bank Holiday Weekend
Stretching can help for a variety of problems such as assisting recovery from sporting injuries as well as easing symptoms of osteoarthritis. Better flexibility may improve your performance in physical activities or decrease your risk of injuries by helping your joints move through their full range of motion and enabling your muscles to work more…
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Running
Since it is now marathon season with Manchester Marathon this weekend and London Marathon on Sunday 28th April, we thought we would talk about the challenges facing a runner and show you some pilates exercises that will help your training and recovery. Good Luck to all those runners in training! The challenge to the runner To…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY NEW YOU!
Happy New year to you all! What a great time to start the ‘New You’. Time to get those muscles working. A ‘New You’ in a 10 Minutes Pilates Programme. Why not give it a go and feel the difference, 10 minutes each day to help with the new you. If you would…
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A huge thank you
From all of us, we would just like to say thank you for all the wonderful gifts and cards we have received. Happy Christmas Everyone!
