Your Winter Training Checklist
With the running, cycling and triathlon seasons over, endurance athletes should be thinking about how best to use the winter months.
Stretching for Endurance Runners
Is what we know — or think we know — about stretching out-dated and ineffective? It’s time to look at stretching in a new light and take verified advice from the literature instead of just doing what we’ve always done.
Physical Activity and Breast Cancer
Sport & Exercise Consultant, Dr Farrah Jawad explains how physical activity is a tool at our disposal that we can use to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
How to Reduce Migraine Pain
If you have ever experienced a migraine, you know just how debilitating they can be. Often the only way to get through them is to lie in a dark room and wait it out. In this blog we explain what exactly a migraine is plus some useful tips on ways to relieve them.
Running an ultramarathon in your 50s
What is it like taking on an ultramarathon in your 50s, compared to say your 30s? Dr Mike Burdon, who can now answer that question, reflects on his experience of training for and competing in an ultramarathon earlier this year.
How Runners Can Reduce The Risk of Stress Fractures
Running has many health benefits, but it’s not totally risk-free; by quickly increasing loads on the body you could experience a stress fracture. Doesn’t sound very appealing, right? So how can you reduce the risk of this type of injury?
How Soft Tissue Therapy Can Help The ‘Pain’ of Football Training
Discover how Soft Tissue Therapy can help speed up your recovery time when training for your next match.
Three of the Most Common Injuries in Tennis Players
Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine Consultant, Dr Mike Burdon explores the top three injuries in Tennis and how to manage them effectively.