REDUCE RUNNING INJURIES WITH THESE STRENGTH EXERCISES

REDUCE RUNNING INJURIES WITH THESE STRENGTH EXERCISES

It’s a fact. Strength training improves a runners performance.

There aren’t many things we can definitively say , but we can confidently assure you of that . Systematic reviews are the strongest form of evidence we have. Yamamoto et al 2008 concluded that runners perform better after a strength and conditioning program in their systematic review.

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MY SUMMER AS A TRIATHLETE

MY SUMMER AS A TRIATHLETE

I’ve worked at Balance In Motion for over 2.5 years. We treat a good variety of people including a lot of triathletes here in Bondi. This means I had a lot of triathlon related knowledge but not a great deal of personal experience. Over the summer, I decided to change this. I registered for the Huskisson Long Course, found myself a triathlon group and got training. There were times when I hated it, but surprisingly, for the most, I loved it. And I learnt a lot!

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Pillows and Matresses: What you need to know

Pillows and Matresses: What you need to know

One of the top 5 questions we get asked is how should I sleep or do you think my sleeping position is causing this?

One of the most common injuries we see is someone that went away on holiday and then suddenly developed raging neck pain. Why? A change in bed surface, pillow surface or size of pillows. Our bodies don’t generally love sudden changes.

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4 TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR PLANTAR FASCIITIS PAIN TODAY!

4 TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR PLANTAR FASCIITIS PAIN TODAY!

As we come into the start of spring (after our very mild “winter”) and with the weather warming up, we start to see an increase in heel pain (plantar fasciitis)  at Balance in Motion Physiotherapy here in Bondi. Classic examples can be “I did the Bondi to Coogee walk in a pair of thongs and now my heel hurts…

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Bullet Proof Your Shins To Avoid Shin Splints!

Bullet Proof Your Shins To Avoid Shin Splints!

5 STEPS TO GET RID OF SHIN SPLINTS ONCE AND FOR ALL!
You have just signed up for a half marathon, and you are super pumped with this challenge. You have new running shoes a good solid run program. Then, 2 weeks in, you get a bit of aching around…

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