Key tips to avoid overtraining!

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Do you want to improve your fitness but not burnout? Key tips to avoid overtraining!   Overtraining – what is it? From my time working with a wide-range of sporting athletes – weekend warriors through to semi-professional, it is apparent that many injuries I see coming into the clinic stem from training loads – be…

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TRX / suspension training 6 great exercises to try!

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TRX  a suspension training method, is not a novel exercise form. It has been around for years. Created for the US military by a navy seal in 1997. Suspension training was designed so people could sustain fitness with little equipment anywhere, any time. The TRX equipment is designed to be hung from doors, trees or…

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7 Swiss Ball Exercises You Need to Know for Core Strength

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These are the following 7 exercises that you need to be performing to get those core muscles switched on, those abdominals toned and have you looking primed for summer have been included below! History Physiotherapists in Switzerland invented the Swiss ball in the 1960’s to assist children with cerebral palsy. Their primary aim was to…

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4 Steps to Overcoming Knee Injuries for Female Soccer Players

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  With Female Football Week being celebrated at Capital Football,  I thought it was a good time to write about the injury risk factors female soccer players face. There are a number of risk factors for female soccer players where they are predisposed to a greater risk of injury and, in particular, have a greater risk for knee injuries.…

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Enjoy a FREE One Month Gym Membership With Us!

Our spacious and fully equipped Gym is the envy of many Physiotherapy clinics. With state-of-the-art exercise equipment, weights and cardio machines, you’ll love working out at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy. Bring your friends too! Cardio: Rower and Spin Bike (Power Ski Simulator, Watt Bike, X-Trainer and Treadmill coming soon!) Pilates: 2x Clinical Pilates Reformers, Ladder…

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