When spending long hours at a computer we tend to adopt a slouched position whereby our shoulders rotate inwards. This can cause unwanted discomfort in your upper and lower back, neck, chest and shoulders. The aim of these 3 exercises is to counteract these postural adaptations to ensure you maintain an upright posture and efficient … Continued
Are you constantly experiencing running-related injuries? Running issues predominantly present in the lower limbs due to the repetitive nature of the activity. Here are three exercises I commonly prescribes to encourage efficient movement when running with the ultimate aim to avoid overloading of the lower limbs to help reduce the risk of pain and injury. Sunset … Continued
Injuries can be incredibly diverse in their nature, intensity and impact both physically and emotionally. They can range from causing havoc on everyday activities such as putting on your socks, or impacting your 5km running time. In the majority of cases, we’re told to rest to help the injury settle down. But how can you rest … Continued
Dancers are commonly prone to aches and pains because of the high demand of training load and performance, whether this be at a recreational, amateur or professional level. According to the most recent 2018 Safe Dance study, 97% of professional dancers in Australia reported at least one injury in their career. Common dance injuries include … Continued
Load management Monitoring and managing your load through the initial weeks of training post-lockdown is vitally important. We must remember that whilst many of us have been training throughout lockdown, our load profile may have changed. Typically, this will look like an increase in volume and decrease in amount of load resulting in an increase … Continued
Why are some people injury prone and some people almost invincible? To get to the bottom of this we must first understand the simplest rule of Biology; “Everything affects everything.” To be more specific here is a list of just some of the factors that affect your readiness to exercise right now, as you sit … Continued
If you are like me (someone who has always been as stiff as a brick house), understanding hypermobility took me a while to wrap my head around. Coming from a team sport background, very rarely have I played with hypermobile athletes and it wasn’t until I started coaching female athletes and moved into the Pilates … Continued
So, we can all agree 2020 wasn’t ideal but as it stands, the outlook for 2021 is already looking exponentially brighter. Stephen King once said, “a person who doesn’t learn from the past is an idiot”. Whilst this is relatively blunt, it also rings true for many of the musculoskeletal complaints we as health practitioners … Continued
Well, what a year 2020 was.. Let’s say hello to a better, healthier 2021! Locked-down in Victoria for 111 days, meant that many of us delved into new exercise and training regimes and even gave online ‘Zoom’ classes a red hot go! Over the last couple of months as gyms, Pilates and yoga studios have … Continued
Melbourne, we are finally out of lockdown! The gyms are open, the ‘ring of steel’ has been lifted and we finally have the opportunity to fully enjoy the sunshine. For many of us, the lockdown was a season of trying new hobbies, returning to past ones, and for some dedicating the time to enhance their chosen … Continued