Trail vs Road Off-road running is a great way to improve our fitness and give our legs a good workout without the added stress and impact from running on the road repeatedly. Trail running is better for our joints due to the softer nature of the ground. The uneven ground
There are multiple intricate bones and joints in the foot and just as many muscles to support them. These muscles are important in both balance and ‘posture’ of the lower body. Just like poor posture in the back, poor ‘posture’ in the foot can lead to pain and possible injury
It’s no doubt we all feel better after walking in the garden or hiking in the nearby national park. Being out in nature puts us in a better mood, can decrease stress, and can improve symptoms of pain. It helps shift our mindset to a calm and relaxed state, therefore,
The principle of RICER has been the go-to treatment for injury. RICER stands for rest, ice, compression, elevation, referral. It’s always the first thing a patient is told following injury. Patients are told to completely cease their physical activity. Following this, they put some ice over the injury and compress
Why is the warm up so important? Priming our body for exercise decreases injury risk, increases performance, and makes us feel better during exercise. Some people argue that you don’t need to warm up before exercise because our body is always primed to go. Percy Cerutty, the former coach of
When we get injured, we go through the 5 stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. We don’t seem to believe it at first and we think to ourselves that we can keep training and the injury will just go away. Eventually we lead down to acceptance after failed
The posterior chain has your back, literally. This string of muscles encompasses all the muscular components from the back of your head, all the way down to your ankles. They play a huge role in simple activities, such as picking up a box, running, jumping or walking. If trained properly the
The posterior chain of muscles encompasses all the muscles on the backside of your body, all the way from your head to your ankles. Continue reading to learn what is the posterior chain exactly and why it is so important. This includes hamstrings, glutes aka the muscles in your bum,
When it comes to working in an office setting, there’s no escaping the long bouts of prolonged sitting. Yes, you may break them up with short bouts of standing or walking around, however, the nature of the job entails long duration’s of sitting. There is danger that prolonged sitting may
We all know that exercise is good for our body in terms of strength and endurance but did you know that the mental benefits are just as important? Exercise (and especially exercise in isolation) for some can be a form of meditation, a de-stressing mechanism, or a way to simply
