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The Daily Mail ran a piece the week before last by Ulrika Jonsson on the subject of Stress Incontinence which affects so many people in the uk, particularly as a result of pregnancy, but it remains a taboo subject.  To read the article click on Ulrika! Sally Murray, Balance’s womens health specialist feels that “stress [...]

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2009-03-18 06-28-31 Originally uploaded by 7in7on7 Oli Dudley is ticking them off one by one, he looks a bit thinner than when we last saw him but his performance is amazing. Antartica, South America, North America and Australasia – 50 km in each, his next ultradistance effort should have been completed by now but I [...]

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Oli sent us this update before he started this awesome challenge…. “We are in Punta Arenas, our base camp, settling down and relaxing (if indeed that’s actually possible?) before the big day to Antarctica on Saturday morning. Nerves weren’t helped due to all of our bags going missing en route from Heathrow, but most of [...]

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The organisers of the Yukon Arctic Challenge describe it as the “The world’s coldest and toughest ultra!”. From Feb. 15th – 26th, 2009, Jerym Brunton covered the 430 miles on foot (some chose mountain bike others cross country ski). Of the 16 competitors in this event (there are also marathon, 100 mile and 300 mile [...]

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You may recall the blog post about Oli Dudley who Balance has supported in his training and physiotherapy for the 7 in 7 on 7 Challenge. 7 ultramarathons (31 miles) in 7 days on each of the 7 continents. His mission was to go from novice runner to extreme ultramarathon distance runner and adventurer in [...]

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Rees Colling our sports dietcian asks a question that we know from many marathoners doesnt always get the answer we hope for… The London Marathon is less than two months away! For those of you running your first marathon have you given any thought to your Nutrition Plan leading up to the big day and [...]

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