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MOVE>>> Natural Movement London>>>

June 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments

MOVE is the brainchild of some of London’s most dynamic movers and shakers in the field of Natural Movement.  MOVE is a two hour mixed movement session, born from the desire have a regular Natural Movement group in the heart of the city. MOVE will not only push you physically but mentally as the highly fertile minds of [...]

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Tags: adventure · Balance · bodyweight · classes · fitness · freestyle · general information · joint health · joint mobility · performance · personal training · power · preparation · recreational athlete · running performance · strength and conditioning

The Cycle Diaries World Adventure

April 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Matt Mcdonald and his friend Andy approached us at Balance as they are currently training for a very ambitious cycle expedition to ride from London to Sidney to raise awareness and money for the charity War Child. They are both local and Matt had previously been to Balance as a client and so was very keen [...]

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Tags: adventure · extreme · fitness · general information · injury prevention · joint health · joint mobility · preparation · recovery · ultradistance

Rupert Goodwin begins Arctic Challenge treking to North Pole

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Rupert Goodwin has been connected to Balance for many years now – he has had some tough times and has overcome them. Now he has a daunting challenge ahead of him that was taken on voluntarily! Ruperts preparations have been thorough but as with most living in London he has had to deal with the [...]

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Tags: adventure · anaerobic · bodyweight · extreme · fitness · home training · injury prevention · interval training · joint health · joint mobility · kettlebells · performance · personal training · power · preparation · speed · strength and conditioning · technique · Uncategorized

Triathlon – Team Balance x 3 – run, bike, swim

July 10th, 2009 · No Comments

This Sunday (12th July 2009) Frances (multisports injury specialist) has organised 3 teams from Balance to compete in the “Bananaman” triathlon at Dorney Lake, Eton. Best of luck to them. I can’t speak for everyone’s level of commitment but I have seen a fair few of the team members giving it some at various times [...]

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Tags: adventure · advice · anaerobic · Balance · g-trainer · interval training · marathon · recreational athlete · running performance · sports event · triathlon · Uncategorized

Jerym Brunton overcomes injury to complete the Yukon Arctic Challenge

March 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: adventure · advice · Balance · elite performance · extreme · injection · marathon · performance · Physiotherapy · preparation · sports injury · treatment · ultradistance · Uncategorized

Oli off to the Antarctic – 7 ultramarathons in 7 days

March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: adventure · back pain · joint stress · kettlebells · pain free marathon training · performance · Physiotherapy · recreational athlete · running performance · strength and conditioning · technique · ultradistance

The 777 challenge – a bit more detail…

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

For those interested in the challenge that Oli Dudley is doing with Balance’s sponsorship and G-trainer support here is a bit more information provided by Oli. THE 777 CHALLENGE – 7in7on7.com What is it? The challenge is to run 7 marathons on all 7 continents in 7 consecutive days. What is the route? Leg 1 [...]

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Tags: adventure · elite performance · extreme · g-trainer · general information · marathon · performance · recreational athlete · running performance · ultradistance