Winston Gordon the current GB Judo number one in the middleweight division and one of Balance’s Olympic Ambassadors has just been featured in the Telegraph! The Balance team have now worked with Winston for over ten years and have helped him return from several potentially career ending injuries. We are still working very closely [...]
Entries Tagged as 'elite performance'
Winston Gordon hopes for last laugh!
April 20th, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: elite performance · general information · media · Olympics · Physiotherapy · preparation · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · treatment
Run Britain article by Dr Lucy Goldby on the Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill
February 16th, 2012 · No Comments
Dr Lucy Goldby has written a fantastic article on the Alter G treadmill (G-Trainer) that has appeared on Run Britain’s website. Run Britain is the largest online group for road running in the UK. Balance has now had their Alter-G for over three years and firmly believe that a tool is only as good as [...]
Tags: Alter-G · back pain · education · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · injury prevention · interval training · joint discomfort · joint health · joint stress · marathon · pain free marathon training · Physiotherapy · rehabilitation · running performance · sports injury · triathlon
Computrainer at Balance Performance
January 9th, 2012 · No Comments
Balance is delighted to announce that we now have a Computrainer. Bring your bike down to Balance hook it up to the trainer and ride up the Alpe d’Huez! The Ford Ironman World Championships in Hawaii provided fantastic results for CompuTrainer pro riders. For the second year in a row 8 of computrainer trained [...]
Tags: elite performance · general information · performance · power · preparation · recreational athlete · strength and conditioning · Uncategorized
Foootball, sports injury and orthopaedic rehab
December 6th, 2011 · No Comments
Sports injury and orthopaedic rehab at Balance Performance Physiotherapy If you’re unfortunate enough to suffer an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rupture as Lucas Leiva did last week – the Brazil international will miss the rest of the season having injured his left knee during Tuesday’s Carling Cup quarter-final victory at Chelsea – as a professional [...]
Tags: elite performance · fitness · injury prevention · joint health · orthopaedic · performance · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · surgery · surgery and operations
Claire Bennett (No. 2 Great Britain Fencer), talks injury, rehab and Balance Performance Physiotherapy
November 24th, 2011 · No Comments
The Balance team are very proud to have been working with Claire for a while now and have helped her come back from several problems. But don’t let us tell you about it, hear it straight from Claire. Follow the link to read the whole article on Famously Fit’s website. <a href="http://www.famouslyfit.com/celebrity-fitness/claire-bennett-no-2-great-britain-fencer-injury-rehab-and-balance-performance"
Tags: elite performance · fitness · media · recovery · rehabilitation · sports event · sports injury · Uncategorized
Balance Team at ATP Finals in London
November 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
Graham and Jonathan are both working all week at the ATP Tennis Finals at the O2 this week. Both Graham and Jonathan have been working in professional tennis for over a decade now. Yet their passion and commitment to working with high level athletes continues. While Graham works all year on the ATP travelling the [...]
Tags: elite performance · fitness · media · Physiotherapy · rehabilitation · Uncategorized
Balance doubles team eleven years at Wimbledon!
June 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments
In an enduring partnership that has lasted longer than most marriages Graham Anderson and Jonathan Lewis are at it again for the eleveth year in a row to ensure the stars of Wimbledon are ready to perform at their best. The expertise gained through working with elite sportsmen over such a long period of time is invaluable and [...]
Tags: Balance · elite performance · Physiotherapy
Ultimate Six+ Trigger Point Therapy Workshop Friday the 17th June
June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments
This fascinating course is aimed at anyone who wants to use Trigger Point Therapy in their professional capacity. You might be a Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Chiropractor, Sports Therapist, Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, Sports Coach or even an Athlete. If you work with people who want to perform better, recover faster and prevent injuries from occuring then this [...]
Tags: classes · education · elite performance · fitness · general information · home training · imbalances · injury prevention · ITB · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · Physiotherapy · pilates · power · preparation · recovery · running performance · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning · swimming · tight · triathlon · Uncategorized · weakness · workshops
POSE® Method – a system for teaching movement
May 13th, 2011 · No Comments
POSE Running workshop on Sunday May 22 at Balance. Balance Performance Physiotherapy is delighted to announce that Naeem Akram the “Running Engineer” is going to be back at Balance next Sunday to host another of his exceptional POSE running workshops. POSE is the only method in the world scientifically proven to reduce knee impact by [...]
Tags: education · elite performance · fitness · general information · injury prevention · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · performance · preparation · running performance · sports injury
versatility of the CrossCore180: WarMachine pulley suspension trainer
April 25th, 2011 · No Comments
I risk going on a bit too much about the WarMachine or Crosscore 180. But it represents so much of what Balance Performance is about. Practicing movement to achieve functional movement that is fluid, flowing, accurate, precise, full of intent and purpose. Functional movement is dynamic, rotational, variable in speed and intensity: we recommend use [...]
Tags: elite performance · fitness · injury prevention · performance · preparation · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · Uncategorized
