the blog of balance performance physiotherapy

The G-trainer challenges everyone in different ways, whether: elite Olympic runner (3 of the Worlds Best Runners have run on our treadmill), professional sports men (2 of the UKs best Rugby Clubs use Balance’s G-trainer week in week out) top or recreational IronMan and Woman triathletes (including Pro-VO2 tri club athletes and Pro Tristan Shipsides) [...]

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Saturday 21st November – 10am and 2pm The World Record Club is looking for members to run their fastest miles on the G-trainer treadmill. There are several categories to challenge yourself within: Mens 85% bodyweight Womens 85% bodyweight Mens 75% bodyweight Womens 85% plus Mens and Womens Masters Categories If you havent run on this [...]

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Climb in to the G-trainer Pro treadmill at Balance and discover gravity assisted speed- Sat August 8th 2009. There will be a “Taster session” at Balance on our Gravity altering treadmill that is open to all. This opportunity is a rare one as the remainder of Europes G-trainers are in the hands of elite sports [...]

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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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Recycling this blog direct from Cj… With 19 days left until registration closes, the Uk Open Kettlebell Competition 2009 is truly underway. Men, women and teams from throughout the UK and beyond will be stepping up to the platform and pitting themselves in a gruelling contest against the steel, plus raising money for two worth [...]

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Despite the tube strike the planned lecture as part of Balance’s CPD Evening Lecture series organised by Raph Rinaldi will continue: Dr Simon Shepard, Team Physiotherapist of CCC Middlesex and CEO of Optima Life will present his research and clinical experience on different methods of monitoring recovery patterns according to various level of activity. This [...]

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MMA Bay arranged a Q&A session on their forum with Michael Bisping, I logged on and asked a question on strength and conditioning. http://tinyurl.com/pb3lgx There is also a training video on the Industrial Strength London website http://www.islondon.co.uk

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Oli Dudley came to Balance after his 10 mile run left him with back pain just after the New Year that left him unable to run without sharp pain. This is the classic time of the year for the sports injury team and podiatrist at Balance to see those training for the London Marathon start [...]

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The G-Trainer and a Recreational Runner “The G-Trainer allowed me to come back from injuries and overcome chronic pain. And it helped me achieve personal best times, which I love because I’m very competitive. I’m really excited that the G-Trainer can help me continue to race.” Tracey Slagle – Recreational Runner Tracey Slagle related her [...]

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Ken and Steve of London Kettlebells have been busy and one of their new projects has been to launch a site that allows people with something interesting to say about health and fitness.They thought the G-trainer and the multiple opportunities it offers was worth an article so I put a piece together particularly on the [...]

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