Jonathan Lewis and Balance have had a long working relationship with Steve Cotter, one of the worlds best teachers of strength and conditioning, health and fitness concepts, an incredible athlete and an internationally recognised authority on kettlebells. We are therefore very proud to have made our ties even stronger and will now be the UKs [...]
Entries Tagged as 'joint health'
Exclusive distributors of Steve Cotter products in the UK
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments
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Shoes may have changed how we run – piece from BBC Science journo
February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment
BBC Science Reporter Victoria Gill’s article is linked to below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8483401.stm
It describes research that came to the obvious conclusion that if you give a human the chance to take the path of least resistance they will take it, even if the consequences are a down turn in long term efficiency. Well thats my interpretation, but to [...]
Tags: Balance · Physiotherapy · advice · education · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · general information · injury prevention · joint health · marathon · nike · orthotics · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · physio shop · podiatry · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · sports injury · treatment · triathlon · ultradistance
Gyms and Personal Training in London – what we are and we are not!
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Just found a website called Urban Path looking at which London gyms and fitness centres had managed to get themselves in to their listing.
Some of the “top” gyms in Notting Hill, Fitzrovia, Knightsbridge, Covent Garden, Marylebone, Battersea, Fulham and Soho are listed with reviews invited. The comments are insightful and should give us, the Strength [...]
Tags: advice · back pain · beginners · bodyweight · fitness · general information · home training · injury prevention · joint health · kettlebells · marathon · personal training · pilates · preparation · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · retail · strength and conditioning · technique · weight loss · workshops
US promo video for the Alter-G G-trainer treadmill
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments
This a video I found on the Running Competitor website posted by a company promoting the G-trainer for weight loss and elite running performance. Forze like to say “Get Lean, Run Faster!”. Well produced piece of video and a nice explanation of how the G-trainer treadmill works.
Enjoy…
Tags: Physiotherapy · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · general information · injury prevention · joint health · joint stress · marathon · nike · pain free marathon training · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · sports injury · weight loss
Experience gravity assisted speed at Balance with a G-Trainer Pro taster day
July 20th, 2009 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Alberto Salazar · Balance · Paula Radcliffe · anaerobic · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · general information · interval training · joint health · joint stress · marathon · metabolic · orthotics · pain free marathon training · performance · power · preparation · rehabilitation · running performance · speed · sports event · strength and conditioning · triathlon · ultradistance
Running shoes – its bad news!
June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Running shoes get a thumbs down from various critics (taken a little of context to be fair). Mick Habgood, podiatrist, and running orthotic specialist offers an alternative view in response:
This is the original article published in the Daily Mail:
http://tinyurl.com/cerpyu
Here is the alternate view from Mick:
Companies like those mentioned seem to create their idea of the [...]
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Frustration of injuries and podiatry
June 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I read this blog yesterday whilst searching to see who else was talking about the G-trainer and marathon training. I came across this Addicted to Running Blog:
One pointless podiatrist appointment then another more fruitful one!
If you’ve been reading this blog for some time you’ll know that I’ve been wearing custom made orthotics for pretty much [...]
Tags: Physiotherapy · Uncategorized · elite performance · fitness · general information · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint stress · marathon · orthotics · pain free marathon training · performance · podiatry · recreational athlete · running performance · speed · sports injury · treatment · ultradistance
Lecture this evening still on despite tube strike
June 9th, 2009 · No Comments
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 could [...]
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Asics running shoes video
June 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Although Asics are not the only running shoes we recommend we do stock a range of Asics running shoes for men and women because they are a company that puts design before fashion and we tend to find that a large percentage of our client’s biomechanics suit Asics trainers. Mick Habgood the running specialist podiatrist [...]
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PowerWheel review
May 18th, 2009 · No Comments
We havent gone live with our online Physio retail shop as yet but we still stock a bunch of things to assist people through the early days of sports injury or back pain episode. Then onwards through rehabilitation and ongoing maintenance then you get onto strength and conditioning (at home or an independent gym facility [...]
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