Entries Tagged as 'joint stress'
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)
or the 100’s of [...]
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Tags: Balance · Paula Radcliffe · Uncategorized · anaerobic · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · interval training · joint stress · marathon · metabolic · pain free marathon training · performance · power · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · speed · sports event
Mick Habgood has written a piece on his approach to what is the specialist area of ski boot fitting and orthotics suitable for ski boots.
Mick is also at the Earls Court Olympia ski show next week to update his knowledge on this seasons boots.
BALANCE’ing Ski Boot Pain and Ski Performance: http://tinyurl.com/ski-orthotics
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Tags: joint stress · orthotics · physio shop · podiatry · skiing
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…
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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
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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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 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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Tags: elite performance · fitness · general information · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint stress · marathon · nike · orthotics · pain free marathon training · performance · physio shop · podiatry · preparation · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · sports injury · strength and conditioning · ultradistance
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 [...]
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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
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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Tags: Physiotherapy · elite performance · fitness · freestyle · injury prevention · joint health · joint stress · marathon · nike · performance · podiatry · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · retail · sports injury · strength and conditioning · ultradistance
Excellent news…Balance Performance Physiotherapy is now working with the world class athletes of the Urban Freeflow team. We will be taking care of the pro team’s injuries, guiding rehabilitation, and providing our strategies for recovery and minimising the effects of impact and joint stress.
“I think working with the pro athletes of Urban Freeflow will see [...]
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Tags: Uncategorized · bodyweight · elite performance · extreme · freestyle · general information · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · kettlebells · performance · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning · technique
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: Physiotherapy · adventure · back pain · joint stress · kettlebells · pain free marathon training · performance · recreational athlete · running performance · strength and conditioning · technique · ultradistance
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 story to [...]
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Tags: injury prevention · interval training · joint stress · marathon · pain free marathon training · running performance