the blog of balance performance physiotherapy

Balance Performance #Running Clinic info: http://bit.ly/cp1Oe5 our expertise goes beyond high quality rehab and the Alter-G, we do PBs too!
We have long catered for runners – from novice marathoners to elite and professional runners – but we have refocussed some of our existing services and changed the structure some to better cater for a runners [...]

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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 [...]

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Updated news piece on main site:  http://bit.ly/cxTTQj

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Just read a well balanced article from the New York Times on self-massage products. The journalist has consulted a number of sources including sports massage consumers, foam roller users, a triathlon coach, an Ironman triathlete and chiropractor, author of “Self-Massage for Athletes” Rich Poley, and the founder and creator of Trigger Point Performance Therapy products [...]

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Saturday 19th December – 10am til 1pm
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 revolutionary piece of technology you can have a [...]

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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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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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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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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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