Balance Performance Physiotherapy is now in Fulham SW6. Several members of our strong team are working from Fulham including our Clinical Director Graham Anderson and founding members Dr Lucy Goldby and Jonathan Lewis.

Our practice in Fulham is a large studio based in Fitrooms Gym on North End Road. It is easily accessible from Fulham Broadway, Earls Court and West Brompton tube and overground stations. It is also easily accessible if you are coming from Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush or West Kensington.

We have a fantastic studio which is a great space to move in. We also have access to the whole gym so it is a fantastic venue to complete your rehabilitation in.

To book into our Fulham practice call: 020 7627 2308

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 world, he continues to maintain a part time clinical list at Balance where he is able to share his knowledge with the team as Clinical Director and clients can benefit from his expertise when they see him in his capacity as a Consultant Physiotherapist. We wish Jonathan and Graham and all the players the best for the last tournament of the season.

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 that knowledge and experience floods into Balance where the whole team benefits. The team approach to working that encapsulates what Balance is about is also evident at Wimbledon where our expert bio-mechanical podiatrist Mick Habgood has been called into service to see one of the players that Graham was treating.

We wish Graham and Jonathan and the players all the best for the final week

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 course should be on your radar.

It is being taken by Jonathan Lewis (above) who is not only the Uk’s sole Trigger Point Therapy Master Trainer but also a formidable knowledge on rehabilitation and training methods to ensure that individuals develop not only agility, speed or strength but resilience which is key to the concept of Trigger Point Therapy, so you are guaranteed an afternoon of the highest quality teaching

It comprises of 4.5 hours of CPD and runs from 1pm-6pm on Friday the 17th of June. Places are obviously limited so book soon to avoid disappointment, course fees are £145. To book and reserve your place call Balance on 020 76272308

As we introduce the WarMachine (the pulley suspension training system

from Crosscore USA) at grass roots level in the UK we are seeing the experienced professionals and experts in their fields coming forward
and asking for us to come and show them the 360 degree potential the
system offers its users for health and fitness, injury rehab and
surgical recovery, sports performance (from tennis to MMA) and those
that want/need to have some fun with their physical training.

One such professional is Andrew Bellamy an osteopath who runs the Adur
Clinic and Shoulder Centric from the Brighton and Hove area.

Andrew who is a forward thinking professional who looks one step ahead
for the benefit of his clients. He has put this workshop together to
help sports injury specialists and personal trainers do the same,
pulling together 3 powerful tools. The WarMachine, the Rotater and Kettlebells for shoulder function,
recovery and resilience to injury.

We have worked before with Andrew sharing his knowledge in Real Time
Ultrasound of the shoulder with the Balance sports injury team and
Andrew has supplemented his existing knowledge of trigger points by
learning more about the Trigger Point Performance self-massage tools.

Really looking forward to this workshop, any questions please contact
Andrew directly or Jonathan Lewis at Balance.

We are looking to recruit two very dynamic and committed sports physiotherapists on a full-time and part-time basis. The candidates will have at least five years’ experience and significant experience in the musculoskeletal field. The ideal candidates will have or be working towards a master’s degree,  a strong background in sports physiotherapy and be actively involved in sports with strong end-stage rehabilitation skills, private sector experience, self-motivation and impeccable communication skills. If you feel that you have the required skill-set and appropriate background please send your CV and covering letter to Scott Morris, Performance Director at Balance Performance Physiotherapy at scott@balancephysio.com.

Race walking is the only discipline of athletics in which consistency of movement quality determines the overall result - you may be disqualified until you cross the finish line

Balance Performance Physiotherapy Sports Physiotherapist Raphael Rinaldi was invited by the Australian Institute of Sport to support a group of 29 world class race walkers during a warm weather training camp in Canberra, Australia.

The group included Olympic medallists, England’s Commonwealth Champion Johanna Jackson, IAAF World Cup winners and world-c…lass race walkers joining the IAAF Race Challenge circuit that takes place around the world from March to September each year.

A former italian national champion Raph merged his knowledge on race walking technical demands with his extensive physiotherapy background in order to optimally manage athlete’s presenting problems throughout the camp and offer long term performance enhancement plans by working alongside coaching, medical and sport science staff.

Introducing the WarMachine for the ultimate in “3D bodyweight training.”

Jonathan Lewis, Cj Swaby and Ricardo Abreu will be sharing their expert knowledge and experience of how to get the most from this exciting piece of kit.

They will go through basics of press, pull, legs, trunk and combined, compound movements  before “pulling the pin” and meeting the challenge of rotational control.

There will be plenty of tuition and group work using the WarMachines so there will be plenty of time to practice and ask questions to learn how strength, endurance, and power are delivered with balance, control and flow.

 Cost is £35.

For those that decide they can’t do without CrossCore’s Pulley Suspension System in their lives £35 will be discounted from the cost of your WarMachine.

 But we’re not selling time shares! You don’t have to buy one! Just as use of the WarMachine is increasing at Balance Performance gym  you will start finding War machines across London and UK so if you want to get the maximum from them this workshop is unmissable. 

Call 02076272308 to book a spot or call Jonathan with your questions on 07960 861 267.

Look forward to seeing you there,

Regards

Jonathan.

 www.crosscore-USA.com

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Just want to make you all aware of a very exciting course coming up at Balance Performance Physiotherapy and presented by CJS Fitness on Sunday the 13th of March 10am – 5pm.

The course will be presented by Naeem Akram the “Running Engineer”, click on the link below to read more and book online.

There is an exceptionally good early bird special offer of £75.00 if booked before the 26th February, there is a further 10% off that price available to the Balance network by entering the discount code 2011BALANCEPOSE when booking, places are obviously limited so move quickly to guarantee your place.

After that date the price rises to £129, the 10% discount code offer will still apply.

http://poserunningworkshop.eventbrite.com/

See you there

Chris Chirsalys - professional circus/sideshow performer

This article was written by J.P. Brice. Co-inventor of the War Machine Suspended Pulley Trainer by CrossCore, Inc.

Bodyweight training. It’s been around forever. But as the sports of bodybuilding and powerlifting really started to evolve in the 50’s and 60’s, we became fascinated with big, shiny, “muscle specific” machines and training with massive amounts of weight. Bigger was better, especially in the 80’s when I began lifting. Well, I will always have a deep passion for bodybuilding and heavy weights. It’s just who I am. But, now that I am almost 40 with three bulging discs caused by all the years of heavy squats and shrugs, I now tend to put longevity first when I train. After all, big muscles are really only temporary, but your tendons, joints and skeletal system are forever and you’ve got to take care of them.

Nowadays there is a growing focus on getting back to the basics. By basics I mean bodyweight training, tire flipping, kettlebells etc. I personally think the recession the past few years has had a lot to do with this. Lets face it, lifting your own bodyweight is pretty affordable compared to a rack of dumbbells. But at the same time I also think that we are all realizing after sixty years of huge leaps in fitness equipment technology, that good old fashioned basics can often give you the same desired end result, if not better.

Today some of the most popular bodyweight training routines include suspended straps. Some are made from two separate straps and some are joined together in a Y configuration toward the top near the anchor point. There are many great attributes of these straps such as allowing us to workout at many different locations, giving us a wide range of exercises that can isolate each muscle or combine many in the same movement…including the beloved “core” we all hear about these days. Straps give us a variety of multi-planar, compound exercise movements that tend to be much easier on the joints because they compliment the body’s natural mechanics. I have to be honest, as a heavy weightlifter of over twenty five years, I first laughed at these straps. I thought, “These don’t weigh 500 lbs….what use could I possibly have for them”. After I was able to shove my ego to the side I soon realized the benefit bodyweight training could offer even me. I now incorporate bodyweight training into my workouts and all my shoulder pain has gone away and my back is much better than it used to be.

Now that I have covered why I personally think bodyweight training is making a comeback and what it has done for me, let me put a different “spin” on things. Imagine adding a 3rd dimension to bodyweight training with suspended straps and even gymnastics rings. An improvement of balance through imbalance. The 3rd dimension I speak of is by way of adding a pulley to these straps that now gives your presses, pulls and everything else you did before, “rotational movement”! Because rotational movement now allows you to train one side of the body at a time or both together, any limitations your bodyweight training routine had before are now totally gone. The balance this improvement creates and the mind-muscle awareness you gain in your form and overall functionality is incredible. Rotation is also great for telling your weak side it had better quickly catch up with the dominant side. I know, my fellow weightlifters out there are still skeptical. But hold on, I’m getting to the icing on the cake for you. The implementation of the suspended pulley also allows you to attach counterweights to one side. These counterweights can range from kettlebells to weight plates. I like kettlebells because they balance perfectly when being hoisted on a pulley. The isolation exercise capability via freeweights (curls, tricep extensions, lat rows, etc.) is now just like being at the gym and the single pulley transfers all the actual weight to the handle so not much weight is needed. If that wasn’t enough, resistance bands can be used in place of the counterweights to give the user even more resistance versatility, not to mention a whole slew of different cable attachments that can be used.

This new “hybrid” concept in bodyweight training equipment is sure to please the beginner all the way up to the elite athlete and I’m convinced it is the future of many exciting things to come in our industry. Now get out there and do the “iron cross” on those rings…but this time with rotational movement!

J.P. Brice
“Life’s A Battle…Prepare For War”
www.crosscore-usa.com

The WarMachine is available in the UK and throughout Europe from Balance Performance shop. Click on this link and take a look: WarMachine