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Full Throttle Fitness Class

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Cj (Cj’s Fitness) and Sabina Skala (Gym Jones protege) are back in action at Balance every Saturday for this conditioning circuit style class (Londons Best!). Saturday, 12.15-13.15pm “Kettlebells, sandbags, medicine balls, free weights, the works! Get fit (or die trying!) Its here at Balance, London SW4 6LE (60 seconds from Clapham North Tube Station, 60 [...]

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Tags: Balance · bodyweight · classes · extreme · fitness · freestyle · general information · interval training · joint mobility · kettlebells · metabolic · MMA · performance · personal training · power · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · speed · strength and conditioning · technique · telephone number · Uncategorized · weight loss

Cj describes his last 1 Mile Run on the G-trainer

January 7th, 2010 · No Comments

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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Tags: anaerobic · Balance · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · interval training · joint stress · marathon · metabolic · pain free marathon training · Paula Radcliffe · performance · power · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · speed · sports event · Uncategorized

World Record Club – Mile Challenge

December 15th, 2009 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: g-trainer · general information · pain free marathon training · Paula Radcliffe · performance · Physiotherapy · podiatry · preparation · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · speed · sports event · triathlon

World Record Club – Mile Challenge

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: g-trainer · interval training · marathon · metabolic · pain free marathon training · Paula Radcliffe · performance · power · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · running performance · speed · sports event · strength and conditioning · triathlon · ultradistance

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 [...]

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Tags: Alberto Salazar · anaerobic · Balance · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · general information · interval training · joint health · joint stress · marathon · metabolic · orthotics · pain free marathon training · Paula Radcliffe · performance · power · preparation · rehabilitation · running performance · speed · sports event · strength and conditioning · triathlon · ultradistance

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 [...]

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Tags: elite performance · fitness · general information · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint stress · marathon · orthotics · pain free marathon training · performance · Physiotherapy · podiatry · recreational athlete · running performance · speed · sports injury · treatment · ultradistance · Uncategorized

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 [...]

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Tags: advice · anaerobic · Balance · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · injury prevention · interval training · joint health · metabolic · metabolic testing · performance · Physiotherapy · power · preparation · recovery · rehabilitation · running performance · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning

MMA fighter and coach Michael Bisping training video

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: elite performance · extreme · fitness · interval training · metabolic · MMA · preparation · speed · strength and conditioning · thai boxing

Urban Freeflow Partners

April 17th, 2009 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: 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 · Uncategorized

Technique is everything in combat sports and martial arts

February 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

We see a lot of martial artists and combat athletes at Balance. Men and women from different clubs across London have either searched on google and discovered us or they have heard from friends that not only do the physiotherapists at Balance have an in depth understanding of movement and therefore all sports but also [...]

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Tags: elite performance · injury prevention · performance · Physiotherapy · recreational athlete · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning · thai boxing · workshops