Balance Physio London Logo
the blog of balance performance physiotherapy

thoughts, ideas, support, advice and musings from London’s sports, spinal and performance clinic

the blog of balance performance physiotherapy header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'thai boxing'

The Lissom Technique at Balance Performance Physiotherapy

March 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments

The Lissom Technique is the truly innovative creation of two exceptionally gifted specialists in human movment and part of the Balance strength and conditioning team Julien Diaz & Jason Prog. Lissom is a free flowing movement technique that encompasses a combination of simple but challenging moves and stretches to build core strength, flexibility, balance and endurance.  The movmements used [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: back pain · Balance · bodyweight · classes · education · elite performance · fitness · freestyle · general information · home training · imbalances · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · performance · pilates · rehabilitation · strength and conditioning · thai boxing

“War Machine” Pulley Suspension Training workshop

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Balance · bodyweight · elite performance · extreme · fitness · freestyle · home training · performance · personal training · Physiotherapy · power · preparation · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · strength and conditioning · swimming · thai boxing · workshops

Hybrid Bodyweight Training Equipment. The Total Package?

February 16th, 2011 · No Comments

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: anaerobic · back pain · bodyweight · elite performance · extreme · fitness · general information · home training · imbalances · injury prevention · interval training · joint stress · kettlebells · metabolic · MMA · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · physio shop · Physiotherapy · power · preparation · rehabilitation · retail · running performance · shop · speed · sports injury · store · strength and conditioning · swimming · thai boxing · triathlon · Uncategorized · weakness · weight loss · workshops

Great versatility for outdoor training, highly effective strength, conditioning and fitness anywhere:

January 16th, 2011 · No Comments

A few examples of the versatility in bodyweight training that the Pulley suspension system of the WarMachine offers personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, bootcamp providers and anyone else who likes to take their physical training outdoors. Free flowing, fluid strength, conditioning, speed, power and endurance. interested in future education workshops in pulley suspension training [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: anaerobic · back pain · bodyweight · classes · education · elite performance · fitness · general information · injury prevention · interval training · joint health · joint mobility · kettlebells · metabolic · MMA · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · physio shop · Physiotherapy · pilates · power · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · retail · running performance · shop · skiing · soccer · speed · sports injury · store · strength and conditioning · swimming · thai boxing · triathlon · ultradistance · weight loss · winter sports · workshops

Graham at 2010 Commonwealth Games – Delhi

September 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Director and Sports Injury team physiotherapist Graham Anderson is now installed in Delhi for a month for the whole of the event and currently setting up the medical clinic for the welsh team. graham is no stranger to event sports injury management with 4 Commonwealth and 3 Olympics games to his name. Fortunately Balance has [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: elite performance · extreme · football · freestyle · marathon · physio shop · Physiotherapy · power · thai boxing · treatment · triathlon

Boxing Class starts this Saturday

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Saturdays 1.30-2.30pm – cost £10 Location: Strength and Conditioning Studio @ Balance, 113 Gauden Road, Clapham North, Lambeth, London, SW4 6LE. This Saturday Balance is very excited to have boxing back on our timetable of quality physical training sessions. This is not boxercise, cardiokick or any other fitness industry invention – this is boxing. Boxing [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: address · Balance · bodyweight · classes · fitness · general information · interval training · metabolic · MMA · performance · personal training · power · preparation · speed · strength and conditioning · thai boxing · weight loss

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

[Read more →]

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

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: bodyweight · extreme · fitness · injury prevention · joint health · kettlebells · performance · physio shop · power · preparation · retail · running performance · strength and conditioning · thai boxing

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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

training for cross country vs road and marathon running

January 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I remember the joys of cross country running at school; moving with heavy loads across boggy, rocky, steep, treacherous terrain as a Royal Marine; and tackling the mountains of British Columbia as an adventure racer. All far more honourable and interesting than a city marathon road run – but that’s just my opinion! So I [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: bodyweight · elite performance · general information · performance · running performance · speed · strength and conditioning · thai boxing