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Unhappy Meals
This article by Michael Pollan was printed in the New York Times magazine in 2007 but came up on my radar thanks to Rannoch Donald of Simple Strength this week. It is well worth printing off and reading before passing it on to friends and family (or forward the link of course – http://bit.ly/bBgFm5. [...]

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This coming Saturday on Battersea Park by the Millenium Track Balance has been invited to join the London Borough of Wandsworth “Get Active Day” which aims to “get the whole borough moving regardless of age or ability in a wide range of different activities”.

We thought we’d use the opportunity to promote the “100 Rep [...]

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The Grid and Trigger Point Technologies TPT tools featured in a short video clip of what Team Radioshacks sport science team ask Cross Fit Roots to take their cyclists through when they are off their bikes.
Click the image below to link to the video on Versus’ website. Versus are covering the Tour De France on [...]

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Date: Friday, 18 June 2010
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Location: Balance Performance Studio, 113 Gauden Road, London SW4 6LE
“A workshop of two halves.”
A 90 minute class with Jonathan Lewis teaching correct and effective use of Trigger Point Performance Therapy tools to improve muscle function and biomechanics to heighten performance and optimise recovery.
Plus a 90 minute class taught [...]

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Professional Triathlete Dion Harrison who Balance supports with use of our Alter-G anti-gravity treadmill for quality sessions and recovery runs. In this video Dion is part way through a session of 1km repeats.

For many the obvious use of an anti-gravity treadmill is for reducing bodyweight to assist in rehabilitation of lower limb and spinal injuries [...]

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Balance’s friend and IKFF Director in Norway Allan Fallro was recently on Norwegian breakfast TV demonstrating the Maxpuls Bootcamp training methods on the high street.
Great to see the tyres, ropes, kettlebells and god quality movement getting a showing to the general public and a wider audience. Hope at some point the UK public will [...]

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Fresh from Cj Swaby and coming VERY soon in association with The Strength Company read below to hear about a workshop from world renowned coach and teacher JC Santana, I can personally vouch for JC Santanas knowledge and his ability to pass it on:

If you are a Personal Trainer, Combat Coach or Strength Coach, then…
CONDITIONING [...]

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This Saturday in Edinburgh – Jonathan Lewis, Physiotherapist, Movement Strength and Conditioning coach is teaching alongside Keith Openshaw of Mad Dog Functional Training Sytems the first of a series of workshops they have written for fitness professionals, physiotherapist, sports therapists, osteopaths and chiropractors. Flow Restoration – Kettlebells for Injury Rehabilitation is a 1 day introduction [...]

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On May 29th Jonathan Lewis and Keith Openshaw (Mad Dog Functional Training Systems) are teaching the a workshop in Edinburgh which will be the first of a series “Flow Restoration”. The Edinburgh workshop is “Flow Restoration – Kettlebells for Injury Rehabilitation”. If you are a physiotherapist/personal trainer/strength and conditioning coach or any other professional wanting [...]

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Not only does the team at Balance deliver trigger point therapy but we also educate our clients about TrP therapy and how they can do it themselves using Trigger Point Performance kits and individual products.
The more we do it the better the results our clients can achieve for themselves and gain independence with the tools [...]

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