Have you noticed that most people leave abs / core last at the gym? Or leave it out all together? I do empathise. How many crunches can you do before you get bored? Here’s one of my favourite exercises that I showed Jane and her class at Heavenly Fitness, Maidstone. The swiss ball roll out….
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Improve Whole Body Mobility
Hey Do you work on your mobility much? From what I’ve seen, mobility (like core) is another boring are of focus that is left until last, if completed at all When myself and Arwel went to Heavenly Fitness to help them with their strength and mobility, Arwel explained how he focuses more on movement flow….
Have you ever had a trapped nerve this bad? | Pete Stoten’s Testimonial
Ever had a trapped nerve? I mean a real one?! When you can’t feel your hand and drop anything you try to pick up. Or where you can’t feel your foot and continuously trip over it. And this is before we start talking about the debilitating pain! Well listen to Pete’s story about how he…
8.5 Stone Transformation | Claire Taylor
I have something amazing for you. An amazing story of triumph over mental darkness, stereotyping and self disbelief. Client of the month, Claire Taylor has lost 8.5 stone (around 9.5 stone of fat and probably gained 1 stone of muscle). But what is more interesting is psychological transformation that had to take place for her…
Forearm Tendonitis | How to fix it
I don’t know about you but my forearms get TIGHT! The combination of seeing over 60 patients a week, weight training and typing destroy them. BUT I have a trick to get your wrist forearm discomfort under your control again. I love “novel movements” for their ability to desensitise pain, reduce tightness and generally make…
Stressy Shoulders? | I have the fix!
A lot of people think that massage breaks down nots and scar tissue. No way. The trapezius muscles are strong enough to carry a serious amount of weight. Even in an average person. The best explanation I have read is that massage tires out the nerves that tell you you’re in pain or tight. A…
How to know you’re being scammed by a therapist | 3 Tells
Now, I don’t mean to cause any disrespect to other healthcare therapist. I am simply writing this because a number of patients who I have seen recently have been preyed upon by healthcare practitioners abusing their power Commonly, practitioners who are not following the most recent research when it comes to pain will: focus on…
How to cue a straight back whilst squatting
How to cue a straight back whilst squatting Does your back flex when you squat? A lot of the time it’s not a problem, but if it’s painful OR you feel you’re loosing some power then give this forward fold a go You just need a weight. Push everything backwards towards the weight and…
Foot Pain | Arwel has the solution
Arwel’s in our Maidstone Branch providing amazing transformations. Sunil has done fantastically well. We work hard for these transformational stories as do our patients “You gave me genuine hope that this was going to repair fully. That made a big difference psychologically . I went away from that first session a lot better mentally” –…
Phones Ruin Our Mental Health | School Talk on Social Media
Evolutionary Psychology promotes the idea that our psychological traits, for better or for worse, at one point helped us to survive. Ever noticed that your eye is taken by fast cars, Rolexes and LV bags? This group of 24 Grammar kids did. Previously I explained how this same alertness would have potentially saved them 200,000…
