“Every man is superior in some way. That I learn of him” Ralph Emerson Many manual therapists, bodybuilders and powerlifters will do well to take the above quote into consideration when questioning logic that contrasts to their own. Don’t get me wrong, there are many statements made by lesser qualified or poorer read individuals (belonging to the…
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Kent Independent Trader Awards
It was and honour for us to be nominated as a Kent Independent Traders Finalist. It’s great to see that our hard work is being appreciated. However, we feel that amongst others, there were 3 main reasons for our nomination. CONSTANT AND ENTHUSIASTIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you’re in pain, you need constant support to be…
Pain Killers and Anti-Inflammatory Rubs
Life is fast and we’re generally time-poor, so the appeal of pain medication and anti-inflammatirues is a great quic fix to reduce pain , but is the effect temporary and hiding an underlying and more serious cause? Let us first clear a few things up inflammation heals tissue. BUT anti-inflammatories regulate inflammation, they don’t eradicate it pain CAN…
HEALTH COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
There is a terribly unnecessary void between the so called big and the small. The “genetically gifted” and ungifted which perpetuates into stereotyping and judgemental beliefs. We have “big” people classing those who are “fitness fanatics” as judgemental and annoying. We have “fitness fanatics” judging bigger people as lazy and as having low standards STOP! Health comes in…
Health and Fitness for Business
A couple of days ago I delivered a talk to a considerable sized group of businessman and businesswoman… it was scary stuff. But how to go about it was more problematic. Only 2-3 had injuries and 1 or 2 would go see a personal trainer… but they all owned businesses. So behold, my seminar on…
How to fix an ankle strain
Ankle strains are very common injuries. Here are simple but effective steps to getting pain free ASAP
I’m going to turn your perception of pain on its head: You don’t know what you need to
I’m going to turn your perception of pain on its head, because most likely, it’s wrong and this can lead to more pain, more misery and more confusion. Most people think that: TISSUE DAMAGE = PAIN i.e. the more damage to your back, the more inflammation in your shoulder, the more pain. This is wrong…
“And you think you’ve got it bad?…”
Too many of us identify with our pain Many of us will even compete as to who’s had the worst spinal injury or shoulder pain etc. A common conversation may be “ah that’s nothing. When my back went I was out of work for weeks and I’m still recovering” but this outlook is completely disadvantageous…
Cheating on diet. Should you do it? You’ll be surprised
Cheat meals, most of us take pleasure in them. It can mean the difference between sustaining a good healthy diet for a few weeks to months to years. But why? My once a week cheat meal. I don’t feel guilty, I just accept I’ll have to clean up a little after Rewarding good behaviour Our…
Stretching is ok but I know something better
We all grow up with the idea that our muscles are some kind of putty that need to be pulled and twisted before and after exercising so they don’t get injured and remain supple. But actually, this is a misconception. Some individuals feel that stretching reduces muscle soreness (and if this is the case, continue)…
