Archive for October 21, 2020

Sometimes one of my clients, or someone I am working with, will ask me for my advice on supplements, or more often a single supplement. First off, they have mistakenly assumed that I have some form of supplementary expertise… and secondly, if I am close to a door, I will make a run for it.

My reticence about engaging in supplement talk comes from my childhood. Back in the late 70’s my mother worked in what was then called a “health food shop”… probably one of the first few in the

Hands up if you have had neck pain whilst out on your road bike… particularly if you are new to cycling, or upping your distances. I call it “Cycling Neck”, but it could also be called “Laptop Neck”. Most of the time folks try and address this with stretches, but it’s not really a range of movement problem, it’s more of a weakness issue. Your neck just doesn’t have the strength endurance to deal with the postural demand. The answer is to strength train your neck and you will be

Over the last 6 months I have been working on bigging up Stand Up Paddle Boarding as a healthy lifestyle choice. I have gone at it from a science and research perspective, conducted my own research project, and written articles and guest blogs. I have had great encouragement from “Stand Up Paddle Magazine UK” and this month they have printed an article by myself. The link to download or view this as a PDF is below:

SUP Health Article

I am writing this in Covid 19 lock down right now… may be

You can’t have enough home work out options right now. With this video blog “Take The Stairs” I take you through a body weight strength workout using just the bottom steps of your stairs. I’ve blended some old classics and and some different twists into it, and given you some sets and reps to work with. Do it with some commitment and it will take you by surprise! If you have some energy left after this why not take on my old classic “The Stick 500” found by clicking HERE

This month I have prepared you a handy info graphic on soleus injury in distance runners. It’s a common injury that plagues many runners at all levels of ability. So with that in mind feel free to copy this image and use it in your own clinic, club, or social media publications and platforms. Or you can download it here