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I taught the first of a six-week block of ‘Run Smart’ sessions this evening. These sessions are aimed specifically at runners and work on key areas of mobility, stability and strength. There was no running involved nor will there be any running involved in the five subsequent sessions. The program ...

The problem with gait analysis - where to begin? Well for a start gait analysis has made us all a little foot and trainer obsessed! Pronation is a word we all love to quote - but pronation is not the enemy! It is a normal, natural and much needed element ...

As the old adage goes, the foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone and so on up the body. It is a mantra well worth subscribing to, particularly in the case of foot pain or, more specifically, plantar fasciitis [PF]. Now firstly, ...

Modern lifestyles, compounded by the Covid pandemic and instructions to ‘work from home’, have meant many of us have spent far longer than normal at home, often hunched over laptops, tablets or mobile phone screens. Now, the average human head weighs around 5kg. That’s bigger than most newborn babies and ...

Another New Year is here and, with it come the resolutions to be fitter, slimmer and healthier. I hate the saying ‘New Year New You’ It’s such an old cliché It's as if learning to love vegetables, joining the gym or going ‘dry’ for January will see us emerge some ...