Strength Training for Cyclists: Pros and Cons

Strength Training for Cyclists: Pros and Cons

Strength training for cyclists has been a topic of conversation for many years. There are many arguments for and against including strength training as part of your fitness regime if you are looking to improve your cycling.

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Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy

Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy

Over the weekend, clinic director and physiotherapist Aileen MaGuire was invited by Cow & Gate to speak about pelvic girdle pain and how to manage it during pregnancy.

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Rehabilitation for a Calf Muscle Tear

Rehabilitation for a Calf Muscle Tear

A calf muscle tear or calf strain, involves the tearing of the fibres within the muscle of the lower leg. These tears can range from being mild to very severe depending on the cause of the injury.

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Risk Factors for Developing Chronic Lower Back Pain

Risk Factors for Developing Chronic Lower Back Pain

Chronic lower back pain is categorised as pain that has been persistent for longer than three months. The type of lower back pain that may be experienced is extremely varied.

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Wrist Fracture and Early Physiotherapy Intervention

Wrist Fracture and Early Physiotherapy Intervention

Early physiotherapy treatment can be very beneficial in the recovery process for a wrist fracture injury. As the hand and wrist can often become stiff during recovery.

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Tips for completing the Couch to 5km Program designed to get anyone running

Tips for completing the Couch to 5km Program designed to get anyone running

The couch to 5km is a running program to get people from the couch to comfortably running 5km or 30 minutes continuously in 9 weeks.

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Best tips and techniques for an effective interval training session

Best tips and techniques for an effective interval training session

Research has shown that high intensity training increases fitness levels and burns more calories over a shorter period of time versus a long period of steady state cardio.

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