Recovery Tips Post Marathon
Fiona Cleary Fiona Cleary

Recovery Tips Post Marathon

You have just put your body through a massive amount of stress and it's important to allow for appropriate recovery. Recovery is a crucial part of any intense training plan and unfortunately, it is often forgotten about or neglected.

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Tapering for Marathon Runners
Fiona Cleary Fiona Cleary

Tapering for Marathon Runners

Tapering is the practice in which you significantly reduce the intensity and distance of training in the 2 or 3 weeks leading up to the race. This may seem counterintuitive but recovery from training is as important as the training itself

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Osteoarthritis and Exercise
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Osteoarthritis and Exercise

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and is something that a lot of people have heard of, but there is a lot of misinformation regarding what it is, and what treatments are best.

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Exercise and Cognition for Elderly
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Exercise and Cognition for Elderly

Many people are familiar with the effects of exercise on your muscles, but it can also help your brain! Exercise is one of the best non-pharmaceutical ways to promote cognitive brain function.

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Returning to Exercise after Covid-19
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Returning to Exercise after Covid-19

Returning to normal activity really depends on how severe your case of Covid-19 was. For a mild case, you can typically return to exercise shortly after in a graduated return to activity.

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When should you have an X-Ray for an Injury?
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When should you have an X-Ray for an Injury?

Was the injury sudden? If your pain came on gradually or seems to have had no specific event causing it, then you most likely don’t need an x-ray. Often a course of physiotherapy can rectify the problem.

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