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03

Jun

COVID-19 CLINIC RE-OPENING

CLINIC RE-OPENING: Public Health England, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Health and Care Professions Council and UK Government have produced guidelines for Physiotherapists to return to work following the lockdown. This ensures we provide a service which minimises exposure, follows social distance rules and helps to stop the spread of infection. These guidelines are […]

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28

Mar

Exercise

We are into 2019 and many people are coming to new exercise regimes, ready for the summer. Last month I wrote about the relationship between exercise and food and weight loss. I thought it might be useful to look at different types of exercise and the relative merits of different forms of exercise. I am […]

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18

Dec

Why what we eat is the key!

So here is the follow up of to my last blog in which I questioned the need for exercise in order to lose weight. As it turns out exercise is a very small part of the equation, and more importantly to the chemistry (some would say biology) of weight gain and loss. Exercise is an […]

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18

Oct

Do we need to do exercise to lose weight?

I have been motivated to write this blog having spent a few weeks further reading into dietary advice and the history of how dietary advice has changed and developed. It has proved a bit tricky as it has challenged much of what I have believed to be true. The idea that calories in = calories […]

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29

Jan

LETS GET MORE GROUNDED…

I read an interesting article earlier this week on my new favourite website “Nourish, Balance, Thrive”. Dr Tommy Wood highlighted a piece of research suggesting that walking barefoot outdoors could reduce your risk of a heart attack. 2 days later, I saw another article about the “Science of Grounding”. This is a subject I had […]

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06

Oct

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2 weeks until the Great South Run! – 10 top tips for the last 2 weeks

Stick to your plan: If you have followed a training plan to this point, you need to trust it now. You will probably do 1 more long run this weekend and then have a period of tapering. Stick to this plan. If you have missed any training runs do not be tempted to try and […]

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12

Aug

How important is the perfect gait?

Watching the current IAAF World Championships is fascinating on many levels. The standard of athleticism in both the men and the women is fantastic and as a study of human movement is the premier league.   I have watched quite a lot of the competition over the last few days and it is interesting to hear […]

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06

Jul

Sunshine

Vitamin D – the missing link?

Many years ago when I was still working with the English Institute of Sport the issue of Vitamin D deficiency was raised and many athletes from many sports were screened to measure Vitamin D levels.  Not surprisingly some athletes who took part in indooor sports were found to be deficient but more surprisingly some who […]

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12

Jan

New Year Detox – Is it worth it?

It’s all over and done. Hopefully you have had an enjoyable and relaxing period over Christmas and New Year. It is strange period of time that is both relaxing and restorative but also ultimately exhausting. It is possible to socialise yourself to oblivion and come back to work wondering what happened. Most of us have […]

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05

Nov

CHANGING YOUR PETROL ENGINE TO A DIESEL – CHAPTER 2

So the 2 week test is done and I have to start with a confession. During the weekend in the middle of the 2 weeks, I went sailing with a bit of swimming involved. Having packed the boat up and got changed, I immediately went to the bar and had a ham roll, a scone […]

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