We are often asked for our opinion or advice on a number of technical and sport specific subjects, from rugby training to the perfect beach body. Below is a short selection of recent articles. We hope you'll find them of interest.
I’m always amazed by the number of people (mostly men, admittedly) who seem to think that the perfect preparation for a week’s skiing is 51 weeks’ couch surfing.
Skiing is a demanding sport, and with any sport, our performance and ability to avoid injury is dependent on how well (or not) we’ve prepared for it...
Love handles: one of the more affectionate terms used to describe those unwanted rolls of fat around the hips.
With Valentines Day approaching, follow these tips to help you lose those unwanted pounds, and trim the waistline...
For many of the women who come to see me with ankle, knee or lower back pain, the cause is the same. High heels.
Each time, I explain that they have two choices: to give up their heels and resolve the problem for good; or to continue to suffer in the name of style, but with exercises and stretches to help reduce and manage some of the worst side-effects...
There’s nothing like a couple of weeks of Christmas overindulgence to convince us that it’s time to turn over a new leaf, and become better, fitter, slimmer people.
So on Jan 1st, we resolve to give up drinking, adopt a macrobiotic diet, go to the gym and be in bed by ten every night. But within a week or two we’re stumbling back from the pub at midnight, kebab in hand...
Let’s face it; no matter how disciplined we are, this is the time of year when all those good, healthy habits seem to go out the window.
Personally, I’m all for a bit of seasonal cheer, and as my small gift to you, here are a few tips to help you minimise at least some of the damage...
Interesting to see more and more medical insurance companies developing business relationships with gyms – Nuffield Health/Cannons, BUPA/Fitness First, and AXA PPP/LA Fitness, spring to mind here.
It’s evidence of the growing importance of a subject that’s very close to our hearts here at Ten - Prehab...
Having witnessed a family friend struggle to regain shoulder movement and overall physical strength following surgery for breast cancer, Amy became concerned about how little awareness there was about the specialist needs of breast cancer sufferers preparing for or coping with the aftermath of surgery.
Following a course of specialist postgraduate training, Amy is now one of a handful of people in the UK accredited to practice Pilates for pre and post breast cancer care...
Walk into most gyms and you’ll see the same gender divide: the free weights area full of sweating, grunting would-be Arnies, and the stretch areas apparently reserved just for women in lycra with dumbbells smaller than their handbags.
It’s time to cross that divide, and correct some of the misunderstandings that lead the sexes to train very differently and as a result, often less effectively...
When asked to advise on fitness during pregnancy, often my response is: start a little sooner. So if you’re pregnant and a little bit delighted because it’s time for you to sit back and eat for two, please reconsider. The second person you’re considering is very tiny and in little need of both a Chinese takeout and a pizza.
It is possible to put on too much weight in pregnancy and this can affect your health and your baby’s...
Let’s face it, you boys like your weights. For many of you, a workout isn’t a workout without a good go at the free weights. You like to sweat, grunt and lift heavy for bulk and definition and then head for the showers without stopping for anything as girlie as a proper warm down.
OK, I’m exaggerating, but not by much. The problem is that as you get a bit older, the imbalances inherent in the 'beach muscle' workout (all chest, arms and abs) starts to catch up...
It may surprise you to know that I have been in the fitness industry for over ten years now (my youthful appearance can be a little misleading). But with all this time in the industry there is only one form of exercise that I have kept at the core of all I do.
Given what I do for a living, it won't surprise you that it is Pilates. I completed my first Pilates course in 2005, and at first, I have to admit I was a little sceptical. Partly because the Irish are like that, and partly because it was a whole shift in my training philosophy...
Rugby has always been a game of power, speed, strength and stamina. Today, even at amateur level, it is played faster and harder than ever before. The forces acting on the body during tackles, rucks, mauls and lineouts, and the requirements of the body to deal with these forces continuously over the course of a season are demanding to say the least.
Unsurprisingly, injuries are more frequent – on average, a club can expect to have up to 1 in 5 players injured at any one time. A large proportion of those injuries can be attributed to a discrepancy in the working of two different sets of muscles; global and local...