I remember the day I noticed I had lost my strength…it was carrying a bale of briquettes from the boot of the car and I struggled. I was...

Habits are hard to break! That's why the sooner in life we build good, healthy habits, the easier it is to keep them, and stay as healthy...

During pregnancy, as your baby grows, your abdominal muscles and fascia must stretch to allow more room. The main muscle involved is the...

We are all aware of the physical aspects of exercise, but what about the mental aspects?? Exercise, especially weight training, not only...

Avoid painkillers and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Ibuprofen, during training, as they cause damage to the...

Unless your main goal is to run an endurance race - or enter a cycling, swimming or rowing competition - you shouldn’t be performing any...

Supplementing with magnesium will increase red blood cell production. It also increases the availability of both zinc and magnesium to...

Tennis elbow, or medically known as lateral epicondylitis, is a painful condition that often occurs when tendons in the elbow are...

If you suffer from pain in your heel, hindfoot, and / or the arch of your foot, it is possible that you suffer with plantarfasciitis...

Strength Training & Chronic Pain Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting beyond normal tissue healing time, generally taken to be 12...

Our Gut and Brain are linked. The Gut-Brain connection is no joke. What we eat controls our emotions, how we feel and how we act....

The scapula, or shoulder blade, is a large triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back. The bone is surrounded and supported by a...

Unless you are an endurance athlete, endurance training will only compromise your strength and performance. Researchers recorded the...

If you have shoulder pain, and/or a tight shoulder, this "Sleeper Stretch" may be beneficial. (You should always contact a Chartered...

The muscles of the lateral hip, including glute med have a huge role to play in the strength and stability of the pelvic region,...

Squats performed with full range of motion (ROM) should be a principle exercise in any resistance training programme; they produce...

Amenorrhea means the absence of menstruation, or a period. Amenorrhea can be classified as either primary or secondary. Primary...

Cramps, mood swings, food cravings, headaches … just some of the symptoms women can experience at various stage of the menstrual cycle....

As more and more women participate in competition and intense physical exercise programmes, having an understanding of the menstrual...

Since the arrival of COVID-19, working conditions have changed for many of us. Coupled with gyms having to close for a long period of...