Facebook Live 30th January 2020 Why is heel pain more common in your 40's and 50's? Heel pain can affect all age groups and isn't reserved for a particular bracket. The main factor taken into account is the level of activity. In the young adult age bracket of 20-34,...
Facebook Live 23rd January 2020 One common cause of heel pain in children is known as "severs" or calcaneal apophysitis. This injury is caused by an inflammation of the growth plate that sits at the back of the heel bone. In children this is largely caused by their...
Facebook Live 16th January 2020 It is that time of year again when its back to school. Its crucial to get your kids fitted into the correct shoes that they will be wearing everyday. Here a a few tips to remember 1- Get the shoes fitted correctly. Our guide is make...
Facebook Live 7th January 2020 This time of the year people try to take control of their life and do something they’ve wanted to do for a while with their exercises; get fit, start to exercise more, get on top of their diet. We also find that after a couple of weeks,...
Facebook Live 17th December 2019 Our tip for today is run quieter and lighter. Some of you may recall Newton's 3rd law of motion: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If we apply this to running for example, the harder we hit the ground, the more vertical...
Facebook Live 13th December 2019 Cycling and could it be potentially bad for your knees? Cycling is a low impact activity to stay fit and used as an alternative to running to reduce the impact on your shins and feet. Although there isn't much vertical ground reaction...
Facebook Live 3rd December 2019 Treadmill vs Outdoor running: - Treadmill running With running on a treadmill, it makes it a lot easier to run since the belt is essentially moving for you and you'll be heading in a straight line. As opposed to running outdoors where...
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Facebook Live 14th November 2019 Currently in the running world, there are controversies regarding the racing shoes made by Nike. According to research, the nike vaporfly 4% and Nike Vaporfly next % as the name suggests, has shown to reduce energy expenditure by 4%...
Facebook Live 6 November 2019 5 extra things to do for runners with tight calves Strengthen them! its suggested that tight calf muscles can often be due to weakness You can change reoccurring calf strains and tightness with developing adequate calf strength - body...
Facebook Live 29 October 2019 4 Rehab Tips of Achilles pain 1- Footwear - Try to find shoes that have a higher heel height. This means having the height of the heel higher then the toes. Think about the exaggerated example of being in high heels. The goal of this is...
Facebook Live 22nd October 2019 Netball shoes When playing netball it is imperative that you are in the correct shoes. Netball shoes are specifically designed for the requirements of the game, side to side movement, jumping, landing and pivoting movements. Where as...
