Wednesday
Sep052012

Massage & Cancer Patients

For many years the medical profession held the view that massage therapy would have negative effects on cancer patients. However, after extensive research medical experts are now taking the opposite stand point.

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Thursday
Jul052012

The Zone which is far from comfortable!

For the last sixteen years the one place you could always find me was the gym. The only exception to this, where training is concerned, is when I have a marathon approaching and then I make the effort to pound the streets to get the mileage in! But I love resistance work as well as being very aware of the benefits weight training has on the body both in terms of shape and physiology.

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Thursday
Jul052012

DOMS: The Ultimate Love-Hate Relationship

So you’ve finally decided getting back into shape needs to be done. You do a little research, find a bootcamp or personal trainer that’s local and seems to fit the bill and off you go, on a mission that this training session will be the first of many and you’ll be looking and feeling amazing in no time.

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Thursday
May312012

Missing a Target Time

One of the things I love about long distance running and entering races is that the competition is really only between me and me! I’m nowhere near the level to even think I could win a marathon, but equally I know that with all the thousands of people also running I’m certainly not going to come last!

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Wednesday
May232012

Marathons to Bikeathon...?

It’s a well known fact that if you exercise in a particular way on a regular basis the body adapts very quickly. In order to get the results you want, whether that’s a specific body shape or fitness level it is important to mix things up every few weeks. Give your body an unexpected challenge; shock your muscle fibres and take your fitness to the next level!

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