If this happens often it can be a sign of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Feeling like the room is spinning around you is described as vertigo. Up to 42% of the time this vertigo can be explained by a treatable condition called BPPV.
You’ve put in the hard hours of training, you’ve tapered before your race, you planned your race day to perfection, so what do you need to think about now?
RECOVERY!
It can be a neglected part of racing because often the focus is on doing the...
THE WALL
That horrible moment when you hit ‘The wall’.
Your breathing quickly gets harder; your legs seem like lead. Every ounce of your body now screams “YOU CAN’T DO THIS” and self-doubt creeps in. You’ve hit ‘THE WALL’.
What you’re actually...
How to Taper ready for the big day Tapering can be the most enjoyable phase of any training cycle or the most stressful, it is a surreal but wholly necessary period leading up to an event where you rest and recover from the relentless pursuit GPS...
In our first post of this series we explained the importance of being able to move through your ankle and the affect that not being able to do this might have on increased risk of injury. In our second video blog we then showed you a way of...
Last week we looked at the importance of ankle dorsi-flexion to running and the potential risk of injury. This week we are using video to show you a simple test that we can use to see if indeed you do have a restriction in your ankles. We also give...
With millions of acupuncture treatments being carried out each year, acupuncture is one of the most popular complementary therapies practised in the UK today. Yet many people only discover acupuncture as a last resort, despite its widely recognised...
Ok so clearly we are not suggesting that having good stability around your core and pelvis is not important, but what this series of three blog posts will show you is why the ability to move through your ankle is another key consideration in fixing...
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“Tight calf muscles and strains are to be expected, it’s just part of running.”
Not True! Read the short article below to understand what makes your calf muscles feel tight and what can be done to free them up.
Tightness is often felt when people...