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beating injury

We were recently featured in the "beating injury" section of Runners World where they asked the question "does massage work", with content taken from one of the first articles we published.

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sporting injury

It’s that time of year where sporting an injury becomes well, almost, fashionable. Early season training in the run up to the Paris and London marathons, base building for the L’etape or just simply surviving this years particularly harsh winter – it’s amazing what a frozen pitch can do a body.

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Why do my muscles feel stiffer in the morning?

This is one of the best explainations for why this happens, please note the video clip contains images of cadavers.

 

Preventing injuries for endurance athletes

We offer a free talk with the aim of helping endurance athletes minimise the injuries they may face while training for endurance events.

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Fuelling up for endurance athletes

Understanding what fuels the body uses and how to take advantage of them to prevent a drop in performance and to aid recovery.

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Race day prep for marathon runners

Our final talk in the series helps with a look at tapering, carbo loading and some tips to help you get ready for race day.

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Does sports massage work - a look at some research

Massage has been around for thousdands of years, scientists are still trying to prove if it works. Finally one study which has found that sports massage can improve strength by upto 13%. This article looks why most research fails to prove if massage works and looks at the one which has.

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