Speed Science. Putting Research in Practice. Top 3 exercises
Speed, everyone wants it. How do you get faster? Firstly, everyone’s limitations are different, for some it’s flexibility, for others strength and for many it’s muscle activation patterns. Muscles have an order in which they turn on and switch off, and over time, they can learn a bad pattern (pick up a poor movement pattern […]
Sports Yoga for Cyclists
While working with cyclists attending the Sports Surgery Clinic for physiotherapy: purists, adventure racers, triathletes, and spinners, I gained a valuable insight into the key trouble spots affecting performance. Cycling most of the circumference of Ireland recently with Cycle Against Suicide I know I felt some of these along the way: Stiff necks and upper […]
Tag Rugby, How Sports Yoga can help.
Despite being a non-contact sport TAG Rugby, is not without injury risk for the players. Sprinting and quick change of movement components of the sport bring with it injury risks for twisted ankles, knees and muscle strains particularly in the hamstrings which act as a decelerator when slowing down from a sprint. This type of […]