• Rehab and Fitness

    What is Suspension Training?

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    Suspension trainers have become a gym floor mainstay over recent times, claiming to assist in the sculpting of functionally sound muscle and for creating an environment in which one can learn difficult-to-achieve exercises. Building muscle with merely two over-sized elastic bands? Surely not. Yet over a decade after it was unleashed on the fitness community, ... Read more

    5 Things a Knee Cartilage Injury Patient May Encounter During Rehab

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    Wednesday’s breaking news story dealt a huge blow to Arsenal supporters as well as England boss Roy Hodgson. Danny Welbeck has been ruled out of action for nine months following surgery on significant cartilage damage in his right knee. Welbeck limped off after just 24 minutes of his 15th Gunners appearance of the season against … Read more

    Guide to Resistance Training For Women

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    Resistance training for women Personal trainer and fitness blogger Alexis Fletcher is back once again with more quirky insights into the world of health and fitness. Welcome to PhysioRoom.com’s guide to resistance training for women.     Many female clients come to me looking for a toned summer body look. But mention strength or resistance and they cower into the shadows ... Read more

    Strength Training for Women

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    Using strength training to aid weight loss Personal trainer and fitness blogger Alexis Fletcher is back once again with more quirky insights into the world of health and fitness. This week Alexis uses strength training to aid weight loss! “Many of my female clients complain of the usual hard to reach weight loss areas – legs, bums, ... Read more

    Hangin’ from the Rafters: The Benefits of Suspensions Training

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    What are the benefits of suspension training? PhysioRoom.com investigates. Potter around the gym floor in 2017 and a whole range of odds and ends, gimmicks and fads will no doubt be overflowing out of a randomly placed blue box in the corner of the room. Gym staff try and hide it, but it’s always there ... Read more

    Yoga for the Body, Soul and Mind

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    Personal Trainer and blogger Alexis Fletcher, gives us her latest fitness, exercise and nutrition tips. This week Alexis is giving us a lesson in yoga to reinvigorate the body,soul and mind. For more, check out her ‘flex’ blog here. I’ve always been into my fitness but alongside pounding the pavements and lifting weights I love nothing ... Read more

    Spinnin’ Around: The Benefits of Spinning

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    Personal Trainer and blogger Alexis Fletcher gives us her weekly fitness, exercise and nutrition tips. This week Alexis gives us a run down on the benefits of spinning. For more, check out her ‘flex’ blog here I’m Spinnin’ Around! There’s no denying that everybody needs to have some sort of cardio workout. As you know it’s ... Read more

    Top 10 Running Injuries and How to Treat Them: Part 2

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    The second part of our guide to – in no particular order – the top 10 running injuries, including advice on how to recover and product suggestions to aid your rehabilitation. Part One is here. SPRAINED ANKLE Refers to soft tissue damage around the ankle, usually caused by an inversion injury, where the ankle is … Read more

    Top 10 Running Injuries and How to Treat Them: Part 1

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    The first part of our guide to – in no particular order – the top 10 running injuries, including advice on how to recover and product suggestions to aid your rehabilitation. Part Two is here. PLANTAR FASCIITIS Refers to inflammation of the plantar fascia, a fibrous sheath which runs along most of the length of … Read more

    Infographic: Common Sports-Related Injuries and Recovery Time

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    Recovery˔ime Keep tabs on your club’s sidelined starsˡnd follow their expected period of rehabilitation. Match up the general recovery time from their injuries to their estimated return date with our Premier League Injury Table. Our guide to three injured players according to our infographic: Vincent Kompany, calf Having suffered another calf injury against Dynamo Kiev, … Read more