Fitness and Training

You might have seen people using them at the gym in the stretching area, or near the yoga mats at the sports store, and that’s because foam rollers are quickly becoming the weapon of choice when it comes to fighting muscle soreness and increasing your flexibility.

These little blocks of cylindrical, brightly coloured foam, are actually one of your greatest allies.

We’ve all had those stressful days, whether it was a bad day at the office, things around the home not going right, or just running late and being stuck in traffic. It’s ok, stress in life is completely normal!

Common symptoms of stress can include difficulty concentrating, feeling lethargic or disrupted sleeping. At times you may be prone to headaches, or feel like your shoulders are up to your ears with tension.

To plank or not to plank? That is the question!

As physiotherapists, it is common for us to ask a patient if they have done Clinical Exercise before. The answer we usually hear is as follows.

Like many other Australians growing up, I was introduced to competitive running at a very young age. My first ever running race was at the beloved school sports carnival when I was in Kindergarten. I was able to handle the pre-race media hype to win comfortably on that day in the infamous 70 metre dash and secure my very first blue winner ribbon (which I still have to this day!) After this sweet taste of victory, it wasn’t too long until I was bugging mum and dad to sign me up for Little Athletics

Whether you follow Aussie Rules football or not, it’s hard not to see on the news, read in the paper or overhear a conversation about Chris Judd’s hamstring and injury riddled body! How could Clinical Exercise help him get back on the field and help you get back to what you love doing?