What is Z-Health? How Does It work? How Will It Help Me?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 27. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
Any pain in my body has gone – Kim Bach Petersen – MSc Psychology There seems to be some confusion as to what Z Health actually is! What is it doing and how is it going to help someone run faster, get out of pain, smash a baseball further and add height to ANYONE’S vertical [...]
So Should We ALL Be Running Barefoot?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 27. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
by Justin Coulter, Sports Podiatrist Running barefoot may have some benefit in muscle strengthening as the muscles have to ‘tune in’ to the vibrations caused by impact loading. There are over 50 joints in the foot and running barefoot or in a suitably free type of footware has many benefits over the long term, as [...]
You and Your Shoes, You Walk Wrong.
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 08. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment
Guy’s Comment – Below is an extract from the NY Times discussing how the shoes you wear can effect the health of your entire body, joints and mechanics of movement. I give this article a big thumbs up, and it leads us to think more about correct foot mobility and mechanics. You Walk Wrong – [...]
Learn Your ABCs of Movement Fluency
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 01. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
Here’s a great way to think about what better movement means. Movement can be thought of as a language, and good healthy movers can be thought of as fluent in the language of movement. Who is fluent in movement? Most children are fluent, at least before they ‘learn’ to become stiff, inflexibly, poorly co-ordinated and [...]
