New mums! 9 things your Women’s health physio wants you to know……. 1. It’s taken you 9 months to stretch into your pregnancy shape, you’ll need AT LEAST 9 months to feel things are going back in the right direction. Expectations are everything. 2. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. Ever. No honestly, stop it. […]
Jim O’Neill is a Psychoanalyst, Psychotherapist and Senior Teacher of Mindfulness Meditation at the London Shambhala Meditation Centre our neighbours in Clapham http://www.shambhala.org.uk/ Jim O’Neil has been a friend of Balance’s since our very early days in 2001 – over that time we have discussed many times the importance of movement habits to mental health, better management of […]
FREE class Saturday mornings 8:30-9.30am – sports recovery, pain relief, marathon preparation or training preparation drop in to our London Physio Centre. So many people now own foam rollers or the more effective Grid foam rollers – we sell both – but so few people use them correctly, appropriately or on as much of the […]
Q&A Fun Run at Balance – It’s time to make running simple !! Word from Nadine Horn – Balance’s running technique coach and adventure expert! “Running: most of us can do it (even if its just running for the bus) & many of us love it. We put our running shoes on, close the door […]
Balance welcomed Rachelle Healy into our facility yesterday (May 28th 2014). Her mission was to gather tips and tools to help her support the Spinhaler cycling teamSpinhalers cycling team of riders taking part in the Race Across America. “Race Across America (RAAM) is known as one the most respected and oldest endurance sports events in […]
Podiatrist, foot and ankle specialist Benn Boshell offers Radial Shockwave Therapy here at Balance Performance for a range of conditions – see them below – including chronic achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis. Benn has put some information together about this treatment and the technology: What is Radial Shockwave Therapy? Radial shockwave therapy is a new […]
Words from Balance Performance Strength and Conditioning Coach Sabina Skala: Funny that just after a chat with my friend Paul Garvie aka “The Powerhouse” about how the best results in the training comes from the fundamental movements this old article flashed on my screen. Jim Wendler is one of the great strength and conditioning coaches in […]
Watch more videos on Flotrack “I think Kenyans are very much in tune with their bodies, they’re in tune with movement, in tune with the ground. Some of them become very very sensitive and know the limits of their body, they know it instinctively.” Brother Colm O’Connell – running coach. At Balance we’ve long been […]
Someone asked me on facebook “what kind of physio are you?” – I couldn’t do that without explaining a little about the team I work within. So I wrote a little something for them then expanded a little more for here. Balance Performance is a 30 plus strong team – health & fitness professionals and […]
An excellent podcast from Dave Asprey interviewing Mark Sisson author of the Primal Blueprint. Mark talks extensively on the concepts behind his book, The Primal Blueprint, ancient bacteria colonies, epigenetics, lectins – beans or no beans! – and other Paleo diet related topics. When it came to his top recommendations for a healthier and happier […]
If you’re sitting more than six hours a day the evidence tells us that you’re really could be doing a lot of harm. What’s more you’re unlikely to correct it by going to the gym…so think again. We know that if you sit for more that six hours: the electrical activity in the muscles drops […]
We’ve seen over a decades worth of clients suffering work related pain and tension – backs, necks, shoulders and wrists, hips and knees. The majority of our London clients work in office environments and we’ve observed poor movement habits and work style in near all of them. Now we’re stepping up our involvement in creating […]
Empowering people to take care of themselves & their families is central to Balance’s approach and philosophy. Massage is simple, & myofascial health is an essential part of your own/families health. Self massage or rubbing other family members aching tense muscles is a wonderful thing tondo on so many levels and a skill that will […]
FireFly trial at balance performance. Want to be involved? This isn’t a scientific study – we know this technology works – we want to see how it works within the Balance set-up, with the kind of clients that Balance sees*** , on lower leg injury recovery. Call and book in with Graham, Claire or Fran […]
Some useful information and a warning from Benn Boshell: “Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) is a common disorder of the foot and ankle causing pain, weakness and feeling of giving way. It has been reported up to 75% of first time lateral (outside) ankle sprains will result in CAI. Even mild sprains can cause an alteration […]
We are only as good as our weakest link. If your fingers, thumbs or hands are cracked and/or sore whatever you are doing in the great outdoors, or indoors, becomes a lot less enjoyable. Climb on! Intensive skin care (lotion bar, creme and lip balm) was designed with a climber’s hands in mind. But it’s […]
Uniform Exercises on Nowness.com The movement team at Balance Performance has one intention. To guide our clients towards greater resilience. The ability to bounce back from life’s inevitable challenges and set backs, whether mental, emotional or physical (illness or injury). Pivotal to resilience is a daily movement habit, to check in with oneself. This impressive […]
A free CPD lecture and demonstrations on Combat Athletics: fighters shoulder injuries, rehab, movement, strength and conditioning and elements of a fighters training. This lecture was held in partnership between Balance Performance and the ACPSM – Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine – on evening of Wednesday 30th October 2013 at 113 Gauden Road, […]
A free CPD lecture and demonstrations on Combat Athletics: fighters shoulder injuries, rehab, movement, strength and conditioning and elements of a fighters training. This lecture was held in partnership between Balance Performance and the ACPSM – Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine – on evening of Wednesday 30th October 2013 at 113 Gauden Road, […]
We’ve highlighted Daniel Wolpert and his explanation of the brains existence, and so it’s reliance, on movement before. Watch his excellent TED talk above. Good to have academics adding weight to the solid reasoning behind Balance’s drive to see our clients improve their movement habits. Thanks to our friends at Earth Strength for reminding us […]
Exercise and sport in pregnancy: don’t listen to the newspapers, or women’s magazines. In every aspect of health, fitness and wellbeing we encourage you to take control, take responsibility, and get informed from credible sources. It’s no different when it comes to the beautiful status of pregnancy and ensuring good health for yourself and your […]
Balance Performance is happy to be supporting the GSU British Kettlebell Sport Open Championship with prizes this Sunday (September 1st, 2013) at Reebok Sports Club, Canary Wharf, London [for details follow the link at the foot of this blog]. Balance has a long association with Kettlebells going back to 2003 when Jonathan Lewis introduced a […]
Football season underway and a FREE CPD event at Balance Performance Physiotherapy London SW4 6LE. 15th August 7.30pm brings: Sam Blanchard (Brighton & Hove Albion FC) talking on preseason roles of Physiotherapy within a football club and academy. Anne Marie O’Connor (Chelsea FC) following up talking on preseason roles of Podiatry. Dr Pippa Bennett (English […]
Hi all. Just to let you all know about a workshop that should be of interest to all runners, triathletes who consider good movement, strength and conditioning work essential to performance. Its not as simple as lifting weights but it is as simple as learning from a world class coach. Next weekend we have Steve […]
Been interesting to get feedback from people who have used the mini Grid over last few days and hear other people ask questions (a few suspicions and corporate conspiracy theories). Apart from it simply being a scaled down version (approx 1/3 of regular Gird) of what we know to be an effective tool for soft […]
An awesome video from Rudimental “Waiting All Night” portrays the true story of a resilient, persistent and determined character: In 2006 BMX rider Kurt Yaeger was severely injured by a swerving car exiting a freeway. The injuries resulted in a below knee amputation and over 30 operations in 4 months. He suffered fractured ribs, spinal […]
At Balance Performance you don’t have to be a member or an existing client to benefit from the Alter-G. We offer 30/45/60 min pay-as-you-go options as well as the more economical 100 and 200 minute packages which save you a lot if you decide your going to make good use of the treadmill (more than […]
To address the long term, to build resilience, to take advantage of the healing that the sports injury and spinal rehabilitation professionals provide you need to develop your own movement culture. A growing number of people are teaching good movement habits: Ido Portal is a great mover but more importantly he is encouraging and teaching […]
Movement with awesome creativity, timing, flow, strength, awareness, grace and beauty… We do love quality movement at Balance – and its available to all irrespective of existing level of ability.
At Balance we often discuss sleep with our clients, its effect on pain and recovery (injury specific recovery and recovery from day to day life) is significant – as is hydration, diet, movement, mobility etc. Recently thanks to partnership with specialist retailer “Back in Action” and the space they occupy at our Clapham facility we […]