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 […]