Should you push through pain when exercising? Pain can be a scary experience, and people are often (understandably) scared or apprehensive to exercise through pain. However pain is not always a bad thing, or necessarily as bad as it feels. So is it detrimental to push through pain? Well the answer is that it depends… […]
Read MoreI had an interesting conversation recently with a client who was “embarrassed” about not having done his prescribed physio exercises. This client had not progressed as he would have liked, and was somewhat ashamed & nervous about my reaction to him telling me this. I must admit in my early days of practising physiotherapy, I […]
Read MoreAs a bodybuilder, you need to be in the gym. We all know that you need to be lifting weights to make the gains to look your best on stage. We also know that most bodybuilders are competitive beasts, who have extremely high levels of commitment and dedication, and will let nothing get in […]
Read More“Why do my knees make a loud click?” “Is my knee cracking bad for me?” “Am I developing arthritis?” “I am too young for this!” Our joints clicking or cracking create a lot of negative emotions in people, and the above mentioned are some of the most common things that I hear in the […]
Read MoreExercise-induced muscles soreness is a very common complaint among athletes, both professional and recreational, and can be quite a pain (literally) to deal with! We have all experienced this in one way or another… whether it be struggling to get up and down the stairs the day after a leg day, super tight calves […]
Read MoreInjuries are an unfortunate reality when it comes to exercise, and no one wants injuries to get in the way of our training or our goals. However they do not have to be the end of the world, and there are right ways and wrong ways to go about dealing with them… Don’t Push Through […]
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