by Tracy Ward | Jan 28, 2015 | Pilates
This is a common problem in many of the arm balance exercises and sometimes just a few adjustments can take the load off and make it feel so much better! The wrists give us bother because they are a very complex joint, made up of many small muscles, ligaments and...
by Tracy Ward | Jan 2, 2015 | Fitness
With all the New Year health kicks starting off this month we will find many people taking up new sports, gym memberships and activities; or those who are already in a training plan may be pushing harder than normal. The most common, inconvenient, and often...
by Tracy Ward | Oct 23, 2014 | Fitness
A topic that everyone who works out discusses at some point! Stretching is a fundamental part of any exercise routine, any injury prevention programme and for anyone who wants to take care of their body. Muscles are contractile tissues, which means they are designed...
by Tracy Ward | Oct 12, 2014 | Fitness
Another favourite area for tightening up and causing us problems! The hip joint is a large, complex joint but it is actually often a tight joint, surrounded by the gluteals and smaller rotator muscles that can shorten and restrict the hip even more. These surrounding...
by Tracy Ward | Oct 11, 2014 | Fitness
Everybody hates them. Everybody feels theirs could be more flexible. Everybody is probably right unfortunately! The hamstring muscles are notorious for being tight, because of their location crossing both the hip and knee joints. In order to fully stretch them you...