More than 2 years ago I was training for the Boston Marathon and made this video together with my coach Matt Warnock of Rebel Coaching about running using the MAF method. When you run you are keeping an eye on keeping your heart rate the same throughout the run. The heart rate in beats per [...]
Last year the BBC did a programme here that effectively dismissed the idea of walking 10,000 steps on the basis that you can get fitter by walking brisker 3 times 10 minutes instead. This is a good way to improve your fitness, but I was disappointed that they totally dismissed walking 10,000 steps out of [...]
(Please note: this article shouldn’t replace advice given by a medical professional) According to Volkgezondheidenzorg.info, 7.5% of men and 13.1% of women between 40 and 44 had been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2017 and the figures for osteoarthritis (artose in Dutch) are 11.7% of men and 15.6% of women. The NHS website defines arthritis [...]
You know it yourself, you do a workout and the rest of the day you are on a high and are so glad you did it. We need stress in our lives to stimulate action otherwise we would never get anything done but when it becomes too much it can influence our health in a [...]
One of the areas of the body we look at during a biomechanics screening is the sciatic nerve. I would say about 80% of the clients I have worked with don’t know what the sciatic nerve is. Therefore thought it would be a good subject to write about it. The sciatic nerve runs down the [...]
One of the many challenges of having done a Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching is that it’s quite a challenge to explain what I do. Everyone has an idea what a physiotherapist does, but once upon a time physiotherapy used to be a new thing, so I am hoping one of these days everyone will know [...]
The video below is what you can expect during your first biomechanics session with me. I wanted to make something that helped take away the uncertainty of coming to see me for a screening for the first time. This screening process allows me to find out what exercises to give to clients that are specific to how [...]
I have been a runner for over 15 years now. But what got me started and why do I run? Many people who meet me think that I have always been a runner, but I actually started from zero. I was always active as a child and was desperate to be a gymnast, with no [...]
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” This is a much-repeated quote by Benjamin Franklin. And it makes sense in all areas of one's life. You don't just walk into an important meeting without preparing. You don't go write an exam without going over the material. You don't enter a competition without training first. But [...]
Tine started training with me at the start of February 2017. In her own words this is her experience working with me: "I was always afraid to run, but had the dream to do a sprint triathlon, afraid of the pain and injuries, I thought I could never run, but with your strength training I [...]
