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Are You A Limber Leopard? 2 Simple Home Tests To See How Flexible You Are

Don’t Take Your Mobility For Granted

Remember when you were a child and you could bend and reach and twist with ease. Can you still, or are the days at the computer or at the desk starting to take their toll?
The fact is, although we shouldn’t, many people lose their flexibility and mobility over time. This can lead to pain and poor performance in athletes.

How Flexible Are You?

The good news is that physiotherapy can give you the tools to restore your movement. Here’s Rob with  2 simple tests you can do at home to see if your mobility is normal.
 

It’s Never Too Late To Start

Now you know where your at, if you have started to stiffen up, remember it’s never too late to get moving again. As the old saying goes,
 
“The best day to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best day is today”
If you need some help to loosen up from the professionals, give us a call and book an appointment. Our hands on treatments and international programs will put you moving again 😀

 

 

 

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Total Care PhysioAre You A Limber Leopard? 2 Simple Home Tests To See How Flexible You Are

Smash Your Return To Sport & Protect Your Hamstrings With This Great Exercise !

Team sport is coming back soon and before lockdown ends, this is your chance to get ahead in your personal training so you can outsprint, outlast and outperform your competition when games get back going again.

Today we focus on the Nordic Curl. This is a really good exercise to improve your sprinting performance.  It also helps reduce your risk of hamstring injury. This vital for your season as hamstring problems are the number one cause of missing game time in GAA and many other field sports.

Here’s Chartered Physiotherapist, Tom Spillane, to take you through how it’s done.

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Don’t Start Your January Plyometric Training Until You Know These Simple Rules!

Want to get your New Year’s fitness resolutions off to a good start, then plyometric training could be the answer for you!

 

Plyometric training can be a great addition to your training regime to improve your sporting performance and prevent injury.

Today our Chartered Physiotherapist, Tom Spillane,  talks to us about plyometric training, the simple rules to follow, how it’s done and shows us some of his favorite exercises to get your 2021 plyometric training kick started!

 

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Total Care PhysioDon’t Start Your January Plyometric Training Until You Know These Simple Rules!