I was flicking through the February edition of Runner’s World Mag and saw a section in ‘Runners’ Resolutions’ to ‘get off your glutes.’It says that ‘a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that every hour of TV watched after the age of 25 reduces the viewers’s life expectancy by 21.8 minutes. Sitting … Read more
Aching Smiling Muscles etc So many shouted my name urging me to carry on and I had to smile back and keep going. My smiling muscles hurt as much as anything else today. I haven’t felt that since my wedding and maybe the birth of my children. It was a big day. I made it … Read more
I am 46 and a bit overweight but was persuaded by the Backcare Charity to run the London Marathon for them. It is next Sunday and I am really looking forward to it although a little apprehensive as well. The reason being that the training was going well until I had a feeling that things were not right in … Read more
I have just read the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson and got a lot out of it. I love the chapter that talks about the Apple Stores and how Jobs agonised over every detail of them to make them perfect. One of the team recalled ‘Steve made us spend half an hour deciding … Read more
More research has been published by Limerick University on the Back App. The abstract is below but essentially they compared how comfortable back pain sufferers were when sitting on the Back App compared to standard office chair with adjustable back rest, adjustable arms etc. The Back App came out as being significantly more comortable.To access the complete paper … Read more
Back App chair use shown to ‘significantly’ reduce lower back pain In difficult economic times, the last thing UKbusinesses need is staff off sick or underperforming ACCORDING to NHS research, back pain is the most common reason for people to miss work and when at work, it can also affect concentration and productivity. Most … Read more
I have just had the second trip to a chiropractor who hs been helping me with a knee that has not felt right for about two weeks. I am losing training time but am hoping to be OK for the Marathon on April 21st and also fit in some more training before.Something that really surprised … Read more
So I am running the London Marathon for the BackCare Charity – if you would like to sponsor this excellent charity then please do by going to this link http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=Relaxbackuk A few days ago something felt badly wrong with my knee and my first thought was this is going to be realy embarassing as I … Read more
Interview with Member of The London Marathon Injury Clinic I am slightly paunchy, 46 years old have been persuaded by the BackCare charity to run the London Marathon. I am very excited about this but in the last few years I have done little exercise so I thought I should ask one of the clinics … Read more
Interview with a Yoga Teacher Alison Trewhela is a very experienced and highly qualified yoga teacher. She began teaching over 30 years ago and in 2006-7 designed the yoga programme for the largest piece of research work into the effects of yoga on back pain to date. As an interest in yoga lead me … Read more