It is too hot..... Exercising in this extreme heat puts extra stress on the body.An increase in temperature and humidity as well as the exercise itself, increases your core body temperature. In high humidity the sweat you are producing doesn't really evaporate from the skin. Your body ...

How Exercise Physiology can help manage Type 2 diabetes What is Type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition, characterised by elevated fasting blood glucose levels due to the body's reduced ability to produce enough, or respond to, the hormone insulin. If left untrea...

                    You don't need to be an elite athlete to sustain a hamstring injury. It's one of the most common injuries in sports like football, soccer and basketball, which require a high...

Did you know that the posterior chain muscles (the lumbar extensors, glutes, hamstrings and calf) could have a huge impact on your sporting performance? Tight hamstrings, recurrent muscle tears and lower back strains can all be signs of muscle imbalance within this group. A physiothera...

How's Your Running Form? Running is quite often seen as a good way to get in shape, with little thought given to the proper form or biomechanics involved. Recent studies have shown that as many as 79% of runners will suffer from a running related injury in any year. Therefore all r...