February
14
January
3 BIG Foam Rolling Mistakes
During the past decade the use of foam rollers (a form of self-myofascial release or SMR) has emerged as a popular flexibility technique used within the fitness industry. In fact, there are even dedicated foam rolling classes! However, in our experience the majority of people do not fully understand the concept of SMR. This article simply explains what SMR is, what it’s used for and how you use SMR tools effectively.
09
December
Move Better With These 2 Simple Ankle Mobility Exercises
Ankle mobility is essential for efficient and correct movement. As with spinal mobility, I’ve yet to come across someone who doesn’t need to mobilise their ankles before exercise. Whether you’re an athlete or just a weekend warrior include these drills in your warm-up routine for a better workout.
01
December
The 4 Best Floor-Based Muscle Activation Exercises!
By Spencer Brown
Try these challenging muscle activation exercises as part of a warm up of corrective exercise regime to really get your muscles ‘charged’. Muscle balance is very important for physical function without dysfunction and by incorporating these into a weekly programme will keep you in balance for optimum performance.
11
June
The 3 Most Effective Exercises for Lower-body Muscle Activation
By Spencer Brown
Muscle activation is essential for physical performance and function, and it refers to the stimulation (or re-education) of underactive muscle fibres. Isolated strengthening exercises are used to target particular muscles and/or muscle groups to increase their force production capabilities through contraction actions (i.e. by moving certain joints in isolation).