Shin Splints; how you can prevent them while running
One injury we commonly see a lot more for physiotherapy in the summer is shin splints, and it’s no wonder we have some beautiful trail in Kingston. Everyone wants to get outside get into shape and the one exercise you don’t need equipment for is running. BUT then you start to get this pain in […]
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How you can get Back to Running and Jumping Postpartum
We’ve heard it probably 1000 times I want to run but I feel like I leak when I every time. The first thing I would say is go to pelvic floor physiotherapy, the second is it is treatable and isn’t just going to be like this forever. While very normal and very common its also 100% […]
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How to go From Doing Nothing to a Burpee
You’ve definitely heard of them the dreaded burpee, and they really can be awful if you havent worked into them at all. Think of it this way if you have never ran before would your first thought be I’m going to jump into a 10k race? No you’d try and find some sort of middle […]
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How to Properly do a Glute Bridge
Where sure you either heard of them or have seen them as they seem to be all are the internet, but what people aren’t showing you is to how to do a glute bridge properly. So what is the point of a flute bridge and how can we make sure we’re doing it properly. Why? […]
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Hip stability : how to scale for balance issues
A lot of injuries can pretty common occur is if you have a lack of hip stability, but what does that actually mean. I’ll use a practical example here think about every time you walk down the stairs if you hips shifts (meaning one side either drops or you shoot it of to one side) […]
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Yoga Pose of the Week – Focus on the Chest and Traps
This week’s featured yoga pose is a stretch for your chest and trap muscles. It is great for improving posture, since a lot of us slouch when we are seated or in our everyday lives. This is the complete opposite of slouching! It can be done seated or standing. Directions: First, start either seated […]
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