How much exercise should we really be getting?

by MyoThrive | Mar 17, 2020 | exercise, gym, health, joint health, muscle health, push-up, running, sport, squat, wellbeing

Wether you enjoy yoga or climbing mountains, we all need exercise! Government guidelines for exercise are 150 minutes of moderate cardio per week and 2 strength training sessions per week. These recommendations are based on current research but what does moderate...

Pilates 101 – how to choose the right class

by MyoThrive | Aug 4, 2016 | gym, health, joint health, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, wellbeing

Pilates classes seem to be everywhere now! Group classes, Personal Trainers using it for core strength, mat classes at the local public hall, equipment Pilates and Clinical Pilates. It can all be a bit overwhelming so today I’m going to explain a little bit...

Soleus stretches to improve your squat!

by MyoThrive | Jul 28, 2016 | foam roller, gym, joint health, muscle health, myofascial release, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, self treatment tools, sport, squat

Short calf muscles, mainly the deeper soleus muscle can easily hold back your squatting ability. When this muscle is short you will have trouble letting the knee travel past your toes. In a normal squat (and particularly once you add load) in order to bio-mechanically...

3 better reasons to exercise!

by MyoThrive | Feb 4, 2016 | diet, gym, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, running, sport, squat

We all know that exercise is good for us but for some the idea of slimming down or gaining muscle isn’t enough to motivate us to actually do it. I am one of these people, honestly I can loose weight through my food, and my job is physical so I have adequate...

Undulated Periodised Programs explained

by MyoThrive | Jan 21, 2016 | gym, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, running, sport, squat

I have mentioned Undulated Periodised Programs (UPPs) for increasing strength and endurance several times in my blogs and it’s lengthy to explain properly so here we’re going to talk all things UPPs, getting you up to date with everything you need to know...