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Myotherapy & Osteopathy

by MyoThrive | Feb 23, 2017 | exercise, gym, health, joint health, massage, muscle health, myofascial release, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, self treatment tools, wellbeing

I’ve labelled this blog Myotherapy & Osteopathy because they work so well together. I personally get a Osteopath treatment every 1-3 months and I get a Myotherapy session every 2-6 weeks depending on how much training I’m doing and if I have any...

Choc-mint Smoothie

by MyoThrive | Feb 9, 2017 | diet, essential oils, health, healthy recipes, homemade, peppermint, wellbeing

Made this choc-mint smoothie for lunch today and it tastes so good I had to share! Very refreshing on this hot day we are having here in Melbourne. Added bonus, it’s packed full of nutrition including anti-oxidants and is great for you brain, your digestion and...

Christmas Cheer Bliss Balls

by MyoThrive | Dec 20, 2016 | diet, health, healthy recipes, wellbeing

I have been asked to make a Christmas dessert this year, yay, exciting! Mostly because none of my family know what I can or can’t eat on any given occasion and it’s finally paid off! No more boring Christmas Pudding for me! I’ve decided to make a...

Improve you push-up posture with these simple tips

by MyoThrive | Dec 13, 2016 | exercise, gym, health, joint health, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, push-up, wellbeing

Push-ups are a great exercise when done properly. They strengthen a wide variety of shoulder, arm and core muscles; they can be done anywhere, anytime and they’re easy to adjust sets, reps and difficulty to continue to get maximum benefit. Unfortunately in the...

Overuse injuries in children

by MyoThrive | Dec 6, 2016 | cricket, health, joint health, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, running, sport, squat, wellbeing

We are seeing more and more overuse injuries in children. When I grew up (which wasn’t all that long ago), I played netball in the winter and tennis in the summer combined with swimming all year round. I eventually switched netball for basketball and dropped the...

Yummy Walnut Pesto

by MyoThrive | Nov 29, 2016 | diet, health, healthy recipes, homemade, myotherapy, wellbeing

I used to love pesto the traditional way, with pine nuts, and you may too in which case you can substitute the walnuts out for pine nuts. You can also use cashews which adds a little sweetness or combine the nuts, even better! I no longer mentally enjoy eating pine...