Sports Massage in Glasgow City Centre
My hand balancing coach Mikael happened to mention an analogy on passing that completely overhauled my approach to physical training.
He introduced the idea of skill acquisition being akin to filling a cup. The greater the volume of liquid within the cup, the greater the available capacity for the task at hand.
[Read more…] about Performance and Building Capacity
Breathing is an instinctual, cyclical action and a key mechanism that keeps us alive.
Each breath produces an increase and decrease of internal pressure that aids in the flow of air in and out of the lungs. The quality of each breath is determined by the dynamic properties of the chest and the inner unit musculature (as mentioned in Part 1).
[Read more…] about Building a Better Breath: Part 2
It’s so obvious. Well, at least not on the first visit*
If you’ve ever had a session with me in Room 2 at The Glasgow Treatment Rooms you’ll be familiar with the lettering. As you turn around to lie face up you’ll spot the words on the ceiling:
‘Breathe’.
[Read more…] about Building a Better Breath: Part 1It’s an undisputed fact that employee wellness schemes are a great initiative if you take advantage of them. There are a number of cash plans available, with companies like Health Shield and Medicash offering employees a variety of products and therapies; all designed to improve your physical and mental wellbeing in the work place.
This is a really common question that comes up time and time again with new clients. So let’s address the confusion and hopefully help answer your query!
The purpose of Sports Massage is to prepare you, the client, for mental and physical performance in sporting endeavours, physical hobbies and in life. To reduce chronic tension, ease muscle pains, reduce anxiety and quieten the sympathetic nervous system.
[Read more…] about Is Sports Massage Painful?I’ve been thinking a lot about this little blog section on my website as it’s been in dire need of care and attention for a while.
Now I feel like it’s the time to make amends and jazz things up around here!
Not that I’ve been struggling for ideas or things to talk about, quite the opposite. There’s been so much going on but I just wasn’t sure how to get those ideas out. Throughout 2018 I’ve been involved in a number of online projects and educational courses that have really bolstered my appreciation for the human body. And the tools we have at our disposal to optimise our mental and physical health.
[Read more…] about Stepping Things Up
We all have our individual styles and flow.
A group of massage therapists who train together and learn the same anatomy and physiology and practice identical routines in training will, with experience, develop their own individual ways of working.
Which is why every massage therapist will do something different. And each massage clinic you visit will provide you with a new experience.
There is a preferred therapist and style out there for everyone and I encourage you to find that experience that really clicks for you. It’s worth the search! [Read more…] about A Personal Viewpoint on Massage
Today’s blog post on stress was inspired by the Bay City Roller’s hit ‘Shang-A-Lang’. Top tune bearing no relation to stress I hear you say. Hear me out on this one…
The Bay City Rollers with all-out fabulous flares…
Stress is a fundamental part of our human lives and throughout our evolution we’ve used stress to guide us towards growth and to keep us safe in times of danger. Regular exercise puts stress on our joints and muscles, bringing about a regeneration and repair of pre-existing soft tissue fibres that keeps us strong. [Read more…] about Finding Balance: Yin-Yang and Shang-A-Lang
And so it begins. My internal voice, as always, had an opinion on the matter:
‘But you don’t have the experience…’
‘…or the time to commit to another project…’
‘…and you don’t work in that field.’
‘There’s bound to be someone out there more capable’.
Amidst the doubts I remembered a quote from one Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach: [Read more…] about Doing Something and the Art of Facing your Fears
‘How can you write in that position?’
I first remember someone questioning my writing position when I was seven. To me it was the most natural thing in the world yet to everyone else it was downright odd.
Pencil in hand, paper skewed almost upside-down and taking up a large portion of my classmate’s desk space, apparently I was ‘doing it wrong’. I have an unnatural writing position.
‘So what’s the right way to write then?’ I asked. [Read more…] about Embrace your Individuality
