What is Dynamic Running Therapy?
Dynamic Running Therapy: linking movement and traditional talking therapy
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Why you Should Join a Running Club
“You should join a running club”. After the third person made the same suggestion I wondered if they knew something I didn’t.
I’ve always run alone, happy at my own pace, competing against myself. Joining a running club had crossed my mind, but the idea of running with lots of people made me nervous – my perception was that I simply wasn’t good enough.
A general impression of running clubs is that they are for ‘serious’ runners: gnarly men and whippet-like women who run marathons at weekends and compete in county leagues. Ruth thought the same: “I was always...
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Pregnancy Exercise : Benefits of Prenatal Yoga
Pregnancy yoga helps women to connect to their bodies and their babies in the womb.
They learn how to move more intuitively and to trust and have confidence in their bodies during birth.
Pregnancy yoga helps women sleep better and keeps aches and pains, that are common later in pregnancy, at bay. As the bump starts to get bigger and heavier and the centre of gravity shifts, some women may start to experience back pain, rib pain, hip pain and shortness of breath. Regular yoga practice can help fine tune our balance both physically and emotionally, as we...
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The True Value of Volunteering in Sport
Here at Join In, we often see the effect that volunteering has on people. We love hearing how rewarding our volunteers find it to help others, and make a difference in their communities. So we decided to look into the subject a little bit more with an independent online survey.
What did we find?
Our first conclusion was that volunteering in sport makes you happier. This wasn’t exactly new- previous research in other volunteering sectors has found much the same thing. The big question was how much happier? Could we quantify this? Well, yes we could.
The results...
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The Runners: Life on the Move
Camilla Nicholls on short film The Runners, which reveals the philosophers in all of us ordinary people.
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Why Do People Take Extreme Risks?
Emma Barrett asks why people take extreme risks and discovers it isn't just about reckless thrill-seeking; indeed it is about focus, precision and expertise.
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Faster Isn't Always Better
In today’s fast-moving world, it is difficult to find time to work out, let along to stop and stretch our muscles. Understandable, perhaps, that when it comes to stretching versus cardio, cardio often wins out. We fit in a high intensity exercise class between work, the school run, dinner and bed; if we burn 600 calories in a fast-class, we don’t have to worry about an extra glass of sauvignon, right?
Wrong. Sadly, the net effect of our always-on-the-go lives is a constant adrenalin rush that can leave us more frazzled than when we started. Too much cardio and not...
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Sports Massage
Sports massage no longer resembles the post-match ‘rub-down’ that Bobby Moore was familiar with; these therapists are among the most highly trained in physiology with a wide range of approaches to help anyone from occasional gym members to professional athletes. In fact sports and remedial massage treats anything to do with soft tissue, i.e. your muscles, tendons, ligaments or connective tissue, so postural problems can also be treated as well.
What is Sports Massage good for?
Maintaining or increasing your range of motion and flexibility.
Shortening the time...
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How Sports Protect Girls' Self Esteem
Dr Terri Apter explains how engaging in sports can improve the body image and overall confidence of teenage girls and help to reduce depression.
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What to do about Back Pain
Problems of back pain can be dealt with by professionals, but best to prevent with good seated posture and exercise
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