Good Morning All,
It is a cloudy but warm morning here in West Cork and with the impending arrival of a heat wave (come on people....posiive thinking please).... I find myself in a particularly good mood.
That is why I am going to launch a competition today. So, if you are a runner in the middle of race season, if you spend your days in the gym lifting heavy, or if you sit at a computer 35 hrs a week, you will benefit from this competition. I would like you to email me on fiona@westcorkfit.ie and tell me why you need to be stretched. Do you hold tension in your shoulders, have you got a niggly pain that is preventing you from achieving full range of movement in a joint, do you have an injury that is slow to recover?.....maybe you would like to enter this competition worth €170?
Again.....all you have to do is email me on fiona@westcorkfit.ie and tell me why you think you should win.
This competition is open to all my previous FST clients as well, so don't delay in emailing me today. This competition will run until next Saturday and the winner will be announced on Sunday. The only fine print about this comp is that the winner must be willing to be interviewed about their experience.
Get writing in folks, and let's get you stretched!
Showing posts with label Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon. Show all posts
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Friday, 16 March 2012
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME IN A MARATHON RUNNER
Hi folks,
With marathon season fast approaching, and the Connemara Marathon being the first big one on the Irish calendar, many runners are literally taking to the hills more than twice a week to condition themselves for the climbs they will face in Galway on April 1st. So why is this relevant for runners ? Many runners who want to simply make it through a marathon will get out on the road as many times during the week as they can, and run. They don't investigate the terrain ahead of them (flat & fast, hilly & strategic, mix etc.) and while this may mean that they don't run the fastest times, that may not be the focus for these people. However, for those die hards that find themselves searching out the most challenging runs, every time they put their runners on, it is with a plan in mind.......and so this brings us back to hill training. I have seen more people in the last two weeks for pain in their gluts (cheek of the bum) than I have since I started practicing FST last year. A number of people have come to me complaining of low back pain, tight hamstrings, "ass pain" (as one client described it) and all have said that if they could just find the exact spot where it was hurting, they could relieve it. The series of gluteal stretches that are applied during a fascial stretch session may seem a little scary initially. The hip is flexed and externally rotated until the foot crosses to the opposite side of the body. This is usually the point where I ask people to close their eyes as they begin to get worried about how big a knot I'm about to tie them in. Most individuals report that the 'scoop' at the end of each stretch is both scary and hugely satisfying and I am often asked to repeat it, despite it's 'scariness'. But to get to the end point folks - despite training for a marathon on some of the hilliest roads in the South of Ireland, clients visiting me are getting over 3 weeks relief from their symptoms, sometimes more, depending on how much maintenance they do themselves. It is important to mention at this point that Fascial Stretch Therapy is designed to improve mobility and range of motion and with this often comes relief from the pain of tightened or adhesed soft tissue. Maintenance by each individual is essential for prolongation of the effects of a fascial stretch. Looking forward to a revisit to one of this weeks clients who had all the symptoms listed above. However, this individual has been through back surgery and in each session we take very small steps to improve mobility in the hips. Comments and feedback welcome folks. ;))
http://youtu.be/Jmsf_N1PeTE
With marathon season fast approaching, and the Connemara Marathon being the first big one on the Irish calendar, many runners are literally taking to the hills more than twice a week to condition themselves for the climbs they will face in Galway on April 1st. So why is this relevant for runners ? Many runners who want to simply make it through a marathon will get out on the road as many times during the week as they can, and run. They don't investigate the terrain ahead of them (flat & fast, hilly & strategic, mix etc.) and while this may mean that they don't run the fastest times, that may not be the focus for these people. However, for those die hards that find themselves searching out the most challenging runs, every time they put their runners on, it is with a plan in mind.......and so this brings us back to hill training. I have seen more people in the last two weeks for pain in their gluts (cheek of the bum) than I have since I started practicing FST last year. A number of people have come to me complaining of low back pain, tight hamstrings, "ass pain" (as one client described it) and all have said that if they could just find the exact spot where it was hurting, they could relieve it. The series of gluteal stretches that are applied during a fascial stretch session may seem a little scary initially. The hip is flexed and externally rotated until the foot crosses to the opposite side of the body. This is usually the point where I ask people to close their eyes as they begin to get worried about how big a knot I'm about to tie them in. Most individuals report that the 'scoop' at the end of each stretch is both scary and hugely satisfying and I am often asked to repeat it, despite it's 'scariness'. But to get to the end point folks - despite training for a marathon on some of the hilliest roads in the South of Ireland, clients visiting me are getting over 3 weeks relief from their symptoms, sometimes more, depending on how much maintenance they do themselves. It is important to mention at this point that Fascial Stretch Therapy is designed to improve mobility and range of motion and with this often comes relief from the pain of tightened or adhesed soft tissue. Maintenance by each individual is essential for prolongation of the effects of a fascial stretch. Looking forward to a revisit to one of this weeks clients who had all the symptoms listed above. However, this individual has been through back surgery and in each session we take very small steps to improve mobility in the hips. Comments and feedback welcome folks. ;))
http://youtu.be/Jmsf_N1PeTE
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
OFF SEASON STRETCHING
Well folks,
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the break. It was lovely to be able to get out and train for 20 minutes at a time with no long runs taking up the whole morning! But while we lay off the training, we also lay off the stretching. I am filling my books with people who are saying "I went out fr the first run of the year and my hip/calf/hamstring is killing me....". It's no surprise that last years mild aches are presenting themselves as full blown training stoppers now. And while we make that extre effort to stretch as we restart our training, we really are starting back at square one or two. The beauty about facial stretch therapy is that it is the one element of your training regime that you will see changes in JUST ONE SESSION - for exactly the same as you would pay for a deep tissue massage. Give it a try! Just once! It's the athlete's golden goose!
Chat soon, Fi :))
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the break. It was lovely to be able to get out and train for 20 minutes at a time with no long runs taking up the whole morning! But while we lay off the training, we also lay off the stretching. I am filling my books with people who are saying "I went out fr the first run of the year and my hip/calf/hamstring is killing me....". It's no surprise that last years mild aches are presenting themselves as full blown training stoppers now. And while we make that extre effort to stretch as we restart our training, we really are starting back at square one or two. The beauty about facial stretch therapy is that it is the one element of your training regime that you will see changes in JUST ONE SESSION - for exactly the same as you would pay for a deep tissue massage. Give it a try! Just once! It's the athlete's golden goose!
Chat soon, Fi :))
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
GET STRETCHED AT THE CLONAKILTY WATERFRONT MARATHON
Hi all, just to let you know that if you are in the registration hall on Friday 9th of December collecting your race pack for the Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon, I will be there booking in stretches for those of you with aching legs from the drive down South, or some roll over aches and pains from DCM.
Look forward to seeing you there, Fiona Bron ;))
Look forward to seeing you there, Fiona Bron ;))
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