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Do I need to walk 10,000 steps a day?
A top gadget on many Christmas lists this year is a Fitbit. Sitting down to Christmas dinner with one on your wrist certainly helps with the Christmas guilt, but it only works if you use it! The accepted wisdom is that we should all be taking 10,000 steps per day for optimal health and…
Read MoreActive Podiatry November/December Newsletter
We are slowly heading out of the Autumn into the Winter season. I notice on my runs that the Autumn golds are turning to brown and the leaves underfoot are getting more mushy! It seems that we may have a difficult Winter ahead of us even though vaccines will soon be here to rescue us…
Read MoreHow we are keeping you safe during the Pandemic
Now all Corona virus restrictions have been removed, we are still being advised as an essential medical practice to continue with mask wearing for the time being. This in order to protect the clinically vulnerable and reduce the risk of infection during the current wave due to the Delta variant. Please continue to wear a…
Read MoreWhy do I keep getting the same running injury?
As if getting a running injury is not frustrating enough, the research evidence tells us that you are much more likely to get the same injury again in the future. Why is this? When we suffer a running related injury such as an Achilles tendinopathy, the injured structure goes through cellular changes as part…
Read MoreHow to Strengthen the Soleus Calf Muscle
What is the Soleus muscle? The Soleus is one of three calf muscles that run down the back of the leg from the knee to the Achilles tendon. This group of muscles is most active at the push-off, or late stance, phase of gait, plantar flexing the foot downwards to push us off the ground.…
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