by SportsLab | Apr 3, 2020 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
We have all just had a sudden dump of fear, uncertainty and stress on our lives. Our day-to-day lives look remarkably different to just a short time ago, and we have all had to adjust to what this now means for us, as an individual and as a community. As we come into...
by SportsLab | Mar 30, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Pilates
In part 1 we talked about what happens to our bodies as we get older and hopefully you weren’t left feeling totally depressed at the prospect, but empowered by how the actions you take can influence your experience of aging. We know that building regular...
by SportsLab | Mar 17, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Pilates
Getting old. It’s a topic no one really likes to think or talk about, right? But, with a growing elderly population, more of us are starting to consider what “healthy ageing” looks like and what we can be doing now to enhance our life in years to come. If this is you...
by Sports Lab | Mar 12, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Photo credit: https://www.witsup.com/ The supplement industry is booming. In 2016, the Council for Responsible Nutrition put the supplement industry at around $122 billion USD in America alone. The industry is always offering a wider range of products we perceive to...
by Sports Lab | Mar 4, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Nutrition, Physiological Testing, Physiology, Uncategorized
Here is a question for you: as athletes, do we like to simplify things without looking at the bigger picture? Maybe some of us do, maybe some of us don’t – but how many times do we base our feelings on how well or poorly a training session went purely based on our...
by Sports Lab | Feb 26, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Nutrition, Physiology, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago I read a journal article, and it challenged me and my way of thinking, so I thought: what a great discussion this would be! Since the early 1980s, scientists have been investigating the immune system of athletes. The central theory of this...
by SportsLab | Feb 12, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Nutrition, Physiological Testing, Physiology, Uncategorized
Athletes and coaches have, for quite a long time, utilised the concept of periodisation in training programmes to achieve adaptations in human physiology and improvements in performance on race day. The concept of periodisation of training is relatively simple;...
by Sports Lab | Jan 30, 2020 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Uncategorized
When it comes to running form, there are currently overwhelming amounts of information available. One common school of thought we have noticed is one that teaches you that you need to run in a very prescriptive way. Proposing that “your cadence should sit around 180,...
by SportsLab | Nov 4, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
“Why do I keep getting pain even though I am no longer injured?” I hear this question often, and it can be a tricky concept to get your head around as there are so many elements to consider – with most seeming almost invisible. Let’s say that tissue healing has been...
by SportsLab | Oct 20, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
Today is October the 21st, 2019- aka, the day after you tackled the Auckland Marathon! You did it! You ran a marathon. You took anywhere between 50,000 and 60,000+ steps and you were out on the course for anywhere up to 6 hours. We know it can be a little difficult to...
by SportsLab | Oct 9, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy
If we jog our minds back to the previous post, human survival itself is based on being able to maintain a relatively stable internal homeostatic environment. Successful homeostasis is crucial to all living things and deep breathing is a tool we can use to help achieve...
by SportsLab | Sep 30, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiological Testing, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Michael Dawson Females are unpredictable. And yes, we are talking about hormones here. Up until recently there has been very little research in sport and exercise physiology for females, because… they are unpredictable. Or that’s the excuse anyway. Adult...
