by SportsLab | Jun 12, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
Luke: Working and training in Kenya presented many challenges. Some I was prepared for, I knew I might struggle training at altitude and with adapting to a higher training load. What I did not expect was that one of my biggest struggles would be maintaining a healthy...
by SportsLab | May 27, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Let’s face it, life these days can be stressful! There are more stressors in our lives than ever before. External stressors from work, finances, and family life. Physical stressors such as alcoholism, drug use, over exercising. Common emotional stressors including...
by SportsLab | May 20, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
We live in a fast-changing world where new practices are being developed, new technologies are being invented and new discoveries are made. We need to be able to keep up and adapt quickly. The physiotherapy profession in New Zealand appears to have been caught unaware...
by SportsLab | May 7, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
One thing, at Sports Lab, we think is important to discuss is sporting culture, and the positive and negative impacts this can have on athletes. One negative area we have observed in sports culture is that which surrounds concussions. There is an estimate that 69% of...
by SportsLab | May 2, 2019 | Bike Fit, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
When assessing and treating runners with aches and pains, a factor that we often assess is the individual’s step width. A narrow step width, one where the feet land in front of each other instead of to the side is a leading cause of hip and knee pain due to the torque...
by SportsLab | Apr 26, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Podiatry, Uncategorized
Photo credit: Michael Dawson At the London 2017 World Track and Field Championships researchers rigged up 49 high speed cameras to capture the biomechanics of the worlds best across the disciplines. During the marathon races cameras captured runners stride, striking...
by SportsLab | Apr 16, 2019 | Bike Fit, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
What is Aerodynamics? Of all the forces you must overcome on your bike, the two greatest energy sappers are gravity and air resistance. Anyone that’s ridden on a windy day in Auckland knows all about this. The faster you go the bigger the drag forces are....
by SportsLab | Apr 11, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Podiatry, Uncategorized
Running and training in Kenya couldn’t be any more different to what it’s like training here back in Auckland. Kenyans train on dirt roads, I very rarely do. In Auckland, the norm is to run on the roads and pavement. The...
by SportsLab | Apr 2, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
The food we eat is used as fuel so we can do the things that we want to. With the huge variety of opinion on what makes a “good diet” and the rise of the “fad diet”, it is easy to put nutrition into the too hard basket. Here at Sports Lab, while we don’t...
by SportsLab | Mar 19, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
Kenyans are an ethnic minority that make up about 0.06% of the world’s population. Yet, Kenyans dominate many running races. It seemed to all start in August 1966. The face of running changed at what was then called the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Before...
by SportsLab | Mar 10, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
The human body is a magnificently complex structure. Atoms form molecules, molecules form cells, cells form everything we are. Every process in our bodies from a macro level (running, jumping, dancing) through to the micro level (cellular diffusion, energy...
by SportsLab | Mar 7, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
We all know that Instagram pictures don’t exactly show reality of life. Instagram flaunts carefully crafted accounts that portray a certain image. It’s not a lie, but it’s definitely not the whole truth. For example, a smiley selfie on the beach that fails to show a...
