Sports Therapy

What is Sports therapy?

Sports therapy consists of different things from massage to light rehabilitation.

Massage & rehab can help athletes get back to being in top form from injury. Injury prevention therapy is also, if not more, important. Muscle strains, muscle tightness and little niggles can all be assisted through massage to improve recovery time so you can continue your sport at 100% performance. Pre/post event massage can be proven in a number of studys to benefit athletes in competition and aid in recovery.

Not only is sports therapy good for athletes, we also help a number of general gym goers in there battle to get fit.

If you have become injured, or leave a muscle strain and continue to train, trust me, YOU WILL REGRET IT. Your problem will not just go away, it will get worse and worse untill it could leave you with a permanant injury. Speak to me for a free consultation to see if I can help. At Bodytorque we are now offering sports massage and relaxation massages. You do not need to be a member to take advantage of this service.

Until friday 7th of september I am offering a limited amount of FREE massages and therapy consultations. To find out more info email me on emmarushton@bodytorque.org.uk

Thanks for reading,

Writter - Emma Rushton, Sports Therapist and Personal Trainer


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RawFit IS BACK! Bodyweight challenge!

Dates and details have been CONFIRMED!

The theme of the event will be BODYWEIGHT STRENGTH

Everyone will be weighed upon arrival. From then there will be 5 events!

1. Bench press (with equivalent bodyweight on the bar)
2. Squats (with equivalent bodyweight on the bar)
3. Wide Grip Pull ups (with equivalent bodyweight on the bar)
4. Bodyweight Gymnastic Dips

5. Rope climbs

Points will be alocated at the end of each event and totalled at the end.

£15 to enter, including a FREE RawFit tshirt, refreshments and insurance.

Winners and runner up prizes are :

1st place - Winners gold trophy + 6 months gym & classes membership to Bodytorque - Institute of Physical performance (worth £180)

2nd place - Runner up silver trophy + 1 months gym & classes membership to Bodytorque
- Institute of physical performance (worth £90)

All competitors will recieve a free RawFit tshirt and water/energy drinks on the day

Apply now by emailing application@rawfitevents.com

Focus, visualisation, and positive attitude.

Right guys, I just wanted to talk to you about the importance of positive attitude and the impact it can have on your life. Now positive attitude can come in many shapes and forms, but its about being happy in whatever you. The glass is always half full, not empty. Catch my drift?

Theres a number of benefits for positive thinking; a healthier fitter life, life expectancy increased, reduction of stress and success in your career.

Positive attitude can help boost your immune system, to in turn help you live longer, especially when dealing with viral infections and some forms of cancer, found a 2007 study performed by the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky and published in Brain, Behavior and Immunity

Now lets move onto a BIG one now, FOCUS & VISUALISATION. As mentioned last time in my article about motivation, this is paramount. To want to achieve any sort of goal, whether in health and fitness or your career, you must focus and visualise your end result and the steps to get you there.

Lets look at this from a weight loss perspective, in the long term you may have an idol in your head you would love to look like. For example, ive recently had alot of female clients tell me they would love to look like olympic gold medalist Jessica Ennis. Now alot of surrounding factors tell them they will never look like this. Why not? With hard training, good diet and focus ANYTHING is achievable. Remember, these olympic athletes are not born great, they work hard and continue to push themselves to reach their goals, so why dont you?

Again, lets break this down even furthur and look more short term. Each session my clients enter the gym, I tell them to be work hard but more importantly stay positive. If I ask them to perform something specifically challeging, I want them to think, I CAN DO THIS, I WILL DO THIS. Think about the end result and its through this hard work they will achieve there end result. This focus and visualisation is what will help you to complete the task instead of thinking, I cant do this and crubbling on the floor. Its this drive and motivation that will stop you having that cheeky pint at the weekend, or kebab 'to reward yourself' after a tough week. Reward yourself when you reach the result you want! Not half way through!

Like I mentioned in the previous post, FIND MOTIVATION ANYWERE YOU CAN, look for it, search for it and always stay FOCUSED.

Writter - Chris Tomlinson


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