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First Man To Run Across America BAREFOOT!

Barefoot running is HOT right now. EVERYONE is either doing it – or thinking about doing it. Research shows running barefoot is has enormous benefits, it greatly improves running efficiency.is great for your legs and your feet, allows you to run faster and with fewer
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Successful ACL Repair

ACL rupture is a devastating day for any athlete and signals pain, probably surgery and months of intense rehab. But outcomes for patients with good surgery and the correct physio treatment are usually very successful and most athletes can return to sport at elite level
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Do I Have A Headache or A Migraine?

Headaches are a major problem for many people and occur due to many different reasons. The pharmaceutical industry earns billions of dollars per year selling headache tablets to headache sufferers. However these only temporarily mask the pain and do not fix the underlying problem. The key
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Heel Strike Running or Forefoot Running?

I am often asked about whether a runner should land on their heel on their mid foot. More and more research is coming out that supports midfoot landing. Our ancestors ran for millions of years barefoot using midfoot landing as do kenyans with little or no foot,
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Rugby Injuries: Shoulder Dislocation

Body in Motion looks after many of the players from Bournemouth Rugby. Back pain, neck pain, knee pain, sprained ankles, sprained thumbs are among the most common injuries the players tend to present with. We also help Bournemouth Rugby with specific strengthening for their injuries so
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Run Yourself Good!

Study after study reveals regular runners outlive non joggers. What’s more new studies now reveal that rather than damage your knee joints, regular running protects vulnerable joints from wear and tear. Runners can expect 25% less osteoarthritis than non runners. However injuries do come if you have poor
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How To Train For Competitive Cycling

I know a lot of people who like me, are addicted to the Tour de France. Body in Motion treats many cyclists and keeps their muscles free of knots and their joints free of pain. I cycle a bit and have some good friends who are
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Ultra-marathon: Hero or Madman!

Body in Motion's fittest client is probably also the most mad! Nick Bell of Bournemouth has booked himself a place in the world's largest ultra-marathon. Held in South Africa in June each year, the Comrades marathon is a 56-mile (89km) gruelling run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Nick
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Runner’s Knee Pain Fixed

As the weather starts to close in, all runners know, it is the time to start to get out and build your mileage for any serious runs early next year, like London marathon for example… Usually by December/January Body in Motion is full of runners who
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Beat Achilles Pain Once and For All

Why is Achilles treatment so successful at Body in Motion? At Body in Motion we tend to get great results with many Achilles tendon injuries that have not been successfully treated elsewhere. Achilles tendon problems were in fact the most common reported injury during January and February.
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