MTI North hosted a training day a few weeks ago to which I was helping as an assistant for. The subject was Myofascial Release: Myofascial Release is a safe and very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and …
This workshop was about Kinesiology Taping which has caught on significantly in the sporting world over the past few years.
This Saturday was the MTI Conference 2017 at the Solihull College & University Centre, this year celebrating and recognising difference. This was my first MTI conference and I really enjoyed myself. Solihull isn’t too far from Sheffield so I got the train meaning a 6am start. Could have been worse …
Last weekend I headed down to London to attend an MTI CPD workshop about Massage for Dancers, hosted by MTI London & Home Counties, Jennie Parke Matheson and Jen Wren. Travelling to London for a workshop seemed a bit of a trek, but it was hosted in Whittington Hospital which is …
I stumbled across this podcast a couple of days ago and it’s pretty good! It’s a short daily podcast, answering a runners voicemailed question each episode. So far I’ve listened to: Ep. 1 Will my cadence change for easy runs verses faster runs (which included a good description of how …
Found via their Twitter feed yesterday, Running World have posted an interesting little article about the results of a new study into the affects of consumption of carbohydrate and protein in that magical “2 hour window” following exercise. We’ve all heard about the “protein window” suggesting that to help build …
I’ve had this laying around as a “thing to do” for ages, but finally got around to it today. In late 2015, DMM announced a product safety on some of their carabiners because of a flaw which could cause them to jam or not lock properly. Because I’ve not been …
It’s the 9th annual MTI conference on the 22nd of April and I’ve got my ticket. This will be the first conference I’ve been too! There are two workshops included as part of the ticket and I’ve chosen the Lower Back and Sciatic workshops. Both of these are ailments I …
On Saturday the 12th, we went to the MTI North Regional gathering, hosted by Claire Feldkamp, Gerry Andrews, John Mackie and Natalia Vrchovska, held at the Quaker meeting house in the Centre of Sheffield. It was my first proper opportunity to meet other MTI members in the Northern region and …
TrekFest, The Peaks 2016 In September I worked at TrekFest with Athletes Angels. This was a 25k, 50k, 75k or, incredibly, a 100k walk around the Peak District, finishing at the Hope Valley College. There, in a large marquee we waited on the finishers to come in and provide them …
