“It’s not possible!” That’s the feeling a lot of people on the jiu-jitsu mats will have when the subject of keeping your neck and shoulders healthy is brought up. To some degree it’s a fair point. If you belong to a world where people are often trying
Read more →When people think about movement these days they tend to think about generic exercise. People crammed into a gym or class. It is often associated with getting fit, losing weight or building up muscles. Now all of those things are great, but they’re certainly not for everyone.
Read more →In part one we introduced the idea of posture and why it’s an important factor in keeping your back healthy for jiu-jitsu. We also looked specifically at upper back posture and techniques we can use to limit the alignment problems participating in BJJ can cause. Here’s the
Read more →Matt recently appeared on Marlow FM with Chris Zaremba, founder of Fitness Over Fifty (fitnessoverfifty.co.uk) to discuss pain and strategies for staying healthy and fit for as long as possible. They discuss things such as common causes of pain, why the site of pain isn’t always the
Read more →So in part 1 we introduced some of the basics for creating healthy knees. Things such as our preferred method of stretching, some stretches to try and the idea of knee integrity and position during exercises such as hip extensions, squats etc. If you haven’t read part
Read more →When you participate in Jiu-Jitsu (or any type of grappling) injuries are always a possibility. It’s also likely you’ll experience injuries to pretty much every part of your body! People often expect to pick up an injury to their neck, back or shoulders but you might be
Read more →Matt recently appeared on Marlow FM with Chris Zaremba, founder of Fitness Over Fifty (fitnessoverfifty.co.uk) to discuss motivation and how to adhere to healthy plans. They discuss things such as finding your Why and examples from topics such as movement, nutrition and sleep. To hear the conversation
Read more →According to recent statistics around 10 million working days are lost to back pain in the UK each year and around 80% of us will suffer with back pain in our lives. Of this 80% many cases will resolve themselves within a few months but 40-60% will
Read more →Crawling Beyond Gnarly Shoulders, Back to Feeling Strong There’s no getting around the fact climbing’s tough on our body. Whether it’s hard bouldering or repetitive pulling on long sport pitches not many places get the battering our shoulders take. If you’re anything like us, we’d imagine you
Read more →Note: If you’re symptoms are severe it’s best to rule out any significant trauma or degeneration by consulting with a trained therapist. Even without significant trauma it’s not surprising a knee can get gnarly if you’re active and love playing sport considering: All the funky positions knees
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