Injury Prevention Archives | Victory Health Performance

24 Oct

Bulletproof yourself for Ironman: part 3 – training!

Posted by Helen Murawska
Flexibility, Helen, Injury Prevention, Ironman, Strength, Triathlon
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Victory's Head of Performance, Helen Murawska, is a super-fit sportswoman, with a sister who won a silver medal in the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships in Beijing in 2014. So she knows a thing or two about training for endurance events! But in 2016, Helen and her husband Paul...

13 Sep

BLOG, Performance, Sports

How to get better at riding your bike

Posted by NellMead
Cycling, Helen, Injury Prevention, Swift Cycles
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If you know me at all well, you’ll know that I'm a sports medicine geek. I’ve been physio to many a rugby, tennis and football team, and while I was studying for my postgraduate diploma, I spent many happy hours at the Olympic Medical Centre, working with athletes from...

08 Aug

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How to avoid hamstring injuries

Posted by Sophie Apps
Exercise Rehabilitation, Glutes, Hamstrings, Injury, Injury Prevention, Sophie
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This week, senior Victory physio Sophie Apps (a specialist in treating lower limb injuries) tells us all about hamstring injuries. Where and what are my hamstrings? The start "ham" derives from the Old English word ‘ham’ or ‘hom’ which is the back of the crease of the knee, from a Germanic...

25 Jul

BLOG, Performance

Summer Running… Injury Free!

Posted by Lauren Taylor
Foam Roller, Glutes, Injury Prevention, Lauren, Running
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Now that summer has officially arrived and the sun is (finally) out people are tying up their laces and hitting the pavement. Many banks have their fun runs on and the “friendly” banter around the office is starting to ramp up. The last thing you want is to be...

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