by Body Chek | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, podcast, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
In this week’s episode of The Radical Health Rebel Podcast entitled “Why Yoga & Stretching Is Causing Your Pain,” Yogi Aaron and I discuss the important topics of stretching and yoga, why their concepts are often misunderstood and why in many cases...
by Body Chek | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you may remember that I prolapsed two discs in my lumbar spine back in June 2013. Back in August last year I began blogging about my recovery and I promised I would follow up in the future to keep you posted of my...
by bodychek_admin | Jun 18, 2013 | Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
I am a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason. This philosophy has stood me in good stead over the last week. The reason I say this is because last Thursday I woke with an ache in my lower spine on the left just above the sacroiliac joint. As I...
by bodychek_admin | May 4, 2012 | BodyCHEK
Well, what a week this has been. After a full week of Bikram Yoga last week, I was back in the gym the gym this week. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday I worked out using moderate intensities (8-10 reps) 3 working sets, often combining two movements per exercise, such as...
by bodychek_admin | Jan 7, 2012 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis, Weight Loss
After nearly three weeks of re-charging the batteries it was back in the gym this week. The main goals for my gym work are to increase muscle mass, reduce body fat, increase strength and power, condition for tennis and minimise the likelihood of injury. This week, my...