March 2019 - The Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy

STRENGTH TRAINING EXERCISES FOR RUNNERS

26/03/2019

Claire Cason is a Physiotherapist at the Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy. Below she gives us 5 key strength training exercises geared up for runners. To find out more about Claire, check out her bio here. Strength Exercise 1: Side lunge. Start by holding a kettlebell (weight of your choice) in to your chest. Step to the side by bending your knee and pushing your hips backwards into the lunge then step back to return to standing. Repeat on the…

MINDFULNESS – HELPING US SEE MORE CLEARLY

25/03/2019

The Putney Clinic

Mindfulness, psychological services

Fiona Worthington Clinical Hypnotherapist and Cognitive Behavioural Coach at the Putney Clinic helps us see more clearly through “Mindfulness.” Mindfulness is incredibly simple. It’s about us being becoming more aware of what’s going on in our lives. Moving from “automatic” pilot to the “non-doing” or “being mode.” We spend much of our time rushing about, being busy around doing a million things. We drive, we go to work, we eat food, we meet friends, we work out. But how often…

KEY EXERCISES FOR CYCLISTS TO PREVENT INJURY

21/03/2019

The Putney Clinic

cycling, Sports Injury Clinic

On 14th March 2019 the Putney Clinic hosted a very well attended talk on Cycling – Injury Prevention & Boosting Performance. One of the speakers was Nicole Oh, physiotherapist, who has recently joined the team at the Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy. Nicole is a competitive road racer herself as well as specialising in Cycling Physiotherapy, with extensive knowledge and experience in treating cyclists and triathletes of all levels and abilities. Read Nicole’s full bio. Nicole focused her talk on…

6 TOP TIPS FOR RETURNING TO EXERCISE

13/03/2019

The Putney Clinic

Fitness

RETURNING TO EXERCISE: 6 TOP TIPS Are you thinking about returning to exercise after a break? Returning to exercise and getting back into the swing of things can be daunting. Research suggests that enforcing a new behaviour will take anything from 18-200 days to become ingrained as a habit. Bearing this in mind, here are a 6 top tips to ensure returning to exercise is as smooth a transition as possible. 1 – Make sure your goals are SMART When…

16 THINGS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MINDFULNESS

11/03/2019

The Putney Clinic

Mindfulness, psychological services

Fiona Worthington, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Cognitive Behavioural Coach at the Putney Clinic provides us with 16 things that she has learned about Mindfulness. 1.It’s free. It’s very simple. We can all do it with practice. 2. It is a work out for your brain. 3. It’s your own experience and not someone else’s, so you can’t do it wrong. 4. It’s not about relaxing or being calm but sometimes that may be the result. 5. It’s not about emptying you…

REFORMER PILATES – 3 KEY MOVES

03/03/2019

The Putney Clinic

Pilates

Emily Altneu, a Pilates Teacher at the Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy, demonstrates 3 key moves in Reformer Pilates Come row with Emily on the reformer! This move is fantastic for arms and core work alongside coordination. Arms are out to the side and leaning backwards. It’s from the rowing series. #rowingseries #rowing #allegro2 #reformerpilates Coordination on the reformer. Total body work all stems from the core. This second shot with hands as fists and legs out in front…

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STRENGTH TRAINING EXERCISES FOR RUNNERS

MINDFULNESS – HELPING US SEE MORE CLEARLY

KEY EXERCISES FOR CYCLISTS TO PREVENT INJURY

6 TOP TIPS FOR RETURNING TO EXERCISE

16 THINGS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MINDFULNESS

REFORMER PILATES – 3 KEY MOVES