It is official – Britons won’t take slow for an answer!  Recent research¹ commissioned by Nurofen Express showed that in nearly every sphere of life people want to do things quicker than ever before.  In fact, 86% of the population wish they could do all things twice as fast.

In recent years, warm-up regimes have become an essential activity for the professional golfer. They understand the importance of investing 10-15 minutes of preparation time in their body. The likes of Greg Norman, Tiger Woods or Bernhard Langer very rarely pick up a club until they feel physically ready to do so. Unfortunately the majority of recreational golfers do not share the same preparatory habits. A quick twist, a flutter of the arms and then 'WHACK' they're off!

Practice is an essential part of improving performance in any sport and this is especially true for golf. It is therefore an unfortunate fact that practice sessions are the most common cause of golfing injuries amongst professionals and amateurs alike. 

By Chris Dobson - SOS Centres Senior Physiotherapist
 

At this time of year many of you brave souls will be slipping out of the house at the crack of dawn and slipping into the murky waters of the local training lake.  For some of you after a period of relative inactivity over the winter this sudden increase in activity can precipitate some shoulder pain. 

A common problem for triathletes is how to fit in training for three sports on top of work and family life. With such a focus on ‘swim, bike, run’ training, it is very easy to forget that flexibility and core stability are just as important as clocking up the miles.