Breaking Barriers To Exercise
Posted 2 months agoBy Chartered Physiotherapist, Stewart Kerr.
Pilates: not a passing fad!
Posted 2 months agoHow many exercise fads have come and gone in the last 100 years? Popular for a while, claiming weight loss and instant fitness, endorsed by celebrities and then the next one comes along promising something better. Would it surprise you to know...
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Pilates: Mat or machine?
Posted 3 months agoBy Chartered Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor, Arlene Bowmaker. As a Pilates instructor a question I am commonly asked by clients is, 'Which is better, Pilates mat work or using the Pilates machines?' Right from the...
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Strength & Conditioning for Knees
Posted 4 months ago"What can I do to help my knee?" is a question I am surprisingly rarely asked. Often when patients come to see me they ask 'How can I (the physiotherapist) fix their knee?' Knee pain is multifactorial and can be coming from multiple...
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Walk Before You Can Run
Posted 5 months agoWe love running but so many people start running as an exercise but don't actually do any walking! Yes, obviously they can walk but they don't use walking as an exercise. So why if you don't walk as an exercise do you think you...
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Garden Fit
Posted 6 months agoWell it's just about there folks, better late than never! After what's seems like a very prolonged winter the temperature is rising, slowly and the sun is shining, sometimes. So, It's gardening time! We just wanted to discuss a...
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Musicians! Are You Fit to Play?
Posted 8 months agoPlaying an instrument requires an extraordinary level of dexterity, sensory control, precision and endurance. Musicians spend many hours a day performing repetitive movements in static positions which can overload their body structures and...
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Don’t Let The Snow Cause A Big Freeze
Posted 8 months agoWell what about this weather? The first Red Weather Warning issued in Scotland must mean some significant weather. As a result we shut up shop at Life Fit to keep everyone safe but it did give me a chance to think about how weather and the...
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Why do I need physio for my pelvic floor?
Posted 8 months agoBy Kate Leishman, Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. Ask most people what a physiotherapist does and they'll think of the physio who runs on to the field during a game of football or rugby. Or they may think of the...
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It’s Good to Breathe
Posted 11 months agoBy Maria Lopez, Chartered Physiotherapist. Have you ever taken a moment to think about your breathing? In my personal experience, most people have not! In our society, rushing to places and feeling stressed or overwhelmed by work...
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Life Fit goes Cross Fit Physio-style
Posted 1 year agoBy Raz Leonard, Chartered Physiotherapist. I recently had the pleasure of joining in the lunch time WOD (Workout of the day) at CrossFit 1298, hosted and coached by the talented and humble Graham Gordon (he asked me to say...
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Managing Back Pain in Golfers
Posted 1 year agoLower back pain is the most common complaint that we manage in the clinic and is by far the most common injury that golfers suffer from. There are estimates that up to 50% of golfers will suffer from back pain and that back pain accounts for...
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