by Russell Batchelor | Sep 9, 2025 | fitness, Health, Manchester |
If you’re a gym enthusiast, CrossFit athlete, or Hyrox competitor in Stockport, you know how important it is to train hard, recover well, and avoid injury. But with the intensity of lifting, conditioning, and endurance training, it’s common to experience muscle...
by Russell Batchelor | May 20, 2025 | Health |
Let’s face it—if you’re over 40 and still hitting the gym in Manchester, first of all, congratulations. You’re doing better than your 25-year-old self who thought “mobility” was just how fast they could sprint to the pub. But now, with more experience (and let’s...
by Russell Batchelor | Jun 22, 2024 | Blog, fitness, Manchester |
Fitness events have become huge and the people of Manchester are taking up the challenge. A meteoric rise in the popularity of events like CrossFit and Hyrox have given fitness enthusiasts a new set of goals to aim at. Why have these events become so popular? One of...
by Russell Batchelor | May 4, 2022 | Blog, bodybuilding, CrossFit, fitness, Health, Martial arts, sports, weightlifting |
Glute day has become the new chest day! And hip thrusts are at the forefront of the perfect butt revolution. Ok maybe slightly sensational but the truth is, we are seeing more and more patients (particularly females) with hip and back injuries due to hip thrusts. So...
by Russell Batchelor | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog, fitness, Health, sports |
Training with back pain A multitude of factors are involved in who feels back pain with risk factors include having a sedentary lifestyle, stress levels, having back pain previously and age. Large numbers of the population suffer with back pain at some point in...