Group Training can be like marmite; people love it or hate it. Most of the time, the people that hate it overlook the huge advantages group training has and instead favour a classic (and sometimes bland!) gym workout. Actually, group training can be more effective than working out on your own and here’s why: [...]
We’re not going to lie. Muscle building takes more than six minutes. The Daily Mail and the BBC recently released an article claiming resistance bands would build more muscle than dumbbells, and that you would require a mere six short minutes to do this in. The rationale is based around muscle activity being [...]
As a therapy team, we have lots of our patients that will have a pre-existing joint problem; alongside generic joint pain and stiffness, the more common conditions include: Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Rheumatoid Arthritis According to VerusArthritis, approximately 10 million people in the UK alone have Arthritis. It affects a wide range of age groups, including [...]
Well, here we are again. Lockdown 3.0. Gyms are shut, we are without the glorious heatwaves of summer 2020, and you’re dying to start your 2021 fitness plan but with no idea how to add any relevant intensity to your bodyweight sessions at home. You’re not alone. It’s frustrating, but super easy to fix [...]
Welcome to NAMIX Performance In the modern world, more and more people are actively taking a lot more care of their minds, bodies and understanding their biomechanics, mainly by introducing regular exercise and healthy eating into their daily routines. In the grand scheme of things, this is still relatively new to a lot [...]
You can access treatment anywhere With our new online injury rehabilitation service, we now have the capabilities to deliver the same excellent service that you are used to, all in a place to suit you! Whether you are at home, on your lunch break at work, or even if you are wanting to [...]
Burn Less, Use less With Easter just around the corner, it will be all too easy to fall into the trap of having a little nibble of chocolate…or the whole egg - we call that a snackcident! Also, throw a lock down into the mix and you can very easily pile on the [...]
A Thought for Valentines Day... Why should Valentines Day be the one day that you show a loved one you care? Why should there be one singular day for it? It should be all year round. If you only showed that you care and appreciate them once a year... you probably would be [...]
How many times have you heard “Oh, come on! It’s Christmas”, “It’s only once a year” or “Eat what you want, it’s Christmas”? What many people choose to, is ignoring your health at Christmas can undo your hard work you’ve done to get little black dress or suit ready for the Christmas period. We [...]
Following yesterday's World Mental Health Awareness Day, it's important to acknowledge the importance of mental health, and it being less taboo to speak of, and how we at Namix deal with it in more than one context. Many times in clinic, a patient has sat down in front of me and cried their eyes [...]
