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Kalgoorlie Physio

Locality: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Phone: 90911739

Address: Unit 2, 102 Brookman Street 6430 Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia

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24.01.2022 Today's installment is focus on exercises that are going to build your backside. Having strong hip extension is essential in many day to day activities. Building gluteal bulk will not only make you feel stronger and help protect you from injury, it will also help keep your pants from slipping down! Again remember slow tempo. Aim for 2-3 times per week. Only do as many reps as you can do well. Bands are available for purchase at our office. Exercises: 1. Abducted Guteal... Bridges - Lie on your back with your knees bent and quite wide apart (wider than your hips) and heels relatively close to your buttocks. Push through your heels to lift your buttocks off the ground. Avoid arching back when you lift your hips. 2. Powerband Kneel to High Kneel - Loop band around an immovable / sturdy object and then around your hips and kneel. Rise up into a high kneel against the resistance of the band. 3. Birddog Theraband Hip Extension - Loop a band around your foot and opposite hand. Extend your leg out behind you while keeping your back table top. Video Producer: Fate Loves The Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Island by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6by8zhaG04Y

24.01.2022 Strong feet and calves are essential in keeping your system robust when running. They act as shock absorbers and ensure we have good foot control when landing again and again. They also provide excellent power and propulsion. Exercises: 1. Windlass Calf Raise Roll up a towel and place it under the toes to ensure they are extended. Slowly rise straight up onto the ball of your foot - avoiding rolling onto the outside edge of your foot or shifting your hips forward. Perfo...rm as many as you can do well aiming for 25 repetitions. 2. Arch Control Calf Raise Stand on the edge of a step with a tennis ball between your heels. Raise up onto your toes and then down until your heels lower below the parallel of the step. Maintain pressure on the tennis ball between the heels at all times. Perform as many as you do well - aiming again to achieve 25 repetitions. 3. Dino walks In standing bend both knees and raise up onto the balls of the feet. Walk forwards without letting your heels touch the ground. Aim for 10-20 meters. You get extra points if you make T-Rex arms and dino noises - a great way to get kids involved! Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ

24.01.2022 Ridiculously simple, astonishingly powerful, scientifically proven by study after study. Sneaking in a few minutes a day can transform your health, body and mind! Why are you still sitting? #movemore #movementismedicine #goldfieldsphysio #getwalking

24.01.2022 We often get asked about how much is too much ... understanding how to train optimally reduces the risk of injury but also ensure that you get the best out of your body for your chosen sport or activity. This blog will help you understand the ins and outs of training preparation. #trainsmarter #goldfieldsphysio #choosephysio

21.01.2022 This week is about maintaining health around the foot and ankle. Having good mobility in these areas is essential in ensuring you have a healthy happy platform in which to ensure each step and stride is comfortable! Exercises: 1. Toe Rockers Assume a crouch position up on your toes supporting the position with your hands in front of you. Rock your body weight forward and back to bring your toes in and out of extension. Aim for 20 repetitions.... 2. Knee to Wall Stretch Assume a lunge position at the wall. Keeping the heel on the ground, move the bent front knee in towards the wall for a stretch and then release by moving it back. Perform on each leg 5-10 times. 3. Foot Release on Spikey Ball Place the spikey ball under your foot and actively move it around with the foot for 30 seconds. Perform on each side. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Arrival by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/qZHipfdE4s8

20.01.2022 Cricket is a demanding sport. Proper warm up ensures your body is ready to meet the demands of the game. These warm ups will help you play the best and avoid injury.

17.01.2022 Well you should all be getting into the groove and feeling a bit looser after last weeks efforts! Here are a few more mobility moves to keep your hips feeling supple. These exercises are great first thing in the day. Try doing 10-15 per leg. Work in your comfort zone. Exercises: 1. Knee to Chest Stretch - Lie on your back and gently pull your knee into your chest. 2. Knee to Opposite Chest - Lie on your back and gently pull you knee across your chest towards the opposi...te shoulder. 3. Theraband Hip Flexion Mobilization - Loop band around your thigh close to groin. Wiggle yourself back and then gently pull your hip up towards your chest while letting the band traction your hip. A strong band works better for this exercise. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RYgKd-6_Fc4

17.01.2022 Running can make things tight. These little beauties help keep things supple and mobile. They are great ways of improving the health and performance of your tissues. Exercises: 1. Foam Rolling for Quadriceps Lay on your tummy over the foam roller with the roller at the mid-level of the quadricep muscles. While supporting yourself on your forearms move your body weight forward over the foam roller. You can spend a bit more time on those spots which feel tighter. ... 2.Running Drills Run on the spot for 30 seconds with your heels trying to make contact your buttocks. Run on the spot for 30 seconds with high knees in front of you. These are great drills to improve your technique prior to running and to warm up the tissues or refresh your legs. 3. Active Hamstring Stretch Lay on your back with one leg straight up in the air. Support the thigh with both hands and bend and straighten the knee as far as you are able. Repeat 10-20 times per leg. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Spring by Ikson https://soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo

17.01.2022 Summer is upon us and the cricket season is ramping up! Warm up for play is essential to minimize the risk of injuries and enhance your performance... try these awesome moves! #goldfieldsphysio #kalgoorliephysio #choosephysio #cricket #movementismedicine #tradelokalwa #tradelokal #stretching #warmup #injuryprevention #physio #summersport Music Credit: We Are One by Vexento https://www.youtube.com//Vexentoht//soundcloud.com/vexento Music promoted by Audio Library... https://youtu.be/Ssvu2yncgWU Video Producer: http://fatelovesthefearless.org See more

16.01.2022 Today's video focuses on some great moves to impove the strength of your lower limbs. Improving lower limb capacity will help give you a bit more buffer room as you push your distance and speed and make those hills just a bit easier. Remember go slow - aim for a 5 second tempo and focus on quality repetitions. Exercises: 1. Single Leg Wall Squat Stand next to a wall on one leg and lift the other leg up and press it into the wall. Squat down on weight-bearing leg whils...t continuously and gently pushing non-weight-bearing knee into the wall. Ensure knee tracks over toes on weight-bearing leg. Perform as many as you can do well and repeat on opposite side. 2. Foam Roller Assisted Single Leg Arabesque Stand on one leg and press the foam roller into the top of the other foot. Maintaining a level pelvis and straight spine, hinge at your hips and lean forward aiming to make a standing "T". Repeat on opposite side. 3. Copenhagen Adduction Exercise Assume a side plank position, resting with forearm under shoulder. Place top leg onto a raised surface, lift hips off the ground and actively lift bottom leg to meet top leg. To make it easier you can support more of your leg. Repeat on opposite side. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Spring by Ikson https://soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo

15.01.2022 There is a lot of fiction out there in relation to arthritis ... here are a few of the facts and some of the common myths relating to knee arthritis. Feel free to come in for an assessment to keep you on your feet and active ... don't let arthritis get you down. #goldfieldsphysio #movementismedicine #mythbusters #choosephysio

15.01.2022 Hope you are feeling strong and powerful today. The exercises today are a bit more advanced and will challenge your balance and integrate other areas of your body. Master these and your body will thank you for it! Exercises: 1) Powerband Standing Glute Stability with Knee Drive - Loop a powerband around a stable object and then around your hips. Walk out until you feel like it going to pull you over. Now stand on the inner leg and move your knee up towards your chest. 2) ... Side Plank with Lower Leg Knee to Opposite Shoulder - This works on your inner thigh. Assume a split leg side plank with the lower leg intially forward. Keeping your weight on the back leg lift the front leg up towards the opposite shoulder. 3) Copenhagen Adduction Exercise - Again a great inner thigh work out. Prop your top leg up on a bench or chair and have your arm underneath your shoulder. Assume a side plank lift and then lift the bottom leg up to the top leg. See more

14.01.2022 There are so many crazy inspirational woman around us... we would like to acknowledge all the big dreamers, strong willed, soft-hearted amazing women in this community. So please take the time today, #InternationalWomensDay, to tag a woman that has inspired you... supported you... amazed you! #balanceforbetter #goldfieldsphysio #crazydreamers #strongwomen #IWD2019

14.01.2022 Today's installment has a few strength moves that you may not have seen before. We try to keep things interesting and hopefully you are finding new found power and control if you have been following our series! Exercises: 1) Static Gluteal Bridge with Theraband Hip Flexion Drives: Put your feet up onto a step or chair and loop a band around your feet. Lift your hips off the ground and then maintaining a level pelvis pull one knee at a time up towards your chest. 2.) Stan...ding Powerband Donkey Kicks: Holding the band and supporting your body in a slight forward lean, loop the band around one foot. Drive the foot backward, trying to avoid arching back. 3.) Side Plank with Hip Abduction: Place one elbow underneath your shoulder and have your body in a long line. Lift your body up so you are supported by your forearm and side of your foot. Now lift your upper leg off the lower leg. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Cold Sun by Del https://soundcloud.com/del-sound Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/3V1VwEKFe0g

14.01.2022 Strength is essential in running and today's exercises looks at ways of improving strength around your core and upper back to aid in stability and improve the ability for your ribcage to expand so that you can breathe easier. Exercises are as follows: 1) Fitball Trunk Rotations - Lie with upper back supported on a fit ball. Squeeze your glutes, lifting and holding your hips into a bridge position. Clasp your hands together and have them outstretched to the ceiling. Slowl...y rotate your uppr body one direction on the fitball rolling onto a shoulder whilst maintaining a square/stable pelvis. Return to the centre and repeat to the opposite side. 2) Overhead Chest and Shoulder Stetch with Theraband - Holding the theraband, with light resistance, reach arms overhead opening into a Y shaped position increasing the tension on the band as you go. Return to the start position. 3) Theraband Trunk Rotation in Split Squat - Hold a theraband that has been secured to a solid object at chest height with arms out in front of your chest. Take the leg closest to the band backwards and lower yourself into spit squat or lunge position. Keep your arms still and rotate your upper body away from the band. Keep your pelvis still (imagine headlight shining down the road) as you rotate your upper body around. Ensure you do both sides. Remember only do good quality repetitions ... slow your tempo down ... breathe. Aim for 10-15 repetitions and 2-3sets (per side where applicable). Video Producer: Fate Loves The Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/u4PI5p5bI9k

14.01.2022 MAT BASED PILATES Starting at the centre on Tuesday 19th February 6-7pm. 8 week course. Contact the centre on 90 218266 or email [email protected] to register. Get in quick ladies as spots are limited. Facilitated by Goldfields Physio

13.01.2022 Santa has been very focused on getting strong and flexible before the big night! He wants to make sure he can put all those presents under the Xmas tree injury free. It is not easy being Santa ... can you keep up??? #goldfieldsphysio #choosephysio #Santa #Xmas #shoplokalwa #strong #physiokalgoorlie #workouts... Videographer: Fate Loves the Fearless (http://fatelovesthefearless.org)

13.01.2022 We had an excellent response from the first video of this series, so we are hoping you all are eagerly awaiting this installment. This video focus on some fantastic hip strengthening exercises for your gluteals. Your gluteals help support your back and hip and strong gluteals help protect you from injuries. Let's get cracking! Aim to do 3 sets, 2-3 times per week. Go slow - aim for 4-5 seconds per repetition. Do only as many reps as you can do well. 1. Theraband Clams -... Lie on your side with knees bent and theraband loop around your legs. Have your heels in line with your buttocks. Keep your pelvis vertical. Rotate the top leg up to open like a clam. 2. Sit to stand with Theraband - Loop band around legs. Have knees over your feet. Push your feet into the ground like you are pushing ground away and stand up slowly. Keep your legs parallel (pushing into the band). Slowly lower. Try to keep chest upright. 3. Side Lying Hip Abduction with Theraband - Lie on your side with loop around thighs. Keep your pelvis vertical and lift your leg up sideways, not letting hip or pelvis rotate. Keep your waist open (don't let your pelvis tip to your rib cage). Using a wall can help you keep your alignment. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Summer's Tides by Oshóva https://soundcloud.com/osh-va Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Xz0O1kmglrE

13.01.2022 So very excited to be offering regular videos each week to help you stay healthy. Mondays will feature mobility work while Wednesday will focus on strengthening. This month we are focusing on Happy Hips! In this video we share 3 exercises: 1. Seated Butterfly Stretch: Sit tall, place soles of feet together, gently push your knees towards ground as you lean forward from the hips. 2. Window Wiper Hip Mobility: Lying on your back with your knees wider than your hips, gently r...otate your knees side to side to simulate a window wiper motion. 3. Kneeling Figure-4 Stretch: Kneel and rotate one hip so that the knee crosses underneath the opposite hip, keeping pelvis square stretch the opposite leg out behind you. Video Producer: Fate Love the Fearless Music Credit: Scandinavianz- Vacation (Vlog) D-L by Scandinavianz https://soundcloud.com/scandinavianz Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/7dswC8QFiwU

13.01.2022 The TEAM Kids Program is coming to rural and regional Western Australia in term 2 2019. The TEAM Kids Program is currently funded by WA Country Health Service (WACHS). Children living in rural and regional Western Australia can complete the online program for free if theyre aged 7-13 years and are above a healthy weight. What is TEAM Kids?... Think, Eat and Move (TEAM) is a healthy lifestyle program designed by health professionals to support individuals and families to improve their physical activity levels and eating habits. The TEAM Kids program helps children to learn about healthy eating and the importance of being active through fun and interactive online sessions. Families can check their eligibility via the following link; https://www.thinkeatandmove.org/ #goldfieldsphysio #supportingcommunity #teamkid

12.01.2022 The dynamic duo consisting of Goldfields Physio superstars Tim and Mel, are the club physios for GFL team Railways. Both Tim and Mel bring a wealth of knowledge to the Railways Football Club in relation to sports injury and on field management. They both will ensure the team players have their strapping and niggles under control this season. Be sure to keep an eye out for them both at training and games - you cant miss them in their high vis! We love having our Physios out and about in the Goldfields Community! #choosephysio #goldfieldsphysio #kalgoorliephysio #railwaysfootballclub #localfooty

11.01.2022 The cool weather is a great time to enjoy the great outdoors and go for a run! This series will look at exercises which can help you become more robust and avoid those niggles and injuries that sometime can accompany running. These mobility moves focus on maintaining good mobility in the upper back which is essential in ensuring you don't start compensating in your hips and knees. Exercises: 1) Book Openings - Rotational Mobility: Lie on your side with your arms outstretched... and your knees bent up so that your feet, hips and shoulders are all in a line. Take your top arm back behind you following with your head, ensure your hips stay straight up and down. Make sure to keep your hips from rolling back so the stretch is felt in your upper back. Incorporate a breath out as you twist and breath in to return to the start position. Perform 10 times each side. 2) Thoracic Extension over Foam Roller - Lie on your back with a foam roller (or firmly rolled up towel) underneath your shoulder blades. Keeping your bottom on the floor, reach your arms overhead and arch your upper back over the roller while you take a take a deep breath in. Exhale and return to your starting position. Perform 15-20 times. 3) Thread the Needle - Rotational Mobility Start in 4 point kneeling with a roller positioned parallel and off to one side. Take your arm furthest away from the roller and pass it under your body to rest palm up on the foam roller. Keeping your supporting arm straight and twist through your upper back to move the roller away from your body and then back again. Perform 10 times per side. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovethefearless.org) Music Credit: Childhood by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RWaPL0km2fs

11.01.2022 It's the day before Christmas and Saint Nick's work is far from done. He knows the boys and girls have hung the stockings with care and are putting out the milk and biscuits in hopes that he will deliver heaps of presents under the tree ... so he's hit the clinic one last time to ensure he is fit as a fiddle for his marathon night. #goldfieldsphysio #choosephysio #Santa #Xmas #shoplokalwa #strong #physiokalgoorlie #workouts... Videographer: Fate Loves the Fearless (http://fatelovesthefearless.org)

11.01.2022 Building stability and strength go hand and hand. The exercises today focus on more dynamic resisted movements. These are real butt burners when done right. Again remember you get the most gains when you go slow - it is all about time under tension! Try these 2-3 times per week and only do quality repetitions. Exercises: 1. Lateral Bounding onto Bosu Ball - Stand a fair way off to the side of a stable bosu ball. Jump laterally onto the ball and then try to jump back la...terally to where you started. Try to maintain a smooth rhythm. You can try continuous movement or sticking the landings on either jump. 2. Running Man Off Step - Stand on a step (you can start with a smaller step than demonstrated here) and then keeping pelvis square drive your hip toward your chest and then touch the same foot back behind you. Stay stable. 3. Powerband Deadlifts +/- Kettlebell - Secure your powerband around a solid object and again around your hips. Stand tall and while keeping back straight hinge at the hips. Drive up again into the band. You can add load through a kettlebell to add challenge. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Outside by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6LDuAiLrmMs

10.01.2022 This is the last installment in our summer cricket series!!! The feedback has been great with the teams using the awesome moves to perform at their peak ! Get into these final exercises to help improve your cricket health.

09.01.2022 Jolly Ol' Saint Nick was back into the clinic to bust out a few pre-season moves to keep him strong and healthy. He is looking forward to delivering presents to all the boys and girls injury free! Take a page out of his book and stay fit during this holiday season! Videographer: Fate Loves the Fearless (fatelovesthefearless.org)

06.01.2022 Improving leg power and strength is a sure way to be a happier and healthier runner. These awesome exercises should be a staple for any runner. The goal remains slow, high quality repetitions. Enjoy the burn! Exercises: 1. Eccentric Quads This is an assisted version. Kneeling, hold a power band with arms outstretched in front of you. Lean backwards, keeping hips and spine still, so the movement is only coming from the knees. Go back as far as you can comfortably. T...o progress this exercise get rid of the band and to make it even more challenging add a weight plate. How low can you go?? 2. Spanish squats Stand with calves and back of knees pressed hard against a tall step or bench which cannot slip. Sit backwards to lower your butt towards the bench without letting the pressure on the back of your legs come off and while maintaining a tall upright spine. You should feel your thighs working hard to control yourself lowering. Press your legs hard against the step stand upright again. Adding a weight across your chest will make the exercise even more challenging. 3. Hamstring Bridge Lie on your back with you knees slightly bent and heels on an elevated surface. Keeping your knees still, squeeze through your gluts and lift your hips as high as possible off the ground without arching your spine. To make this one more challenging - try it on one leg!! Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/g6swHZbWtRc

03.01.2022 The cool weather is a great time to enjoy the great outdoors and go for a run! We are revisiting some of our videos which will look at exercises which can help you become more robust and avoid those niggles and injuries that sometime can accompany running. These mobility moves focus on maintaining good mobility in the upper back which is essential in ensuring you don't start compensating in your hips and knees. Exercises: 1) Book Openings - Rotational Mobility: Lie on your ...side with your arms outstretched and your knees bent up so that your feet, hips and shoulders are all in a line. Take your top arm back behind you following with your head, ensure your hips stay straight up and down. Make sure to keep your hips from rolling back so the stretch is felt in your upper back. Incorporate a breath out as you twist and breath in to return to the start position. Perform 10 times each side. 2) Thoracic Extension over Foam Roller - Lie on your back with a foam roller (or firmly rolled up towel) underneath your shoulder blades. Keeping your bottom on the floor, reach your arms overhead and arch your upper back over the roller while you take a take a deep breath in. Exhale and return to your starting position. Perform 15-20 times. 3) Thread the Needle - Rotational Mobility Start in 4 point kneeling with a roller positioned parallel and off to one side. Take your arm furthest away from the roller and pass it under your body to rest palm up on the foam roller. Keeping your supporting arm straight and twist through your upper back to move the roller away from your body and then back again. Perform 10 times per side. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (http://ow.ly/U93Z50uTOxc) Music Credit: Childhood by Mike Chino http://ow.ly/VCwr50uTOx5 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://ow.ly/FPsN50uTOx9... Music promoted by Audio Library http://ow.ly/hxCP50uTOxb

02.01.2022 We have had a very special visitor to the office all the way from the North Pole. Santa is keen to make it through this holiday season injury free so he stopped by to get some pre-season exercises to make him super strong! Keep fit with the Santa series! #goldfieldsphysio #choosephysio #Santa #Xmas #shoplokalwa #strong #physiokalgoorlie... Videographer: Fate Loves the Fearless (fatelovesthefearless.org)

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02.01.2022 Keeping limber is essential in optimizing performance and avoiding injuries. Join us in this weeks mobility exercises. Remember to listen to your body and only move as far as you feel comfortable. Aim for 10 repetitions of each exercise daily. Exercises: 1. Frog Squats Stand in a wide squat with your arms on the inside of your thighs ... like a frog. Keeping your hands and feet on the ground push your hips up into the air and then lower down again.... 2. Triangle Pose Stand with your legs apart and arms extended. Reach out over your foot and then bend to the side sliding the back of your hand down the leg, keeping your chest open to the front. Return to the middle and repeat. Ensure your do both sides. 3. Runners Stretch (Runners Stretch) Assume a kneeling lunge poistion. Stretch the hand opposite to the front leg up in the air as you reach the other hand back toward the heel of foot that is on the ground. Remember to breathe. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Lights by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-lbbHQbZNKg

02.01.2022 Tomorrow is the big day and we hope everyone has their walking shoes ready for this great event. Our team will be down bright and early to provide competitors/participants with strapping and support for any niggles that may arise in the walk. Come down to Ray Finlayson Sporting Complex and support this great community initiative to raise awareness and support for mental health. #goldfieldsphysio #wotww #choosephysio #ilovekb #walkingformentalhealth #movementmatters #partofthecommunity

01.01.2022 Rotation is key to having happy hips. As we get older we tend not to have as much variability in movement and this can mean our hips get a bit stiff. These exercises focus on maintaining and restoring good rotation. This will make you hips, knees and back feel much better! Exercises: 1. Rotational Hip Opening in Static Lunge - Assume a lunge position (can be kneeling lunge to aid in stability - as demonstrated) with your trunk upright and hands extended outward. Rotate t...he opposite hand back towards the heel of the leg your are kneeling on. 2. Supported Squat Hip Rotations - Squat with your back supported against a wall. Using your hands to assist, rotate your knee in and out. 3. Z-sit Mobility - Sit with one leg forward and rotated outward, while the other is rotated inward and further back. Try to rise up into kneeling and then sit back onto your bottom. Imaging plugging your sit bones into the ground while keeping your trunk tall. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: Ocean by Ehrling: https://soundcloud.com/ehrling Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/t76-d3lGWvc

01.01.2022 It's a mixed bag of mobility today with the focus on rotation and adductor mobility. If you have been keeping up with our series hopefully your hips are feeling more supple, strong and balanced. Movement is the best medicine you can take! Exercises: 1. 4pt Kneling Rotational Mobility: Assume a hands and knees position with one foot rotated out to side while keeping knee under hip. Rotate your pelvis around, alternating directions for maximal effectiveness. 2. Kneeling ...Adductor Stretch: Kneel with your hips wide and then walk your hands down into a supported forearm position. Walk them back up to achieve a high kneeling position. 3. Sumo Squat Mobilty Flow: Stand in a wide squat, like a sumo wrestler. Shift your weight from one leg to the other and then stand up in the middle. Repeat changing directions. Video Producer: Fate Loves the Fearless (www.fatelovesthefearless.org) Music Credit: New Happy Day by fennecbeats https://soundcloud.com/fennecbeats Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/nAx56UPakM8