Ultra Trail Australia – Stretching or Strengthening? The answer to this question depends very much on the individual – but if I was forced to give a one-word answer I’d say “neither”!!! You would be more likely to get better results by focusing on
Training + Recovery = Improved Performance How much time, effort, thought and planning goes into your training each week? How much time, effort, thought and planning goes into your active recovery each week? If you want to improve your performance (race faster) then you need
Improve the mobility in your back, hips, knees and ankles using this easy squatting activity According to evolutionary scientists, our bodies are still primarily designed to be hunter-gatherers. For 2 million years we have evolved to spend our days migrating (walking), foraging for food,
It is well known that exercise is good for the heart, lungs and brain. But there is one part of our body that is often overlooked: our bones. As we get older, our bones become less dense, which can ultimately lead to them becoming weak
Free Strength and Stretching Guide For Cyclists 5 Essential Exercises To Improve Your Cycling Performance Designed by the team at The Body Mechanic, this plan will help you start to improve your cycling from day one! It only takes 10 minutes, 2 to 3 times
Can4Cancer Tour Bikefitting Sessions The Body Mechanic is coming to CBA on Thursday 21st September 2017 to fit you onto your bike PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO BEFORE YOUR BIKE FITTING SESSION. IT DISCUSSES THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FITTING PROCESS AND WILL HELP
Welcome to The Body Mechanic’s training program for the Can4Cancer Walk. The aim of this program is to help you prepare for the 21km walk in October 2017. Throughout the weeks we will introduce a number of stretches and exercises which will help you keep
Jack Daniels, a highly regarded U.S. running coach and author of “Daniels’ Running Formula” studied all of the runners at the 1984 Olympic Games in every event from the 800m through to the marathon. He found that almost without exception they had a
TBM have teamed up with Attaquer once again to produce a fresh new kit design. Morph Performance, our in-house Lactate Threshold Testing partners, feature on one sleeve, with Attaquer and TBM logos also prevalent.
Jon Fong is a High Performance Coach and Master Sports Scientist for Morph Performance. Regardless if you are a newbie, competitive age grouper or elite athlete, the amount of time and effort put into training for your upcoming endurance event is pretty sizeable. It’s
7:15 at the start line: So here I am, 6 months of preparation and several injuries later, running my first Marathon. Everything had been perfect this morning: had a relatively good sleep, was able to take some food and water and best of
Article written by Pip Coates on April 6th 2016 for Executive Style Of all the questions surrounding the relatively simple sport of running, one of the curliest has to be how to know when it’s time for new shoes. You don’t want to
Article written by Pip Coates on Feb 10th 2015 for Executive Style Being a coffee drinker, I feel somewhat out of sorts if by lunchtime I haven’t had my daily hit. It works best for me mid- to late-morning – it gives me
Article written by Pip Coates on March 10th 2015 for Executive Style Here’s how the conversation typically goes: “I was planning to go for a one-hour run but don’t have time now.” “You could go for 30 minutes; just a quickie.” “Waste
Article written by Pip Coates on May 5th 2015 for Executive Style What is it about an impending milestone birthday that makes people decide to take on a major physical challenge? As in: “I’m about to turn 40, so I’m going to run
Article written by Pip Coates on May 18th 2015, for Executive Style I have a go-to run that serves the purpose of providing plenty of hill training, pretty scenery and is exactly a 10km loop from my front door. A perfect no-brainer run.
Article written by Pip Coates, August 25th, 2015 for Executive Style I have a collection of running watches that have served me well over the years, although you certainly couldn’t call me a tech addict. For me, the GPS watch has been
Mark contributed to an article in the “Wellbeing Running” publication about the steps you can take to help improve your running performance, including advice on technique, nutrition, which experts you should see and what groups you can join. Click on this link to read the
Are you toying with the idea of running trails for the first time, but wondering what you need to know? Do I need special shoes? Do I need to train differently? Will it be harder on my body? Where do I find some
It may surprise you to hear a physio say that whether or not you need to stretch is up to the individual. Some people seem to benefit a lot from stretching, while others seem to be able to run injury-free with no stretching at all.
Rethink your hand position for greater handlebar control and comfort Stand with your hands by your sides, loosely closed into a fist with a pen in each hand. Now, bend your elbows so your hands are out in front of you. If you have kept
Is your road handlebar right for you? ‘Just like pedals, bikes should come without handlebars’ Road bikes are commonly sold without pedals. In addition to keeping the price down, bike manufacturers know that cyclists are picky when it comes to choosing pedal systems.
Your wheels are round. Your cassette is round. Your chainrings are probably round too. So it makes sense that your pedal stroke should be round. Or does it? Duncan, a long-term client of The Body Mechanic, recently finished a Sydney-based 50km mountain bike event
TBM Limited Edition Cycle Kit The Body Mechanic have collaborated with Attaquer to design a custom cycling kit and we are making it available to all TBM clients. Orders will be placed with the manufacturer within the next three weeks. Our choice to team up
Article written by Pip Coates on August 11th 2015 for Executive Style If you’ve got great legs, why not show them off? That’s pretty much been the rule for women, so why not men? Of course, women have also usually got
Now that the TNF is over for another year, it is not easy to know what training, if any, you should be doing. Should you: (a) – Rest in the reflective glory of the event, not run a step for 3
Most Important Stats: Pitch = 4mm Weight = 8.5 Oz (mens size 10) For the technically inclined click on this link to see the official spec sheet: Kiger Specs This is a great new trail shoe from Nike. It has a relatively minimalist
The TNF is a big event. Whether it is the 50 or the 100, you are going to be out there slogging your way up and down some very big hills and some long stair cases for many hours. It doesn’t matter whether you
Some time back in the trailblazing mountain bike days (circa Ned Overend / John Tomac), it was decided that the best hand position for piloting your Schwinn down a slope was with the palms facing towards the ground. Since then, aside from the adoption of
With only a few short weeks to go until the TNF, most runners will now be undertaking their biggest training volume. The base should already have been laid, and now the combination of a long run in the weekend, as well as an interval and/or
