by Michael Dermansky | Mar 23, 2021 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Michael Dermansky
Does Running effect your knees? Mechanically speaking, how does running affect the knees? What force, for example, does it place on the joints and how does it impact cartilage? Running increases the load on two specific parts of the knees. The load on the major tendon...
by Michael Dermansky | Mar 16, 2021 | Health and Nutrition, Michael Dermansky
Metabolism Myths – the facts about metabolism and losing weight: Losing weight! This is the main goal for a lot of people when starting a new exercise program. However, very few people will achieve it. Often, they will start like a bull out of the gate. They...
by Michael Dermansky | Nov 28, 2020 | Injury and Pain Relief, Michael Dermansky
The effects of lockdown in the past few months has had a major impact on both the way we all work (working from home, at least for some part) and our physical activity levels. Although we were allowed to exercise by going for a walk once a day, now that...
by Michael Dermansky | Jul 22, 2020 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Michael Dermansky
Is it safe to flex your back when lifting? What is a safe lifting technique? Since our Managing Director and Senior Physiotherapist Michael Dermansky was a physio student in the late 1990’s, he was taught that “You must not lift with a bent back”. The best technique...
by Michael Dermansky | Jul 22, 2020 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Michael Dermansky
Running versus walking – which is better? If you asked most people what they think I’m sure most would be of the opinion that running is better for your health. But is this really the case? From a human evolution point of view, we were designed to run. ...
