Back on Track

25/02/2026

Hyrox & the Rise of the Hybrid Athlete 🏃‍♂️🏋️‍♀️

Are you thinking about having a go?

Since launching in 2017, Hyrox has exploded in popularity — and it’s changing how athletes train.

As a physio, it seems to have less injury risk than CrossFit- here’s what stands out 🔎:

Hybrid athletes must balance strength + endurance.

Aerobic capacity 🏃‍♂️ is crucial for performance and found to be a predictor of success — strength helps, but it’s not the only factor of success. If you are focussing on strength (but still need CV) do the strength before the CV session if you’re doing it on the same day.

19/02/2026

Amazing to see Keely back on form!

WORLD RECORD

Keely Hodgkinson has done it ‼️

The Olympic 800m champion becomes the world indoor 800m record-holder with a mark of 1:54.87 in Liévin 🌍

She breaks Jolanda Čeplak's record of 1:55.82 from 2002 – set on the same day that Hodgkinson was born 🤯

23/12/2025

🎄🎄 That’s a wrap! 🙌

So grateful to all my amazing clients this year and beyond. Thank you for the support—it’s been a great one! Wishing you all a happy, healthy break and an awesome year ahead. Clinic opens Monday 5th Jan 🎄🎄🎉

19/09/2025

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18/09/2025

Chloe at Keep Moving Pilates is offering specific Pilates for back pain. If you’re my client and wonder if this is appropriate for you.. let me know and we can have a chat.

02/09/2025

🏃‍♀️ Follow Andover’s finest, GB athlete Holly Mills!

Catch her in action on YouTube — training tips, behind-the-scenes & more! 💪🎥

30/08/2025

Is cartilage stronger than concrete!?

Is cartilage stronger than concrete⁉️

Beluzzi et al. (2023) say cartilage strength is approximately 9 to 40 Mpa. The compressive strength of standard concrete is 17 to 35 MPa.

They have comparable strength, but cartilage is a living, viscoelastic tissue which is far more resilient than concrete under repeated dynamic loading and manages millions of load cycles during its lifetime.

This strength and resilience allows it to function even with a tear. This may be why tears are often asymptomatic, even in runners.

As with everything, individual cases will vary and management will be influenced by the type of tear and symptoms such as locking, giving way or persistent loss of range.

The good news is that many meniscal tears can be managed conservatively without need for surgery. Reassuring people about the toughness of the knee and its cartilage can help them see that rehab is well worth a shot!!

10/08/2025

Well done Fred from Andover Gym club 🥉

06/06/2025

So proud of my client for completing the Big 6 – all six World Marathon Majors! 🏁🌍
Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and NYC – what an incredible journey of commitment, grit, and heart.

Huge congrats on becoming a Six Star Finisher! You know who you are- thank you for bringing in your medal🏅💪

03/06/2025

🚨 Sharpen your brainpower in minutes with exercise 🏃‍♀️ 🤯

NEW summarising the first meta-review on acute exercise and cognition 🧠

Full article ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dJNvTK

26/04/2025

🏃‍♂️ To all the marathon runners- The big day is nearly here!

All those trodden miles, times counting reps in the gym, planning your nutrition, managing blisters aches and pains, early nights and stretching those muscles a little bit more each time has got you ready for the 26.2miles! Trust your training and enjoy your day- you’ve earnt it.

I’m proud of you all 🙌

GOOD LUCK 🍀Go have fun out there!

24/04/2025

Colleague Dr Mike Rossiter- for our younger clients if they need referral for investigations