by Willem Nelson | May 13, 2024 | Main
Building up to Comrades, the last few weeks of preparation are extremely important. It’s at this point where tapering down on weekly mileage and intensity comes into play and focusing on recovery is a must. Over doing it just before race day can be a big mistake and...
by Willem Nelson | Jun 25, 2021 | Main
Sports massage is a type of massage specifically aimed at athletic performance. It consists of manipulation of soft tissue (skin, muscle, tendons or fascia) through the application of different massage techniques to achieve specific goals in sports performance,...
by Willem Nelson | Apr 14, 2020 | Main
Stretching is often an overlooked and underrated part of exercise despite the huge benefits that it comes with. Most of us rush through this quickly just to acknowledge that it was done but sadly it is often not done correctly so the benefits of the activity therefore...
by Willem Nelson | Feb 27, 2020 | Main
In our previous post we defined recovery as the process whereby there is restoration of something to a former state of health, proper functioning or even to a better state. We also mentioned nutrition as one of the factors affecting recovery. In this article we...
by Willem Nelson | Feb 21, 2020 | Main
Recovery is the process whereby there is restoration of something to its former state of health or proper functioning. Some definitions go even further, including not only restoration but also achieving a better state than the original condition. This is the...
