Do you struggle to activate or feel your core? Are you shoulders often tight/hunched? Do you ever feel tight chested? Or do you struggle with your cardio fitness/often get out of breath? Breathing. Something we do every day, and thankfully without thinking. But what if I said with a little training, you could happily answer…
It is all too common I watch/hear talk about the horses cool down but what about yours? And by this I am referring to training both on and off the horse. Truth is training is only half of the equation and your training isn’t even the most important half. The cool down is the single…
Food is our fuel, what we eat has the power to change how we feel, look and perform. The food we eat builds every cell in our body, every single piece of food you eat can either enhance or impair you. Nutrition is a science yes but it doesn’t need to be complicated. The modern…
I don’t know about you but when I search for ‘core exercises’ or ‘core strengthening’ I am hit by a minefield of information. But what if I told you it isn’t all that complicated – make use of this rainy cold weather, sit inside with a cuppa and take 5 minutes to give this a…
Have a headache that just keeps coming back? Pain in your leg that no amount of stretching/foam rolling seems to help? Suffer from chronic pain but can’t pinpoint it down to a trauma/injury? Chances are you might be suffering from referred pain. Referred pain put simply is when the site of your pain isn’t the…
Shoulders back, give with your hand not your body, relax the shoulders, open your chest….all commonly heard in riding lessons but what if there was simple effective fix for this that doesn’t involve gruelling hours in the gym or expensive pieces of kit. Shoulder strength and mobility is so often overlooked as whilst the majority…
Core is a big focus for riders for stability and balance in the saddle but we so often forget about our gluteal muscles (our bum). Without strong gluts a strong core will not get you the position, stillness and balance you desire. Just like a poor back end on a horse not only doesn’t look…
No matter if your just hack or regularly compete our horses all have a job, they are athletes and so are we. The sport of equestrianism is totally unique as it requires two athletes to compete and work together as one. One is no good without the other and every athlete needs a proper training…
Balanced healthy meals, we are all told to have them but what exactly does this look like? Some say plates full of colour, some say half vegetables, ¼ meat, ¼ starchy carbs, big plate small plate, avoid dairy, avoid gluten, don’t eat carbs after 6pm…. The list goes on. Truth it eating well should not…
6 hours 19mins is the average UK sleep time per night despite the extensive research of the benefits for both health and wellbeing of getting the full 8 hours. Stress, busy lives, hectic work schedules and for you the added care of your beloved furry friends and/or competing sleep has taken a back seat…
‘Mobility’ a huge buzz word in the equestrian world now not only for our equine friends but for us too. Having greater mobility has been proven effective in improving position, posture and overall performance. The more mobility you have the better connection with your horse. However do we know what it really means….. Are flexibility…
“Average people have wishes and hopes, successful people have goals and plans” Maybe a bit late to the new years resolutions party but it is important to remember your health and fitness journey can start anytime – you don’t need to wait for a Monday or a new month or till after you get back…