Massage Balls vs Gua Sha: Simple Recovery Tools Worth Trying This Summer Self-massage tools have had a real moment over the past few years, and two of the most searched-for are massage balls and gua sha tools. They are not interchangeable, though, and which one helps depends on what you are actually trying to achieve. What a massage ball...
Tennis Elbow: Causes, Treatment and the Right Support for Summer Tennis elbow is not just a tennis injury. Plenty of people who have never picked up a racket get it, from gardening, decorating, or repetitive lifting at work. But summer genuinely does bring a spike in cases, between more racket sports, more DIY, and more time spent on activities that...
Cooling Gels for Summer Aches and Pains: What Actually Works Warmer weather means more activity. More running, more gardening, more hours on your feet. It also means more aches and strains, and that is exactly where cooling gels come in. Biofreeze is one of the most searched for names in topical pain relief, and it earns attention. It is a...
Shoulder Support for Summer Sport: Swimming, Tennis and Overhead Activity Open water swimming, tennis, padel, paddleboarding: summer brings a lot of overhead and repetitive shoulder movement, and that is exactly the kind of load that tends to flare up an ageing or previously injured shoulder. Why summer is hard on the shoulders The shoulder relies on a small group...
Knee Support for Summer Running and Cycling: Strap, Brace or Splint? Summer is when knee niggles tend to surface. More running, more cycling, more miles than the body has been used to over winter. Picking the right support comes down to what is actually going on, not just grabbing whatever is cheapest online. Why summer brings more knee complaints...
How to Tape for Summer Sport: A Practical Strapping Guide Tape is one of the simplest items to pack for a summer of sport. Whether it is rigid strapping for extra joint support or kinesiology tape for sensory feedback, knowing which to reach for, and how to apply it properly makes a genuine difference. Rigid strapping vs kinesiology tape Zinc...
What to Pack in Your Hyrox Race Day Bag Race day preparation is easy to overlook during a training block and easy to regret on the morning of the event. When you are in the warm-up area with your heart rate already climbing, you do not want to be looking for something you forgot to pack. Here is the kit...
DOMS After Hyrox: What is Normal and What Isn't You have done your first Hyrox. You felt good at the finish line. You woke up two days later and could not get down the stairs without holding the bannister. Welcome to DOMS. Delayed onset muscle soreness is a normal physiological response to exercise, and Hyrox produces it in abundance. The...
Why Your Knees and Hips Hate Sandbag Lunges (And What to Do About It) Ask anyone who has done Hyrox what the hardest station was. A lot of people will say the sandbag lunges. One hundred metres of weighted isolated leg work, being the second to last of the eight stations, when the legs are already tired from the prior...
The Hyrox Training Kit You Can Use at Home Between Sessions Hyrox prep does not live entirely in the gym. A lot of the work that makes the real difference happens between sessions: the recovery days, the mobility work, the prehab exercises that keep your hips and knees functioning properly under load week after week. You do not need a...
