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Article by the Drummond Team

What is a Sacroiliac Joint?

We have 2 sacroiliac joints.  They are the connections between the sacrum of the spine and the corresponding portion of the pelvic girdle.

When the pelvic girdle is working well, the structure sometimes doesn’t get the credit it is due.  The function of the sacroiliac joint is to […]

By |February 18th, 2019|Article, Physio|

Healthy slow-cooked beef pie

Have your pie and eat it too!!  This recipe from the British Heart Foundation is low in salt, fat and saturates –  and not to mention, tasty!

Category: Main meal | Serves: Makes 4 individual pies

Prep time: 30 minutes | Cooking time: 3.5 hours

INGREDIENTS

100g (3½oz) onion, diced
100g (3½oz) celery, diced
100g (3½oz) carrots, diced
1 […]

By |February 18th, 2019|Article, Nutrition, Recipes|

Yoga – a transformational practice

Written By Carole Frost, Drummond Educator, Yoga Lead and MiBODY Director 

Yoga helps us connect various elements of our lives ranging from exercise, relaxation, nutrition and respiration, to meditation and self-awareness (spiritual development). It’s these links in yoga practice and philosophy that I believe draws so many people to Yoga. It also partly explains it effectiveness, […]

By |February 18th, 2019|Article, Yoga|

Profiling Muscles Part 6: Muscles of the shoulder joint posterior for Fitness Trainers – The Teres Minor and Infraspinatus

By Dr Paul Batman, PhD.

MUSCLE: TERES MINOR and INFRASPINATUS

DESCRIPTION:

The teres minor is strongly linked with the infraspinatus and is located on the posterior aspect of the scapula. Both these muscles work together to produce the same actions at the shoulder joint.

ORIGIN:

Infraspinous fossa and lateral border of the scapula.

INSERTION:

Lateral posterior surface of the greater tubercle and […]

By |February 18th, 2019|Anatomy, Article, Muscle Profiling|

Interview with Sports Photographer Darren Wheeler – a.k.a “That Camera Man”

Alice Hector, Ambassador to our sister company – Drummond Clinic – interviews Sports photographer Darren Wheeler

What drew you to photography, and triathlon photography, in particular?

I was initially drawn to sports photography through my own personal love of water-skiing. I have always embraced challenges that most photographers would shy away from. Bobbing along in a cold […]

By |February 15th, 2019|Article, Business|

Vegan brownies

Chewy, dense, fudgy and a little gooey (if served warm!), that are sure to go down a treat whatever your dietary preferences.

Serves: 10-12

INGREDIENTS

14g milled flaxseed
90ml warm water
150g soft brown ( or coconut) sugar
130g oat flour, gluten free if necessary*
85g almond flour
30g cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of […]

By |February 15th, 2019|Nutrition, Recipes|

Running Injuries: Hamstring Tendinopathy

Hamstring Tendinopathy  (a real pain in the butt!) 

Article by the Drummond Team

We all know how annoying it can be to have an injury that reacts adversely to acute spikes in training load such as Patella tendonitis and Achilles tendonitis, so why don’t we know more about this real pain in the butt…Hamstring Tendinopathy? Before we […]

By |February 15th, 2019|Article, Running|

The Educated Athlete

Article by the Drummond Team 

 The below information is relevant to everyone – both experienced and novice runners. This can help you distinguish between the soreness experienced due to physiological adaptations and the pain which can be detrimental to your goals and therefore requires further assessment. We have also included evidence-based strategies to aid the prevention […]

By |February 11th, 2019|Article, Lifestyle, Running|

Does Dry January Lead to Fling-February?

Article by the Drummond Team

This year, nearly 4 million people in the UK said they were planning to stop drinking alcohol in  January – and the official Dry January campaign says it’s designed to “reset” people’s relationship with alcohol.

Will a month of being off the booze really help people gain new habits, or is there […]

By |February 11th, 2019|Article, Health, Lifestyle|

20 tips to eat well for less

Article by the Drummond Team

If the rising costs of food and groceries are discouraging you from making changes to you and your family’s diet then read on –  healthy eating doesn’t have to cost more.

20 Tips:

Write a shopping list

Draw up a weekly meal plan using up ingredients you already have and make a shopping list […]

By |February 8th, 2019|Lifestyle, Nutrition|