The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends doing 150-300 minutes (2.5-5 hours) of moderate intensity exercise per week OR 70-150 minutes (1-2.5 hours) of vigorous physical exercise per week. This should be a combination of both [...]

Every tissue in the body has a capacity of load it can tolerate. When we apply load which is greater than the tissue’s capacity, we have a higher risk of pain or injury. However, if [...]

Have you rolled your ankle recently? Up to 70% of us have ‘rolled’ our ankle at some point causing a lateral ankle sprain. The most common symptoms are pain and swelling on the outside of [...]

Do you suffer anterior knee pain? Part 1 of 3. Pain below, under or around the knee cap is common in people who do activities which place increased load on the quads. 😡Pain is often [...]

LOADED EXPOSURE A common question we get at Trident is: How long till I can get back to exercising? How much exercise can I do? Depending on the type and level of injury the advice [...]

INJURY When we have an injury often our first response is PAIN as a protection mechanism so we don’t further injure ourselves. After this initial injury we have a period of rest to allow the [...]