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The Return of Tiger Woods

07Nov

It’s been an exciting few weeks for golf fans all over the world with Tiger Woods announcing his return to the professional golf scene. He will compete in the World Golf Challenge at the end of the November in the Bahamas. He has also drip fed some footage on his social media pages, which has … Continued

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PEAK Coach Turned Golf Caddy

02Nov

Last week I was offered the experience to caddy for a professional golf tournament for PEAK athlete Maverick Antcliff during the QLD open held at the Brisbane Golf Club. I wanted to share my reflections as both an avid golfer plus from the view of a Titleist Performance Institute certified physiotherapist. Unfortunately, the golf course … Continued

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How To Invest In The Right Running Shoes

08May

Did you see it? Read or hear about it? Over the weekend global brand Nike executed it’s all out assault on sending a select group of the best athletes on the planet beyond the 2 hour marathon barrier. It was a largely manufactured effort which fell narrowly short of the target, with Kenyan athlete … Continued

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Improving your running technique, it’s just like riding a bike..

01May

What am I talking about? Turns out the repetitive, cyclic action of turning your feet over the pedals on your bike is a great analogy to apply when training your running technique. There has been more debate and research regarding running ‘form’ (I prefer the word ‘technique’) in the past few years than ever … Continued

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Rickie Fowlers Winning Move

17Mar

I hope last week’s article highlighted the importance of the role your body and physiotherapy plays in the golf swing. I want to help a golfer of any level play better golf, by becoming a better athlete. As low back pain is the number 1 complaint of golfers, I am going to begin writing a … Continued

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Is your Body Hurting Your Golf Game?

09Mar

I want to help all golfers play better golf by becoming better athletes. Welcome to the first Peak Golf Athlete blog post where I am going to begin writing from a physiotherapist’s perspective on how to optimise your body to optimise your swing. It concerns me that amateur golfers are more intrigued by the … Continued

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What is your smartphone doing to your spine?

15Mar

Today’s technology is fantastic. So fantastic that we find ourselves sitting in front of any sort of screen for a fair chunk of our day. But how is that affecting our body and what can we do about it?

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Footwear Review: Nike Free Run Distance

09Mar

I’ve been fortunate enough to recently trial one of Nike’s newest running shoe models, the Free Run Distance, which was very impressive. Understanding footwear, and the innovation behind the design concepts is one of the most enjoyable parts of my work as a Podiatrist, so I wanted to share my thoughts on the shoe and the type of runner I would recommend this to.

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Peak Charity Day

02Dec

Come down and join the Peak team at our Charity Day this Sunday the 6th of December with all donations heading straight to our friend’s at ‘Child’s Play Queensland’. Child’s Play is a not for profit child psychology clinic, helping kids with mental health issues.

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Is Alcohol Preventing You From Reaching Your Goals?

07Nov

We all have goals that we will work towards to give each day some purpose. When it comes to our health, our goals can include anything from running a marathon to losing a few inches from your waist. Whatever your goal, I can assure you that alcohol will continually take you one step further from that it.

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