Shift Fitness

4️⃣ years...

With some incredible feats of strength and even a wedding, we've been through lots of wonderful milestones together and these ladies have prioritised their health and fitness the whole way 🥳

Here's to 4 years of fitness and friendship, with many more to come 🥂 Congratulations Jess and Jo!

PUMPED for more racing on Sunday 💪

Should I still exercise when injured? 🤔

Whilst Craig won't be doing sprints followed by box jumps any time soon - 𝙡𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩...

It's our pet peeve to hear GP's tell clients to avoid the gym until 'fully healed', but we also understand the crux of this recommendation.

Let's use 'Happy Hopper' here ⬆️as an example.

Craig will be in a moon boot and crutches for 10 days then reassessed for further treatment. He has chosen to 'rest' completely for 7 days then assess the swelling.

His usual upper body workouts, even performed with light weights may increase the swelling in his foot, making it uncomfortable to rest. And performing single leg exercises will overwork his already over-compensating left leg.

He hopes to return to light upper body training and core work after a week, even then, monitoring the swelling and minimising his overall 'hopping' time before his follow up appointment. But never doing anything that will prolong his not-so-happy-hopper time.

Moral of the story ⬇️

⚠️We are not doctors.
If you have been given guidelines by your medical pro - listen to them. If it's been months and you truly feel ready to return to training, speak up and get their clearance first.

⚠️𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 - 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. We have no idea why you keep getting that pain in the multiple spots you're pointing to! And we cannot diagnose you.

⚠️Sometimes, stretching isn't enough. And a massage may not cut it. If it feels deeper than a bruise, see your physio so they can assess your ROM and help you to avoid it in future. We work alongside some fantastic local clinics to ensure your speedy recovery.