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Ideas and workouts to keep fit during social distancing

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By: Rui

March 25, 2020

These are unprecedented times – strange and eerie – lived amidst the Corona virus epidemic. The British PM has announced a country-wide lockdown, affecting even our unstoppable capital, London. The outside world is just behind our front doors but beyond our reach. Being inside the majority of the time can take its toll on our physical and mental health but…

Are you sleeping well?

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By: Rui

February 25, 2020

Many high achievers and successful people state that they only sleep a very small amount of time. Time is money! When it comes to health is this something we should take as a good example? How does sleep affect our health? Until very recent years we knew very little about sleep. Due to the location of our personal training studios…

Goal Setting for the New Year

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By: Rui

December 9, 2019

We all know we set those New Year goals and by February we fall off the wagon. Join us at South Place on the 1st February in the Secret Garden for an afternoon of wellness and goal setting. Start with a movement class and an innovative talk “From Injury to Fitness” with OITOO founder Rui Reis. Coach Adrian Klemens will host…

The Importance of Body Sensory Optimisation for Training and Rehabilitation

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By: Rui

November 6, 2019

How many times did you do an exercise and later found out that its purpose was totally different from how you performed it? Have you asked yourself if there is a faster way to reach your goals? In this short article I will explore how sensory perception can help you on these occasions. When we go to the gym, although…

Quick guide to recover from sciatica pain

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By: Rui

October 15, 2019

Sciatica is a symptom rather than a specific diagnosis. Available evidence from basic science and clinical research indicates that both inflammation and compression are important in order for the nerve root to be symptomatic. Although the term sciatica is simple and easy to use, it is, in fact, an archaic and confusing term. For most researchers and clinicians, it refers…

The common fallacy of fatigue & exercise

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By: Rui

October 11, 2019

Exercise is a tool for optimization. There is no one single way to accomplish this, there are many avenues! However, If this one big thing is misjudged you could be headed for disaster; the amount of fatigue in your workouts. If you notice that you barely get what you put into exercise, you might be falling for this huge fallacy in…