Health and Fitness Ireland

08/08/2017

A jersey I love .. Good luck Sunday lads... Like our page, share this post and tag a friend

COMPETITION TIME FOLKS: To mark the launch of our new website www.healthandfitness.net - we are giving away a signed Waterford Jersey. LIKE OUR PAGE SHARE THIS POST & TAG A FRIEND to enter - Winner announced Saturday 19th August. Don't forget to check out our new website. Waterford, Ireland Waterford GAA Waterford Camogie Muriel Cuddy Darren Murray Munster Gaa RTÉ Sport

05/08/2017

COMPETITION TIME FOLKS: To mark the launch of our new website www.healthandfitness.net - we are giving away a signed Tipperary Jersey. To enter Like, Share or Tag a Friend to enter - Winner Announced Next Saturday 12th August. Don't forget to check out our new website www.healthandfitness.net. Best of Luck! Darren Murray Muriel Cuddy SportsTalk Tipperary GAA Sport Fan Page Tipperary Jobs Tipperary Supporters Club Tipp FM Official GAA Munster Gaa Tipperary Crystal

04/08/2017

Great incentive - love this

03/08/2017

Really good breakdown of Bolts perfect running technique

26/07/2017

How true....

13/07/2017

We 've spoken about the importance of the Gluteus medius...

The gluteal muscles provide great power in the human body. However, weakness of one key muscle can lead to injury risk and reduced power generation.   The gluteal muscle group is comprised of the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus, and is a very powerful muscle group of the human body, controlling…

06/07/2017

17/06/2017

INJURY PREVENTION/REDUCTION IS BIG BUSINESS!!

Check out these incredible injury stats from the English Premier League!

It is not hard to understand why preventing injury is the most important focus of any strength and conditioning program. Saves thousands of $$ and improves team success by helping keep your best players on the field!

Very sad to see hamstring strain being the most prevalent injury when the large majority are preventable. Soccer/football players put their hamstrings under very high stress when sprinting and often do very little strength work in the gym to improve their tolerance to this stress.

With the amount of research coming out now supporting eccentric hamstring exercises such as Nordics there really is no excuse not to include them in your program.

And no, they will NOT make you slower. Proper leg strengthening will in fact help IMPROVE your speed over 10-20m!!

15/06/2017

Great stretch guys..

In this video, I demonstrate a couple of simple techniques to stretch the often troublesome piriformis muscle of the hip.

15/06/2017

Really good on gait cycle .. Look at stride length

14/06/2017

13/06/2017

My mantra..

You can't put fitness on dysfunction. http://bit.ly/2onLm6E