Samuel Wilmott

You know the routine. A busy week at work. Long hours sitting at a desk. Maybe a few rushed gym sessions if you're lucky. Then the weekend arrives. Suddenly it's time for a 10km run, a five-a-side football match, a tough gym workout , a long bike ride, or a hard session on the mats. This is where many injuries begin. Daym. As a sports massage therapist, I regularly see people who spend Monday to Friday relatively inactive before trying to cram all their exercise into one or two days at the...

First, does it even exist....yes. It's very real...but what is it actually? It doesn’t happen overnight, and most people don’t realise they’ve crossed into it until their performance starts going backwards. So What Is It Exactly? Overtraining happens when your body doesn’t get enough time to recover between workouts. Training creates stress. The recovery is what makes you stronger. This isn’t just feeling a bit tired. It’s a measurable condition backed by sports science, affecting:...

We’ve all done it. I see it alot at my Sports Massage clinic in Saffron Walden Monday: motivated, smashing workouts. Wednesday: everything hurts, energy’s gone, and suddenly even walking upstairs feels awful The problem isn’t that you’re training too much. It’s that you’re not recovering well enough to support how much you want to train. Stop Eating Like A Child... Eat like a athlete. Up your calories, more carbs, more protein, more veg and fruit. If you are upping your miles, your weights,...