Nutrition for Cyclists: Getting the basics right

New Body Osteopathy Health & Fitness, Nutrition

When New Body Osteopathy asked me to write a nutrition themed article for Bespoke, I thought to myself, “where on earth do I begin?” “Something about sports nutrition for cyclists” somebody suggested. This didn’t really narrow it down much as there is so much a Sports Dietitian can do to help an athlete meet their individual goals. So, I spent …

Let’s Talk About… Lower Back Pain

New Body Osteopathy Health & Fitness, Osteopathy

This article was written for Bespoke Cycling – 04 April 2017. The second of this mini-series of blog posts on cycling injuries with Charlotte Mead, resident Osteopath with New Body Osteopathy, and Bespoke‘s Head of bike Fitting, Ben Hallam focuses on low back pain, how you get it, how to fix it, and how to stop it coming back. Ben …

Fuelling For Performance

New Body Osteopathy Health & Fitness, Nutrition

  Like most amateur cyclists, I know I have a few barriers to improving my performance. Mainly these are: getting the miles in around work and life, motivation, following a structured training plan and diet. Coming out of what feels like a never-ending winter, I’m on track with the first three; I’m up to 16hr weeks on the bike, motivation …

Let’s Talk About…Hip Pain

New Body Osteopathy Health & Fitness, Osteopathy

This article was written for Bespoke Cycling – 16 February 2017 The first of a mini-series of blog posts on cycling injuries with Bespoke’s Head of bike Fitting, Ben Hallam and resident Osteopath with New Body Osteopathy, Charlotte Mead focuses on hip pain, how you get it, how to fix it, and how to stop it coming back. Ben and …

Coffee Anyone? Cola?? Osteoporosis???

New Body Osteopathy Health & Fitness, Nutrition

This article was written for We Are The City  – 20 June 2013 Wow, 9,500 of you have read this. Many of us pop in to our local coffee shop on the way to work for a latte, maybe even grab a diet cola for later, but did you know that there may be a link between an increased intake …