We are excited to announce that on Monday March 4 PhyxMe will launch a brand new specialist Pilates studio: Q Pilates.
Part of the Allsports Physiotherapy Group, Q Pilates is a leading provider of physio-based Pilates in south east Queensland and Cairns will be the first studio opened in regional Queensland.
With our world ever-changing and transitioning to one of electronic communication, I question what effect this will have on business networking events.
So often my generation, and those before us, are still invited to networking drinks, breakfasts and lunches, where we are encouraged to talk, hand out paper business cards and make contact with fellow business owners and entrepreneurs. Read more
One of the most common complaints we get at PhyxMe is heel pain, particularly the type of heel pain that is at its worst first thing in the morning when people hop out of bed.
MEGAN: Hi Jesse, I’m going to commence by asking you a question – how much DOMS is too much? I think it’s important to remember that part of doing exercise is to get stronger muscles, which causes small muscle tears so the muscle grows. DOMS is part of this process. DOMS can also be from lactic acid build up and simple muscle fatigue from doing strenuous work.
Growing pains are a mysterious but common complaint in young children, usually affecting boys and girls between the ages of 3-5 and 8-11. The pain is mostly nocturnal (no sleep for mum and dad either!) and occurs in the muscles (not in the joints) around the calf, behind the knee, front of thigh and arms. They don’t cause your child to limp and they don’t have any difficulty walking, playing or exercising. Growing pains don’t cause any long-term damage.
“Treatment” for growing pains can involve
Every year on Daffodil Day the PhyxMe team makes the whole day about remembering those we have lost and those who are fighting, as well as raising money to support local families affected by cancer.
By Leah HorstmannWhen a fitness studio shares a home with a physiotherapy clinic, you get a pretty good feel for the most prevalent injuries and conditions your clients need phyxing. Our top five, in no particular order:
- Hips
- Knees
- Back
- Ankle
- Shoulder Read more
Demo shoes and expert fit advicePhyxMe and On Running invites the Cairns running, walking and active community to Come and Try the world’s lightest performance running shoes. These events provide a unique opportunity to try on different styles of On shoes and actually go out for a run (or walk) so you can experience “Running on Clouds”. Read more
As a teenager, we are asked to make the actual decision on “what do we want to be when we grow up”. For some it is easy, they always knew. While others feel enormous pressure because, in all honesty, they have no idea.
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Even for us mere mortals, the Achilles tendon can cause plenty of problems.
For instance when you find yourself hobbling out of the bedroom every morning. Or when your calves tighten up and the back of your heels ache from simply walking or running through our beautiful city of Cairns.
