Health in Motion

🔥 Forearm Strength

Strong forearms and fingers are essential for grip strength, wrist control and endurance. For climbers, developing strength and control through the forearm can help support the demands of gripping, pulling and maintaining control on the wall.

✅ Benefits
• Strengthens the forearm extensors, helping develop strength around the wrist and fingers.
• Improves finger extension strength and individual finger control.
• Supports balanced grip strength by strengthening the muscles that work alongside the finger flexors.
• Improves wrist and hand stability during loading and gripping activities.
• Helps prepare the forearms for the repetitive demands of climbing and other grip-intensive activities.

Get in touch with us at Health in Motion.
📍 Clinics in Guildford & Surbiton
📞 Guildford: 01483 310440
📞 Surbiton: 020 3146 6882
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NEWSLETTER OF THE WEEK 📚

🤓 Painful Squats? Here's What Your Knees Might Be Telling You

This week’s newsletter explores why your knees might be hurting when you squat, what could be contributing to the problem, and what your body may be trying to tell you. If squatting has become uncomfortable, it’s worth understanding the reason behind the pain rather than simply pushing through it.

🔗 Read the full article via the link in our bio.

💬 We'd love to hear your thoughts! What topics would you like to see featured in future newsletters? Let us know in the comments below.

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📞 Tolworth: 020 3146 6882
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🌟** Client Testimonial at Health in Motion **🌟

"Saw Lucy for a very swollen, painful and not working very well knee. Had a diagnosis in the first session, was given excellent advice, a good exercise plan and then had a few helpful treatments to help clear the swelling and get it mobile gain. It worked a treat and I was back up and (figuratively) running in no time. I would highly recommend." - A Gollogly

Whether you're dealing with long-term pain or just want to move better, our team is here to help you get back to your best.
Ready to feel the difference? Tap the link in our bio to book your session!

We're delighted to have been part of your journey to recovery! Thank you for choosing Health in Motion. 💪

📍 ** Clinics in Guildford & Surbiton**
📞 Guildford: 01483310440
📞 Tolworth: 02031466882
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🔥 Deep Squats with Front Plate Reaches 🔥

Looking to improve your barbell squat? This is an effective movement preparation exercise that helps you develop better control and confidence, making it easier to transfer these qualities to your barbell squat.

Holding a weight out in front acts as a counterbalance, allowing you to explore a deeper squat position with greater control while identifying movement restrictions or compensations.

Benefits:
✅ Promotes optimal squat mechanics by encouraging an upright torso and reducing excessive forward lean.
✅ Provides immediate feedback to help identify and correct common movement compensations.
✅ Improves squat depth while developing hip and ankle mobility.
✅ Challenges the deep core to enhance trunk stability and control.
✅ Helps maintain a neutral spine, reducing unnecessary stress on the lower back.

Whether you're preparing to squat heavier, improving movement quality, or addressing mobility limitations, this exercise is a valuable addition to your warm-up or accessory work.

💪 Better movement quality = Better squats.

Get in touch with us at Health in Motion.
📍 Clinics in Guildford & Surbiton
📞 Guildford: 01483 310440
📞 Surbiton: 020 3146 6882
📧 [email protected]

🔗 Link in bio to book an appointment or learn more.

NEWSLETTER OF THE WEEK 📚

🤓 Understanding Diagnostic Ultrasound: What It Can Tell Us About Your Injury

This week’s newsletter explores the role of diagnostic ultrasound in injury assessment, looking at how it can provide valuable insight into the underlying structures involved and help build a clearer picture of an injury. We’ll take a closer look at what diagnostic ultrasound can tell you, how it can support the assessment process, and how these findings can help guide rehabilitation and treatment.

🔗 Read the full article via the link in our bio.

💬 We'd love to hear your thoughts! What topics would you like to see featured in future newsletters? Let us know in the comments below.

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📞 Tolworth: 020 3146 6882
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🏋️ Hip Flexor Raises 🔥

Strong hip flexors play an important role in walking, running, stair climbing, and many sporting movements. They help lift the leg efficiently while working alongside the core and pelvis to maintain stability and control throughout movement.

✅ Benefits
• Improves athletic performance. Strong hip flexors contribute to running speed, power, agility, and explosive movements.
• Combats the effects of prolonged sitting. Long periods of sitting can lead to weakness and reduced mobility in the hip flexors. This exercise helps strengthen these muscles and restore active control through the hip.

Health in Motion's Top Tips 💡
• Maintain an upright posture throughout the exercise.
• Keep the knee straight and lift the leg in a slow, controlled manner.
• Avoid leaning backwards or compensating through the lower back.
• Focus on quality movement rather than height of lift.

Get in touch with us at Health in Motion.
📍 Clinics in Guildford & Surbiton
📞 Guildford: 01483 310440
📞 Surbiton: 020 3146 6882
📧 [email protected]

🔗 Link in bio to book an appointment or learn more.

NEWSLETTER OF THE WEEK 📚

🤓 Balance Matters: Reducing Falls Through Better Movement

This week’s newsletter explores the importance of balance and how improving the way we move can help reduce the risk of falls. Balance is something we often take for granted, until it becomes more challenging. This newsletter looks at simple, practical ways to support better movement, improve balance and help maintain independence in everyday life.

🔗 Read the full article via the link in our bio.

💬 We'd love to hear your thoughts! What topics would you like to see featured in future newsletters? Let us know in the comments below.

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📞 Tolworth: 020 3146 6882
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🧗 Pistol Squats for Climbers 🔥

The pistol squat is a challenging single-leg exercise that develops strength, balance, mobility and control, all important qualities for climbing.

✅ Benefits
• Builds single-leg strength for powerful high steps and pushing through footholds.
• Improves hip and ankle mobility for deeper, more demanding climbing positions.
• Develops balance and lower-limb stability when climbing on small or awkward footholds.
• Highlights differences between sides, helping identify weaknesses and movement limitations.

Health in Motion's Top Tips 💡
• Focus on controlled movement rather than depth.
• Keep the knee tracking in line with the foot.
• Maintain balance and control throughout the movement.
• Use an assisted variation if a full pistol squat is too challenging.

Want to understand your movement and improve your climbing performance? VALD HumanTrak can provide objective data to assess movement quality and track your progress.

Get in touch with us at Health in Motion.

📍 Clinics in Guildford & Surbiton
📞 Guildford: 01483 310440
📞 Surbiton: 020 3146 6882
📧 [email protected]

🔗 Link in bio to book an appointment or learn more.

📊 VALD HumanTrak Movement Assessment 🏋️‍♂️

VALD HumanTrak uses markerless motion capture technology to assess movement patterns and provide objective data on how your body moves during functional movements.

It can help our team identify areas to improve, track progress over time and support more targeted performance and rehabilitation programmes.

✅ Why use HumanTrak?
• Objective movement analysis
• Identify movement limitations and asymmetries
• Track changes and progress over time
• Support personalised rehabilitation and performance programmes

Whether you're returning from injury, looking to improve performance or simply want to understand your movement better, VALD HumanTrak can help provide the data behind your movement.

Get in touch with us at Health in Motion.
📍 Clinics in Guildford & Surbiton
📞 Guildford: 01483 310440
📞 Surbiton: 020 3146 6882
📧 [email protected]
🔗 Link in bio to book an appointment or learn more.