We’re going to focus on both your balance and your quads, at the front of the thigh, especially that area above the knee that also supports and strengthens the knee itself.  As with all balance exercises, you should also feel it in the glutes, as well those lower abs. This is as with any standard squat except you’re up on your toes! Keeping nice and tall, you can either imagine you’re holding an imaginary ball out in front of your chest, or if it helps hold the position more readily, use your arms as a pendulum. Initially it can help...

One of my favourites for clients with shoulder & neck challenges, the rotator row is wonderful for stabilising the shoulder, and gently training it back “into position”. For this you will need a physio or resistant tube band or a light (1 up to 3kg) free weight. To have a look at the exercise movement, it’s not dissimilar from the arm rotation of the Asian welcoming or money cat– see 0.25s . Holding your arm out to the side so that it’s parallel to the floor, bend it so that you have with a clean right angle at your elbow...

Here at Strong Nutrients, we’ve decided that since March is the month when so many people get back outdoors and get active, that we should look at helping you to get back your strength & into shape, in particular from the waist down! This is the time of year that people head for the snow, skiing & snow-boarding, or embrace the great outdoors with those brighter evenings.  The running and tennis shoes come out, as do those football boots. All the while those in the fitness industry get prepared to deal with the busiest time of year for pulls and...

With so much talk about Tweakments at the moment, the light aesthetic changes we can make to look our absolute best as we age, it never fails to fascinate me that such conversations are so frequently held without any reference to the nutrients we can take to help ensure the very cells within our bodies remain as naturally youthful and strong as possible in the first place - before we launch into adding the aesthetic needles!  Cellution tends to be one of the unsung heroes in the Strong Nutrients range. Unlike the Casein Protein and Creatine which loudly cry strength...