Peak Performance Clinic

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⭐ Award winning physio & massage
🥈 NL Awards Best Wellbeing 2026
🎓 CSP & HCPC Registered
📍 Heart of the Shires & Lutterworth
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Cramping isn’t (just) a hydration issue. 🚫💧Research increasingly points to neuromuscular fatigue: your nervous system an...
27/08/2026

Cramping isn’t (just) a hydration issue. 🚫💧

Research increasingly points to neuromuscular fatigue: your nervous system and muscles being under-prepared for the load you’re asking of them.

The real fix? Smart, progressive training that builds capacity for race-day demands.

Book in for your runners performance MOT today

26/08/2026

Rest is not the same as recovery.

Total rest feels like the safe choice. Often it’s the thing that slows you down. Stiffness sets in, confidence drops, and the parts of you that were never injured lose condition too.

Active recovery looks different. Controlled, graded movement. A plan that changes week to week. Not the same sheet for six weeks straight.

Not sure what you should and shouldn’t be doing right now? That’s exactly what an assessment is for.

🔗link in bio to book an assessment

Follow for more of this, and save it for the next time someone tells you to just rest it.

25/08/2026

Your first post-op appointment can feel like a big step. 🤍

We know it’s not just about the physical side, there’s often nerves, uncertainty, and a lot of questions swirling too. That’s why we take it slow. We’ll walk you through what to expect, answer everything on your mind, and meet you exactly where you are.

No rushing. No pressure. Just a calm, supported start to your recovery. 🌿

21/08/2026

Most running injuries aren’t really a running problem, they’re a strength problem.

Quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes. If one of these is lagging behind, or lagging behind on one side, that’s usually where the pain ends up.

That’s why we’ve launched the Runners MOT, a strength and running assessment built specifically for runners. We also offer hybrid and online coaching for runners, with strength and conditioning built straight into your plan.

Comment ‘RUNNERS MOT’ below and we’ll send you the details.

20/08/2026

Do you feel like you are going to constantly roll over on your ankle?

Is ankle instability something you struggle with?

Try these exercises

👉Single leg standing with inward stress; have badn around your ankle pulling you inwards, stand on that leg and resist the pull whilst remained balance on the one leg; aim for 20s hold x 3 sets.
👉Towel scrunches; can do this in standing or seated, it is literally what it says on the tin, scrunch a towel focusing on that intrinsic foot control; aim for 10s work x 3 sets.
👉Banded calf raise; have a band around yur ankle and the non banded leg slightly offset forwards, this means that backwards leg is doing all the work and has to work harder to work the calf whilst also remaining balanced; aim for 8 reps x 3 sets.
👉Banded eversion; all round great exercise to help strengthen the outside of your ankle; aim for 10 reps x 3 sets.
👉Banded reverse lunge; have a band around the static leg and lunge backwards; aim for 6 reps x 3 sets.

18/08/2026

🦵 “I’ve been told it’s just wear and tear...”

This is something I hear from people with knee osteoarthritis all the time.

But here’s the good news: a diagnosis of osteoarthritis doesn’t automatically mean your knee will continue to get worse or that surgery is your only option.

During today’s session, we talked about:
✔️ What osteoarthritis actually is (it’s much more than just “wear and tear”)
✔️ Why movement is one of the best things you can do for your knee
✔️ How strengthening the muscles around the knee can improve function and reduce pain
✔️ The importance of staying active in a way that suits you

Every person’s experience with knee osteoarthritis is different, which is why treatment should be tailored to your goals, lifestyle and symptoms not just an X-ray.

If knee pain is stopping you from walking, exercising, or doing the things you enjoy, you don’t have to just put up with it.

📩 Get in touch to see how physiotherapy could help you move with more confidence.

💬 Have you ever been told your knee pain is “just old age” or “just wear and tear”? Let me know in the comments.

16/08/2026

3 squats that’ll land you in my clinic 👇

❌ Knees caving in
❌ Lower back rounding at the bottom
❌ Heels lifting off the floor

Small faults, but under load and repetition, they add up and they’re some of the most common reasons people end up booking a physio appointment.

The fix isn’t complicated, but it is individual. Your ideal squat depends on your hip mobility, ankle mobility, and control not a one-size-fits-all cue.

Not sure which one’s you? Send us your squat video and we’ll tell you what to work on 🎥👇

13/08/2026

Tom came to us because running had started hurting, one leg specifically. The instinct is always to blame the painful side. But when we tested his strength properly, the numbers told a different story, and it changed how we treated him.

This is why we test rather than guess. If you’re dealing with pain that doesn’t quite add up, or an injury that keeps coming back, an assessment is the best place to start.

Book your initial assessment, link in bio.

11/08/2026

🚨Treadmill🚨 One of our favourite bits of kit 🏃‍♂️ Our treadmill lets us break down your gait in real time; stride pattern, foot strike, symmetry, the lot. It’s a key part of our MOT packages, helping us spot what’s driving pain or limiting performance before it becomes a bigger issue.

Training for a race? This is exactly where we start, dialling in your movement so you can go into race day prepared, not just hopeful. 🎯

06/08/2026

Richard is 30. A dad. And for months, hip pain was stealing moments he couldn’t get back picking up his kids, playing on the floor, just moving through his day without wincing.

He’d already seen 3 physios before he came to me. All good people. All qualified. But none of them treated him just his hip. Generic exercises. Cookie-cutter plans. Nothing that actually fit his life, his body, or what he needed to get back to.

That’s the problem with so much physio out there it’s not personal. And when it’s not personal, it doesn’t stick.

We did things differently. We looked at Richard as a whole person, not just a diagnosis. And the difference showed.

If you’re dealing with pain that’s holding you back and you’ve tried the generic route without success I see you. You’re not broken, you just haven’t had a plan built around YOU yet.

I’m opening up a few discovery calls for people in a similar position. Link in bio (or drop “HIP” in the comments) and let’s talk about what’s actually going on and what it’ll take to fix it. 👇

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Heart Of The Shires
Northampton
NN74LB

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm

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+447873159829

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