We get asked a lot of questions about our sports massage courses so I decided to do a quick did you know blog about our massage courses as there is so much to know. A bit like FAQs, hopefully I will answer all your questions but if not we are Read more…
I have been writing material for the Active IQ level 4 Certificate in Sports Massage which we start delivering in July and had been working on the topic of icing an injury. It started me thinking about how many clients and students ask me about icing any injury. Things like Read more…
In my previous blog I talked about how I ended up working at Team Bath Sports Injury Clinic as a sports massage therapist and later a tutor for Team bath Training and Development. I said I would tell you a little more about my work at Team Bath so here Read more…
My last blog jumped ahead a little looking at how I became the sports massage therapy tutor for the University of Bath. So, I thought I would take a step backwards first and talk about how I got the job at Team Bath Sports Injury Clinic which led to my Read more…
Do we offer sports massage courses for personal trainers? This is a question we get asked a lot, the short answer to this question is yes. Our sports massage courses are suitable for anyone and are a great addition to a personal trainers arsenal. So maybe the question should be Read more…
So it has been a mammoth journey. Three years, a lot of tea, tears, laughs, frustration, fun and a LOT of hard work, and we have today, hit go on our first official sports massage course! We made it For those who know us, they will understand the emotions we Read more…
So as I sit here, trying to massage my own back it got me thinking… How do you look after yourself as a sports massage therapist? Our working role is to treat people. Hopefully improving their quality of life and movement, or indeed performance, deepening on their individual outcomes. In Read more…
We often get asked if we do intensive sports massage courses or fast track courses and the short answer is no. Here’s why. Sports massage is a practical skill and needs to be practiced time and again and a week just isn’t long enough. There are lots of nuances within Read more…
Our long journey is coming to the end of phase one and we are very excited and looking forward to phase two. If you haven’t read it already, Charlotte wrote a blog on the start of this journey, starting a new business. Charlotte wrote this sat on the sofa with Read more…
I thought I would take a minute to answer a regularly asked and important question. What qualifications do you need for sports massage? There are specific qualifications required and various levels. You can’t just go and be a sports massage therapist although it’s not a regulated industry, you’d never get Read more…