The Balance Group

The new year is starting with many exciting changes for us. 2023 had us say goodbye both to Craig and Will .lindeque, both amazing practitioners who had been with us since day one.

Change is good, it keeps us on our toes and we embrace it.

We will start offering yoga again on the 22nd of January with 3 experienced yoga teachers, all of them studio owners and so knowledgeable.
Sharline’s , Suzanne and Elsa have joined us, each adding their unique style to our offering. They will be available both for private sessions and studio classes.
Come and check out there classes. More information is to be found on our website.

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Our second evening inviting our colleagues (physios, bios and podiatrists) to our premises to listen to the fantastic doctors of the Cape Town Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic. Doctors Thane Munting, Michael Bartman, Michael Held and Fred Louw spoke about hip, knee and ankle surgeries. First of all, thank you to these 4 gentlemen- they are great at presenting and always interesting to listen to. And secondly, it was great to see our colleagues at our premises, all 50 of them. Hopefully we can develop this into a regular get together.

New Lunchtime classes with Will

We are offering small, focused lunchtime classes with Will

Monday - Wednesday - Friday

12pm

In-studio and Online

Ideal for anyone starting yoga, returning to yoga post injury or wanting a stronger focus on their posture.

1. This exercise is challenging the ankle in an unusual position to control pronation and strengthen supination.

2. This demonstration using a pulley machine to create a isometric rotational type exercise to the trunk. This challenges the rotational muscles within the hip and core system.

3. This is a side crow arm balance posture.

1. Demonstrates a traditional triangle post loaded to challenge the frontal plane within the body.
2. This exercise is challenging the inside and outside ankle muscles by using your hand and strengthening the frontal plane muscles in the leg.
3. This is a demonstration of a curtsy type squat to challenge the gluteal muscles with a bit more rotational control.

1. Demonstrates a traditional squat that can be used to challenge the entire ankle range of motion in the sagittal plane by adding a heel raise at the end of the exercise.

2. Is a hip hinge movement which is an excellent way to strengthen the backline of the body from the mid-back to the feet.

3. Is a shoulder and mid-back strengthening exercise using paralettes.

Strength training involves adding load to the body to improve its ability to build muscle, burn glucose and release endorphins that just makes us feel better. It builds resilience in being able to do normal daily tasks with more ease. A good exercise programme should include a combination of mobility, stability and strength training to ensure for a balanced body.

The transverse/rotational plane is an all-important power plane. At The Balance Group, we ensure that we challenge rotational control by using range of motion and not focusing on bracing the body whilst performing a task.

The frontal, or lateral, plane are the sidelines and inside lines of the body, for example, lateral abdominal, latissimus dorsi and lateral gluteal muscles. At The Balance Group we ensure that all three planes receive equal amounts of attention to create a balanced body.

These three exercises demonstrate how we are able to challenge the body in the sagittal plane, to improve stability within the ankle, hips and thoracic spine.

This month we will be focusing on stability, which gives your body the confidence to move injury free. This however, goes hand-in-hand with mobility to give us range. Improving your stability subconsciously builds confidence and allows for your range of motion to be strengthened.

These visuals demonstrate mobility exercises for the transverse plane targeting the ankle, hip and mid-back.

These visuals demonstrate mobility exercises for the frontal plane.

They target the ankle, hip and mid-back. (Thoracic)

These visuals demonstrate mobility exercises for the sagittal plane.

They target the ankle, hip and mid-back.

At The Balance Group we focus on the these three key pillars.

Over the coming weeks we’ll be unpacking movement to further detail each pillar. Stay tuned!

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Wishing Hedwig all the best at the National Pole and Ariel Competition this weekend. Super impressed how hard she works. Can’t wait to see the routine. For the past 4 months she has worked hard with these 3

Full house at The Balance Group yesterday evening. We had Dr Fred Louw, Dr Ian Koller, Dr von Bormann, Dr Thomas Hilton and Dr Nick Kruger from The Cape Town Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic present the latest trends in orthopaedic surgery to Cape Town physiotherapists and biokineticists. Excellent opportunity for us to meet colleagues and mingle.

Happy New Year- The Balance Team is back…. At least some of us. Wishing you all a year full of health and laughter.

To all our clients, thank you for your support and your commitment. We look forward to continuing with you in 2023

We are still here until Friday and then open again on Tuesday 3rd January

For now, we wish you Merry Christmas, Hanukkah Sameach and Happy New Year

With end of year just around the corner- why not gift your loved ones an investment into their health? Contact us for details, we have a variety of personalised options.

The Balance team continues to grow and is really dedicated. After a long day, with many of us starting at 6am, the energy was still enthusiastic at 6.30pm during our inservice. We covered the knee- looking at how various exercises can help and affect this important joint. Teaching physiotherapist, chiropractor, biokineticists, coaches, yoga teachers and massage therapists together helps us develop appreciation for each skill.

We are expanding and now have a new treatment room. Can’t wait for , our new physiotherapist, to join the Balance family next month.

Happy New Year to everyone. We are back and open. These 3 weeks have energised all of us and we look forward to seeing you again. 2021 is going to be all about Balance in our life .

Bye-bye 2020...

The Balance Group celebrated the end of this year by abseiling down a portion of Table Mountain. Such fun!

We want to thank all our clients for supporting us in 2020. The team is now taking a break and will be back on 11th January 2021. We wish everyone a happy festive season and look forward to seeing you in 2021.

The Balance Group wanted to end this unforgettable year with something memorable. We would like to say a big Thank You to our team and their partners, nothing what we do would be possible without all of you. We are so lucky to be able to grow together 💕💕