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title: "Sport, activity and performance | Physiotherapy advice from our clinicians | Healthflex"
description: "Advice for golfers, cyclists, runners, skiers and tennis players on preparing well, avoiding the injuries we see most often, and getting back to your sport properly after one."
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# Sport, activity and performance

Advice for golfers, cyclists, runners, skiers and tennis players on preparing well, avoiding the injuries we see most often, and getting back to your sport properly after one.

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Thursday, 17 September 2026

## Five exercises for golfers, from a physiotherapist who plays

Five simple movements that address the restrictions we find most often in golfers, covering hip strength, middle back rotation and the posture you need at address.

](/blog/five-exercises-for-golfers)

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![Golf club poised to strike ball on tee on green practice mat with player's legs and white shoes visible](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-golf-posture-and-your-swing.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157207930&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### Why your golf set-up limits your swing, and what physiotherapy can change

](/blog/golf-posture-and-your-swing)[

![Bicycle wheel mounted on a gray indoor trainer on a textured mat with a beige couch in background](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-winter-training-for-cyclists.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157206528&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### Training through the winter without losing your cycling season

](/blog/winter-training-for-cyclists)[

![Cyclist in red jersey riding a black road bike on a blue indoor trainer in a living room](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-common-cycling-injuries.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157212259&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### The cycling injuries we see most, and how bike set-up causes them

](/blog/common-cycling-injuries)[

![Worn gray running shoes with pink-red toe soles and loose white laces on dark surface](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-when-to-replace-running-shoes.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157208646&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### When should you replace your running shoes?

](/blog/when-to-replace-running-shoes)

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![Tennis player in white swings racket toward tennis ball on a clay court](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-tennis-injuries-and-pre-season-preparation.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157207659&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### Tennis injuries and how to prepare for the season

](/blog/tennis-injuries-and-pre-season-preparation)[

![Three skiers in helmets and bright jackets at a ski-lift chair on a snowy mountain](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-avoiding-injury-on-the-slopes.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157215264&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### Getting ski fit: what to do in the eight weeks before you go

](/blog/getting-ski-fit)[

![Woman in green sports bra holding wall-sit with arms extended against sunlit beige wall](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-getting-ski-fit.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157211356&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### How skiers get hurt, and the habits that prevent it

](/blog/avoiding-injury-on-the-slopes)[

![Woman jogging on curved rural road wearing coral top and headband](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-marathon-training-without-injury.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157210131&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw)

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

### Training for a spring marathon without picking up an overuse injury

](/blog/marathon-training-without-injury)