Marlow Dragon Boat Racing

Posted on 27 May, 2012 by Alison Whistler

Team B legal are entering this year’s Marlow Dragon Boat Race on 10th June at Higginson Park. After a training session last night, Guest Blogger, Diksha Chakravarti, a holistic Back Pain and Sports therapist, gives us some tips to help keep all competitors pain free on the day:-

Dragon Boat Racing is going to mainly tax your upper body but your lower back and legs are also going to be used.  So the best way to ensure you reduce risk of injury and don’t suffer too much from aches and pains is to stay hydrated, keep your abdominal muscles engaged and warm up & down before and after your training session/race.

Warm up : jog gently on the spot until you break out into a light sweat. Then do some of the stretches shown, not holding them for too long.

Warming down: simply re do these stretches, holding them for longer.  Listen to your body – your muscles will tell you when they have stretched adequately.

Remember to keep your abdominal muscles engaged all the time – keep your stomach pulled back towards your spine, this forms a vice around your spine, keeping it supported.  Keeping your muscles engaged whilst continuing to breath can be achieved easily with a little bit of practice.

Hydration is important  – a general rule of thumb is to drink 1 litre of water for 55lbs (25kg) of bodyweight; some people need more, some less.  Most adults can do with drinking 2litres/day.

You can find out more about Diksha from her website www.fixme.org.uk and by contacting her by email diksha@fixme.org.uk.

Good luck to all the teams taking part!

About Alison Whistler

Alison has over 15 years of experience in dealing with Matrimonial and Family matters and joined B Legal in July 2011 as a Director having previously headed up the Family Department at her last firm. Her work predominantly involves dealing with legal issues that can arise following a relationship breakdown issues such as divorce and separation, related financial issues and related disputes about children but she also deals with the drafting of pre-nuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements, adoption and domestic violence issues. She is an accredited member of Resolution, an organization promoting the amicable resolution of matrimonial disputes and has qualified as a member of the Law Society’s prestigious Family Law Panel. In addition Alison is a trained Collaborative Lawyer. The Collaborative process is a relatively new way of dealing with family disputes in a more amicable manner allowing couples and their lawyers to meet together and work things out face to face. Alison is married with two daughters and when not spending time with her family she enjoys travelling both at home and abroad, cookery, horse riding and dancing. Alison is also a School Governor and enjoys helping out with projects in her local community.
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