Performance Insight - Injury Prevention and Prehab

09/27/23 • 31 min

Mairi Cumming is a Senior Chartered Physiotherapist who has also completed additional training in Orthopedic Medicine, Pilates and Acupuncture.

She is the owner and founder of M-Power Physiotherapy and Pilates based in Auchterarder, where she treats high performance athletes and the general public.

Mairi has a keen interest in cani-cross with her sidekick Tina the dog and is an accomplished triathlete.

She has competed in events Full Distance and Middle Distance triathlons such as the Outlaw, Aberfeldy and Castle Howard where she podiumed.

In this episode we:

discuss why injury prevention is important
hear about the common injuries Mairi has seen with athletes involved in sport and triathlon
learn about what we can do as triathletes to prevent injuries and practical prehab routines we can do to stay injury free

Mairi Cumming is a Senior Chartered Physiotherapist who has also completed additional training in Orthopedic Medicine, Pilates and Acupuncture.

She is the owner and founder of M-Power Physiotherapy and Pilates based in Auchterarder, where she treats high performance athletes and the general public.

Mairi has a keen interest in cani-cross with her sidekick Tina the dog and is an accomplished triathlete.

She has competed in events Full Distance and Middle Distance triathlons such as the Outlaw, Aberfeldy and Castle Howard where she podiumed.

In this episode we:

discuss why injury prevention is important
hear about the common injuries Mairi has seen with athletes involved in sport and triathlon
learn about what we can do as triathletes to prevent injuries and practical prehab routines we can do to stay injury free

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Performance Insight - Aimee Willmott

Aimee is a former competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain and England at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, FINA world championships and European championships.

She has competed for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics in London, 2016 Olympics in Rio and 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Aimee has also represented England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi (2010), Glasgow (2014) and Gold Coast, Australia (2018) where she won her Gold medal in the 400m individual medley.

In this episode we:
· take a look at Aimee's sporting history and what motivated her to get into competitive swimming

· hear about how she prepared for the Olympics and Commonwealth Games

· learn what lessons she’s learnt as an elite athlete that we can all apply

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Performance Insight - Claire Weller, Pro Triathlete

Claire Weller only turned pro in 2019 and since then has achieved some amazing performances.

She’s won races such as:

Top age group (Holkam, Ironman 70.3)
Turned pro in May 2019 after winning Outlaw Half (4:38:36)
Got pro licence in 2019 but did not race due to the pandemic
Regained her pro licence in 2022 winning Outlaw full (09:36:37)
Third at Spanish Long distance 2022 championships
·Won Celtman Extreme Triathlon 2023 in a time of (13:08:57)

In this episode we:

take a look at Claire ’s sporting history and what motivated her to get into triathlon
hear about how she became a profession triathlete and how she balances this with working full time
learn what lessons she’s learnt turning pro that we can all apply