July Holidays Update
Find out when we’re closed for the July holidays, book onto our next yin yoga workshop and share our fundraising delight!
TDR Academy is closing for just a few days!
It’s been a mad busy month for so many people and I’m sure - like us - you’re looking forward to some time off with long school holidays stretching out ahead of us.
July Holidays
Please note that there will be no classes during the week of the 8th - 12th July - to give you time to get out exploring!
The Academy will be closed completely only from 9th to 14th July.
Appointments for Injury Therapy, 1:1s and Sports Massage
Tanya will be taking appointments up until 5th July and will be back on the 15th July, and then again up to 19th July and back 26th July.
While Gary will be taking appointments up until 8th July and will be back on the 25th July.
You can text us on 07879 415711, email info@tdracademy.co.uk or Facebook message us and we’ll reply when we’re back to get you booked in for whatever you need! Remember you can also book online via the MindBody app.
Yin yoga workshop on 15th July
Because it’s so popular, Tanya’s holding another yin yoga workshop on Monday 15th July 7.30-9.30pm - a great wee treat to yourself after the holiday week. Take the time to enhance your self awareness, tune your insight and access your own inner wisdom. Yin is about the feeling and involves “unhurried postures unstained by striving” (Sarah Powers). You can book by clicking on the link here.
Lisburn Half Marathon on 19th June
Amazing news! Gary and his colleagues were at the Lisburn Half Marathon last week supporting the runners by providing recovery advice and pre and post event sports massage for all runners entered - and all for a good cause!
They raised £72.20 on the night for the MS Society NI, bringing the total we've raised for this brilliant charity to over £600!!!
Whatever your plans, TDR Academy hopes you enjoy the summer, get out and about and let us know on Facebook and Instagram what you are getting up to!
Awards, Races, Massages & Discounts!
What an amazing Bank Holiday weekend we’ve just had! We won (jointly) at the Ballyclare Business Awards on Friday night- Best Professional Services Provider 2018! Gary came 3rd in the 5k Co. Antrim Harriers May Fair Race and both Tanya & Gary offered free post-run massages to the weary athletes, raising £96.80 for the MS Society NI
We’re so excited and it’s all down to you! WE WON - (jointly) at the Ballyclare Business Awards last Friday night - Best Professional Services Provider 2018!
After three years of being shortlisted for the @ballyclare #BClareBiz, we’re chuffed to be bringing home a trophy!! And it’ll be taking pride of place back at the Studio. We were also happy to be shortlisted for the Most Innovative Marketing Campaign also!!
So we wanted to take the time to personally to say a huge 'thank you' to everyone that took the time to vote for us - it means a lot to know you support the services we offer you. And it inspires us to keep striving to get even better and to be there for our tribe!
Co. Antrim Harriers May Fair Race Day
After such a great night, we were on a high on Saturday morning at the Co. Antrim Harriers race day.
Gary finished an amazing 3rd in the 5k!!
Straight after the event, Gary was set to work!! Tanya and Gary were both offering free sports massages and injury advice and they were certainly kept busy. So another big thank you goes to all those that generously donated money for their post run massage - we raised an amazing £96.80 for the MS Society NI! Awesome!!
It wasn't all work though, as Tanya proves you've got to have a laugh too supporting the CAH team mascot through all his hard work!
Talking of massages, remember that Gary’s 15% OFF PROMOTION finishes on 31st May, so there’s still time to get in there and book in. Or you could buy the massage now and book in after the end of the month. Remember you’ll need to book online on the desktop version from the website and NOT THE APP, as the app doesn’t accept the discount - just enter 15%SMGARYAPRMAY.
You can see why we’re still buzzing after a great Bank Holiday weekend and why we love our jobs so much. So, once again many thanks for your support and continuing interest in TDR. We hope we can continue to serve you in the best way we know how, but as always please let us know if there is anything more we can do for you.
Stay in touch!
Sports Massage Promotion with Gary Wilson at TDR Academy
We’ve got a fantastic 15% DISCOUNT promotion for non-injury sports massage treatments with Gary this Spring to get you in tip-top condition for the up and coming races and events
Have you got a big race or event that you’re working towards this Spring or Summer? But worried that tight muscles and niggly pain will hamper your chances?
Fear not! TDR Academy is here again to save the day!
We’ve got a fantastic 15% DISCOUNT promotional offer for non-injury sports massage treatments with Gary Wilson from 18th April to 31st May 2018.
All you need to do is enter 15%SMGARYAPRMAY when you book in and pay using the MindBody online booking system - the desktop version ONLY, as the APP does not allow you to enter promotional codes in the online store. ( If you have any issues booking online, please do contact us directly. Sometimes there are gremlins!)
You can use the code on three different bookings and can book any number of sessions in a single purchase to avail of the discount. Please note that this offer supercedes any other, so if you’re buying three treatments as a package, only 15% would be applied in total as the discount.
And, if your big event isn’t for a while yet, you’ll be pleased to know that you’ll have 3 months from the date of purchase to use the massage treatments.
So what are you waiting for? Get booking and start feeling great! If you perform well or even get any PBs - we would love to hear about it on social media about how the TDR Sports Massages help you!
Listen to Your Body
Listen to your body when you're training to understand when you can help yourself with recovery and when you need to see a professional sports therapist.
As we head into March and those of you still sticking to your New Year's resolution to 'do more exercise' are feeling the benefits of your recent activities, it's so important to remember to incorporate recovery into your weekly exercise plan.
But what does that actually mean? And why is it important? Active recovery strategies can be anything from:
- Sufficient cool-down and stretching - Yoga is excellent for this and Pilates can also lengthen and realign your muscles.
- Sports massage and relaxation massage therapies - including soft tissue therapy.
- Saunas, steam rooms and plunge pools for contrast therapy.
- Foam rolling as a form of myofascial release (mobilises your connective tissues and iron out your tight bits!)
- Self-trigger point therapy using spikey massage balls to delve into those sore muscular points.
You can book a session with Tanya to learn how to use foam rollers and massage balls correctly, appropriately and specifically for you and to learn which products and types to purchase. All the equipment shown here are available to buy at TDR Academy
Why Should You Attend a Soft Tissue Therapist?
Professionally qualified and fully insured therapists come into their own when your own home management plan get to a point that it isn't as effective as it has been. We've all suffered from delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) at one time or another - it typically lasts more than 2-3 days - but if that niggle you're feeling is more than that, and takes more than a week to settle, then the best course of action is to see a professional. We all know it's better to nip things in the bud early on and to help prevent the body's natural process of developing compensation patterns from taking hold and especially if this subconsciously happening, as they are often very subtle. Ultimately this leads to a much longer full recovery and participation in your chosen sport/activity - not what you had in mind when you set your goals this year.
As we've mentioned in previous blogs (Christmas Offer to all Runners & Christmas Offer to all Cyclists), the Sports Massage Association offer great advice and explains the benefits of soft tissue therapy. The techniques used by soft tissue therapists have been developed to ensure effective and efficient results are gained from each massage given. Depending on the application of the techniques, this type of therapy may:
- Improve circulation and lymphatic flow
- Assist in the removal of metabolic waste
- Sedate or stimulate nerve endings, depending on required goals
- Increase or decrease muscle tone, depending on required goals
- Increase or decrease muscle length, depending on required goals
- Remodel scar tissue when required
- Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation
It's also beneficial to people who suffer from many day to day problems, such as repetitive strain injury, sprains, tension, fatigue and used in assisting with preventive treatment to nip developing issues in the bud and limit their progression, and in the later stages of injury recovery.
At TDR Academy we're committed to Therapeutic and Dynamic Recoveries (hence the TDR in TDR Academy) to restore your body so you can get on with your life, your hobbies and your competitions.
Tanya Ross is qualified to the highest level in hands on neuro, musculo, skeletal injury treatment and rehabilitation for both acute and chronic conditions, as well as in Sports and relaxation massage therapies. Her passion, knowledge, experience and time commitment to you will promote your faster recovery - with over 20 years of experience, you are in safe hands. Tanya believes in educating you to try to keep you off her treatment couch.
Sports massage isn't just for Tour de France winners like Stephen Roche, pictured above with Gary
Gary Wilson is our qualified Sports Massage practitioner. His own sporting experiences have taught him not only the benefits of self-care, but also of the value of attending regular sports massage to reduce any issues from building to problems, without you knowing its happening. During your consultation with him, he will create an individual treatment plan with specific stretching advice to help you with your training development and recovery enhancement. Gary can provide you with the regular support you need to keep your muscles working in tip top condition. How often you have a Sports Massage will really depend on your level, frequency and intensity of training and your frequency of home recoveries utilised. If you are training more than 4 or 5 times a week at higher intensities and depending on the sport/activity you may need to see him at least once a month, and less frequently if your schedule is about 3 times a week, meaning a visit to Gary every 2 months. How you feel is important in making this decision - but this feeling has to be compared to the feeling your muscles have about 2-3 days post massage as this is your baseline to compare future build-ups to in tension levels.
Tanya will get you back to full participation as soon as possible and combined with Gary's sports massages - we aim to keep you there!
Contact Tanya on 07879415711 or info@tdracademy.co.uk for further details, to book in for appointments or to arrange purchase of any self help therapy tools. Follow us on Facebook and sign up for our email newsletter (at the bottom of the home page) to be kept up to date on upcoming offers too.
A Huge Welcome to Gary Wilson - our New Sports Massage Therapist!
TDR Academy welcomes Gary Wilson to the team! Gary is a Sports Massage Therapist and a very experienced athlete and will be a great asset to TDR Academy's clients in an advisory and treatment role.
TDR would like to say a huge welcome to Gary Wilson, who has joined the team and will be offering Sports Massage Therapy at TDR. Gary has an impressive background competing and training in cycling and triathlon events, including the Commonwealth Games in 1990 for triathlon! So he has a great knowledge of what it takes to be an international athlete and also trying to cope with the usual day to day activities that all have an impact on your body. Gary is trained to Level 3 in Sports Massage Therapy and is further continuing his studies and his training with TDR Academy. You can learn more about Gary by checking out the About page.
Gary Wilson at the Newtownards Town Centre Race 2012
To welcome Gary on board, TDR is offering a few appointments at a greatly reduced rate!! If you haven't already, like the TDR Academy facebook page or twitter page to be kept up-to-date with the offers as they are released, as appointments will be on a first come first served basis. So if you are in need of a general sports massage and have just a few knots that need some tlc - contact Tanya to book in and let Gary help your recovery before your next training session or life event!!