Alive Advanced Sports Massage Therapy By Natalie Davidson

I missed you!
People want adventure and excitement, engagement and motivation in fitness and when it comes to class activities they look for connectivity and shared experiences. I’ve missed that! Group Cycle Connect with you, delivers on all fronts!
So I am back! ... Sunday 1st March at Six Mile Leisure Centre, Ballyclare. Please pre-book to avoid waiting lists and devastation 😉
10.15am - 60 mins - Indoor group cycle (😃🔥) 11.30am - 45 mins - Core circuits (🔥😃)
Go easy on me first week back 😉 See you on the bike 🚲 Natalie x
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Just to say thanks very much to all my clients for all the Christmas cards, my favourite wines, gin and tonics, chocolates and hugs 🤗 You really are very special to me and I value each and every one of you! I’ll be working until Friday 20th December and then talking a little festive break with my family. Looking froward to 2020’s adventures and challenges! Happy Christmas 🎄 Love Natalie xo 😘

🥇Rock Tape 🥇
Injury niggles? Pain, or muscular tension? Bruised or swollen?
Soothe pain and improve performance with the world’s best kinesiology tape.
... The Rolls Royce of Kinesiology taping - stretchier, stickier and stronger - because my clients deserve the best in the world.
Latex free Water resistant 180% stretch for full range of moment
Contact me to get taped up for your next event, maintenance or rehab assistance on 07970466012 Thanks Natalie 👍🏼
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What’s the first thing you do when your new trainers arrive?
Take a photo of them of course and send it to someone / fb community who understands and will pretend to share your excitement!!😬☃️🥶
Happy Monday folks, these bad boys want a test run 🏃🏻‍♀️ ☃️😀
... Who said women were hard to please?! 🥰🤣
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David Beckham is an advocate amongst many other professional athletes ... So a new certificate today, another service, another Sunday working 🤪😇...for my lovely clients 🤓
Kinesiology taping
... The main benefits of Kinesiology tape are;
♦️Increases circulation of blood and lymphatic fluid ♦️Reduces swelling and speeds up healing ♦️Decreases muscle cramping and pain ♦️Assists in reducing bruising and inflammation ♦️Improves range of motion and proprioception ♦️Helps decrease muscular fatigue ♦️Repositions joints by relieving abnormal muscle tension
Can be used all over the body for muscle relief, pain, lymphatic drainage or repositioning / postural issues such as;
♦️Muscular pain ♦️Achilles problems (heel) ♦️Plantar fasciitis (foot) ♦️Carpel tunnel syndrome (wrist) ♦️Rotator cuff impingement (shoulder) ♦️Runners Knee ♦️Patella Tendon ♦️IT band ♦️Shin splints ♦️AC joint ♦️Ankle ligaments ♦️Bruising or Trigger points ...
To name a few!!
Now available if required. Contact Natalie on 07970466012 for an apt. Many thanks 😊
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Mucho congratulations to all Dublin marathon runners and those who smashed their Personal bests! To pace yourself evenly over 26.2 miles and dig in when your muscles and joints are hurting and screaming, takes guts and determination that can be used in any tough on-going situation in life.
You can do anything you set your mind to.
... Well done folks, you have inspired many!
Don’t leave it too late and miss the boat for next years race. Get back in there, setting more goals. Your health is your wealth 🥰
🤓Recovery; I’ve a few slots available next couple of weeks if anyone needs straightened out or any injuries or niggles need assessed/treated to speed up the healing process.
Great job 🏅 Natalie x
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Hi 👋 a little reminder ...
Race season is well and truly in full flight! Don’t forget your pre and post event sports massages to reduce your chance of injury and increase your speed of recovery!
... I have a few last minute apts available for pre and post -event sports massage for up and coming events e.g. Dublin marathon, Tollymore trail marathon, Cross country, NI Seeley Cup 10k, or perhaps it’s a swimming competition, important football match or rugby / hockey game, whatever your sporting event, it’s wise to physically prepare your body for exertion in order to perform your ultimate best, feel focused and to feel superb afterwards.
Contact Natalie on 07970466012 for an individually bespoke sports therapy session to get you in your prime x.
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Super exciting times for all you spin and gym fitness fanatics!!!! 😃😃😃 Click on the video link to see your brand new spin class coming to Ballyclare this weekend!!! 🥰
... Brand new gym, brand new bikes, more bikes, better bikes, top line, straight off the conveyor belt - my spin class on Sunday will now have 22 brand new shiny top of the range, technogym connect bikes. Training completed and I have to say I am super excited to be instructing on these beautiful smooth, shiny brand new bikes. You will experience a much smoother ride, in the dark but with mood lightning and videos and fitness data on big screen, along with your fellow cyclists.
***Please download the “My Wellness” app first... onto your mobile phone and bring your mobile with you to log in to bikes on arrival... that way you can see you statistics on your bike console and it will download onto your phone when you get home. You can read your power wattage, cadence, speed, distance, maximum power wattage and heart rate if you connect your garmin or bring a heart-rate chest monitor.
Effort levels will be colour coded red yellow green and blue and the class will be pre-planned so that you can ride hard and have the best smooth riding experience in a dark room with special mood lighting along with the usual high energy motivating music to keep you powering down on your pedals. This is the future of spinning and is a million times better than the old spin bikes.
It’s a learning curve for all of us so don’t worry, just bring your mobile, towel and water and we will explain everything when you get there!!! Exciting times!!
Ps the new gym and bikes are simply OUTSTANDING! Thank you Six Mile leisure centre!!
Book your bike EARLY to avoid disappointment!
Sunday 10.30am to 11.30am
Phone 02893341818
Core n sculpt - 11.40 to 12.30
See you in the saddle :-))))) 🚲 Natalie x
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More belated congratulations to this little lovely lady - Professor Wilson, smashing her way around Castlewellan triathlon and rocketing her way around the bike course taking any female out in sight and most of the blokes to boot! Finished in the top 15 in a very wide and competitive field attracting triathletes from the north and south of Ireland. Sometimes I go along for the ride and support too ... trying to keep up! ;) Well done my friend 👍🏼 ... on to the next one. Natalie x

Massive respect and Congratulations to all my clients who participated and completed in the epic Causeway Coast Ultra Marathon, Marathon, half Marathon and 10k. You are all the fittest warriors and can draw on this inner strength at any time in your lives! Hats off to you all 🧢!!
Don’t forget your post race “loosener upper” massages to keep you going for your next challenge! 😁... Natalie x
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The Power Of Touch....
How often should you get a sports / deep tissue massage?
We’ve all been there … you had every intention of waking up early, hitting the gym and booking an appointment to see your massage therapist during your lunch break, but your morning was spent dashing around the house trying to get everything prepared for the day.
... The truth is, life is demanding and things inevitably pop up. I’m a firm believer that all adults need to have a committed self-care plan in place. If you don’t, statistics show you’ll eventually find yourself suffering from a stress-related ailment.
I think, ultimately, massage is best utilized as a preventive measure rather than an approach to pain and trauma. This is often a challenge, as crisis and pain drive a lot of our behaviour.
Many times, we don’t get serious about things until we are in pain. I’m a firm believer in the power of touch and hands-on manual therapy for all manner of ailments. However it takes a skilled eye and deep concentration to straighten out tense, over-fatigued muscles, so choose your therapist wisely, preferably someone who will listen and has deep empathy among their suitable experience & qualifications and who doesn’t preach beyond their scope of practice...(we’ve all experienced this I’m sure!)
A good sports therapist or massage practitioner will give you honest feedback, no frills advice, encourage you and give you a strategy rather than a one-off magic cure. Self care is ongoing and well worth the rewards.
By modifying that thinking and understanding massage is an important preventive health strategy, then you’re less likely to find yourself in a situation where you end up falling prey to a stress-related or stress-induced condition.
Stress isn’t always a bad thing; we need stress to motivate us to be proactive in our lives.
However, when stress really gets to you in a way where you aren’t able to manage it, that becomes problematic mentally, emotionally and physically.
How often should you get a massage?
Overall, your health and well-being are worth at least an hour once per month on a massage table.
Remember when you come out of a massage, take a few minutes to rebook your next appointment—because as we well know that the minute you step outside those doors there’s unlimited competition for your time and your attention.
Embrace that feeling of well-being ... rather than waiting and just trusting yourself that once you’re injured or in pain and in that fight-or-flight mode, you’ll think about rebooking a massage.
Make it happen in the moment x
Text or ring Natalie for a private and bespoke session on 07970466012.
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So as a life long lover of competitive sport, I have had a lot of typical muscular injuries myself and with 6 years practicing sports therapy and 2 footballing teenage sons, I’ve seen my fair share of injuries and recoveries. I am fully qualified sports specific first aider and love helping people out of pain and back to their best. During treatments I am at your command, if you want to talk we’ll talk (and usually laugh!), if you want to sleep with music 🎶, then I’ll qui...
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Wakey Wakey, rise and shine, it’s exercise time!! 😁
10.30 - Killer Spin (60 mins) 11.40 - Total body strength & conditioning (50mins)
... Come to Ballyclare leisure centre for a super energising one hour spin class followed by a difficult but fun strength and conditioning session - hard core and sculpt class.
See you there (centre opens at 10am for pre-bookings!)...Beat the waiting lists!
Natalie x
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Thank crunchie it’s Friday 😁 Completely punctured after a very busy week in the sports injury clinic!!
Are you in pain or discomfort? Text or ring me for all your aches and pains and I guarantee I will give you my undivided 100% expert care and attention and leave you feeling a lot more relaxed, re-juvenated and ready to take on the day! ... Natalie 😊 07970466012
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A month ago, one of my clients that I help with recovery and sports therapy...Johnny Reid ... took on an epic challenge in aid of Northern Ireland Hospice, he successfully cycled The Celtic Knot, which is a 1000km ride that must be completed in 75 hours. He smashed it. Johnny is no stranger to endurance events and pushing himself beyond his limits and comfort zone and all for a very personal and worthwhile cause, raising money for a charity close to his heart.
Congratulati...ons and look forward to hearing all about the next crazy adventures!
Keep smiling, setting goals and enjoying yourself and I will take care of the recovery required to keep you going!
Natalie - 07970466012
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Huge congratulations to my endurance client Barry on smashing the 140.6 mile swim, bike and run last weekend, powering his way around the spectacular Ironman Switzerland 🇨🇭 race with the tremendous support of his wife and son .. who also helped rip up the Iron kids race! From rugby to Ironman! Another IM medal 🏅 to add to the collection. Heart of a lion 🦁 Enjoy the reward! Natalie
Text me on 07970466012 to prepare and recover quicker, providing all your sports therapy needs. Happy to help and even participate at times 😁

Huge Congratulations to my clients Colin, Eileen and Martin, who completed and received their medals, warrior wounds and big rewards at Ironman distance (140.6miles) Challenge Roth, Germany 🇩🇪 and also Ultra distance 100k trail run starting in Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Race to the Stones - unbelievable endurance, mental and physical strength! Tough cookies!
Enjoy the rest and recuperation! Natalie x

Many Congratulations to my lovely client Professor Melissa Wilson on her very first triathlon, claiming 4th and 5th females overall and both age group wins! Melissa claimed 2nd fastest bike split of the day - there was no catching her! Super happy though!
Was such a thrill to train and race for the first time in 4 years beside Melissa and quite poignant for me.
Also big thanks to her hubby and my client Peter for coming up with the plan and all his support and for bringin...g his parents as support crew along with my own special little cheerleaders 💕
A few cuts and bruises from falls and mechanicals (just me) but big smiles all round, what an epic day to see some familiar faces after such a long break from racing. 😁
Chuffed to bits with my client / lovely friend’s achievement!
Ps What’s next? 🤪
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