Good food 101
What is good food? Most people think they have a pretty good idea but when I nut it out with many, I realise there is much to be learnt by a lot of people, hence me talking about it now.
Our body breaks down foods to an energy source it can effectively use. These energy...
One step at a time!
There are 3 aspects to good health.
- Body - Your physical fitness, and general musculoskeletal health
- Mind - Your mental health, motivation, your thinking and your spirit/soul
- Nutrition - What you eat and when you eat
The problem is, over 60% of the population are not...
Proprioception is the sense that allows us to perceive the position, movement, and force of our own body parts. It is a critical component of balance and body awareness, and plays a huge role in maintaining good health.
Proprioceptive balance, in particular, refers to the ability to maintain...
The truth about full sit-ups and why crunches are safer for your lower back.
Are you looking to strengthen your abdominal muscles and get that six-pack? If so, you may or may not know the differences between full sit-ups and crunches.
While both exercises target the rectus abdominus muscles, it's...
If you have ongoing back pain, whether that be anything from a niggle to a severe issue, STOP going to the gym, stop exercising and listen carefully!
Don’t get me wrong, I truly believe exercise is beneficial for health; mental, social and physical BUT if you have any type of ongoing back...
Are you tired of dealing with frequent headaches and migraines? The truth is that head pain is complicated. Headaches can be caused by a variety of factors, including stress, poor posture, dehydration, and even certain medical conditions, and there are a massive number of different types of...
Whether you are struggling with back pain or not, DO NOT add lunges to your fitness routine? I personally see no real benefits from the lunge exercise and I will even go so far to say that lunges are detrimental to the health of your back.
Here’s why:
Lunges are not functional. I have...
Lets face it. Alcohol is an integral part of our society with social, financial and tax implications that will unlikely see it ever being excluded.
However, it it were an illegal drug in our society right now, there is no way it would be made legal due to it’s complex and multifaceted...
Movement is essential for life. Our body is constantly moving internally, processing, growing, fighting, learning, unlearning, nourishing etc.
Movement is a foundation to health…at the right times. Basically, your should move often, and rarely do nothing. This keeps blood flowing at...
Body awareness refers to the conscious perception and understanding of one's own body, including its physical sensations, movements, and position in space.
It involves being able to focus attention on different parts of the body and being able to differentiate between different physical...
Foundations are extremely important in nearly every aspect of life.
If we don’t have solid, strong and versatile foundations, then we are literally operating on unstable ground and metaphorically speaking, likely to fall, collapse, stumble, trip etc.
In relation to our body, me must...
We often beat ourselves up for not doing enough activity or we have some kind of wrong belief in our heads that if we don’t do enough exercise, we will put on weight.
We need to get these beliefs out of or minds. Yes, we need to exercise, it is exceptionally beneficial for our health in...
