by Dan Williams | Dec 8, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Flexibility, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons
Hydrotherapy offers rehabilitation and recovery to a group of people who may otherwise not experience these benefits. Water based exercises allow the user to experience increases in joint mobility and range of motion without the impact associated with land based...
by Dan Williams | Dec 7, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Gyms worldwide are characterised by huge floor to ceiling mirrors, framing lycra clad step aerobics devotees. Seems though, that these mirrors actually make it harder to gain the benefits of exercise – harder to lose weight. The theory behind this is the fact that...
by Dan Williams | Dec 6, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Self help books preach the power of positive thinking and optimism. Sounds good – but science tells us that this isn’t actually the best way to motivate yourself to exercise. Surprisingly, research tells us that the best way to motivate yourself to exercise is not to...