by Dan Williams | Mar 29, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Psychology
The worst part of injury often isn’t the pain but the ongoing psychological withdrawal from exercise. Luckily, there is a way to minimise the strength losses caused by a single limb injury. A large percentage of the strength in a limb isn’t caused by...
by Dan Williams | Mar 28, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Older Persons
Ok, big disclaimer on this one. BE CAREFUL AND COMPLETE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Fall prevention in the elderly is a big one. Falls = inability to exercise = falls. Viscous cycle. A fall occurs when the centre of gravity moves outside the base of support. The way to increase...
by Dan Williams | Mar 27, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
By using a basic knowledge of neuromuscular biomechanics, we can discover the speed and weight needed to maximise power output. Power is a good thing. It’s what allows us to lift something heavy, hit something hard, throw something far, run/row/cycle/swim fast...
by Dan Williams | Mar 24, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Food with the word ‘diet’ on the packet has been shown to encourage greater consumption. This isn’t because the foods have a higher level of energy, in fact, it’s the lower caloric contents of the foods that makes people eat more. Because they perceive the foods as...
by Dan Williams | Mar 21, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Nutrition
Examining the differences between the lifestyles of modern humans and early hunter gatherers reveals some surprising results. A direct comparison of physical activity levels by Cordain et al. (1997) indicates that the variables in lifestyle lead to an average energy...
