by Dan Williams | Jun 10, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the deadlift. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your deadlift and how to fix them. This...
by Dan Williams | Jun 9, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
A ‘fat burning zone’. There are two major issues with this concept. Misconception: If you exercise at a lower intensity you will burn more fat. If you exercise at a lower intensity you will burn a GREATER PERCENTAGE of fat. In the graph, total energy...
by Dan Williams | Jun 7, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Kids
Exercise should form a major part of a healthy pregnancy. Certain modifications should however be made to ensure safety and effectiveness. Numerous changes in the body occur during pregnancy, with implications from each affecting and determining exercise requirements...
by Dan Williams | Jun 3, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Who’d have thought that donning an expensive pair of black stockings would instantly categorise you as an ‘athlete’!? We identify these sexy tights so much with performance, that hosts of exercisers now wear them by default. My qualm is that most...
