With CrossFit now no longer in its' infancy, we've learnt a lot about have taught us a lot about 'known event' preparation. Here, we break down the step-by-step approach to this vital phase of training and practice. For the...
The 80/20 rule (or the Pareto Principle) can be seen everywhere. 20% of your customers take up 80% of your time. 80% of a business' income comes from 20% of a business' products. 80% of a country's wealth is in the hands of 20%...
We thought it would be interesting to design a 'healthy' Easter egg hunt for kids. We're defining 'healthy', as a hunt that is energy neutral - that is, the children expend as much energy hunting, as they take in by 'eating'....
'Diet' has such negative connotations. It smacks of sacrifice and discomfort and exclusion and difficulty and inconvenience. For the 'western world', the 'set point' of nutrition is characterised by highly processed carbohydrates...
For competitive functional fitness athletes, competition is a skill. It takes practice. Just like someone playing team sports needs more than training for 'match fitness', an athlete competing in the sport of fitness needs more...
So you’ve fallen short in your goals. In your mind, you’ve failed. You feel like the sacrifice and commitment and hard work has been a complete waste. You’re frustrated. You’re feeling like shit. You feel like a failure. You know...
Pacing workouts in functional fitness is now widely being accepted as an integral part of performance optimisation. In our article "CrossFits Number One Biggest Pacing Mistake", we talk discuss that: "CrossFitters face one major problem in trying to develop correct...
Social media is a great medium to share your accomplishments and the fruits of your labour. It's an opportunity for you to share with your peers the things you're most proud of. But there's a phenomenon emerging of people...
Behaviour change is complicated. It starts with the motivation to want to make a change, and the values that support that end result. Then come goals, outcome goals to define your destination, and process goals to define the steps to get there. With a plan in place...
There's little argument that being a good CrossFit Athlete is less about the strength of your strengths, and more about the strength of your weaknesses. It's widely accepted that the lowest hanging fruit of athlete development...
The compounding effect of improving on the 'one-percenters' is, though cliche, a powerful way of creating a long term upward trend. Whether in business, health, performance or personal development, this strategy of creating...
Much importance is placed on the success of each individual training session an athlete completes. Although the sum of these individual session is important, sometimes the emphasis placed on this 'micro view' of progress can be...
The pull-up is a key exercise in the development of strength and shoulder health. When done correctly. Many of the issues with pull-ups occur as a result of incorrect shoulder mechanics, often resulting from ineffective methods...
It's human nature to find the easiest way to do things. In fact, it's in our genes - a survival advantage. In the field of exercise and health however, sometimes the easy way isn't the best way. We have to fight the...
Flow. The Zone. Ideal Performance State. Runner's High. Being at one with... Each of these refers to an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform at our best. An inverted U model shows the relationship...
Your taper in the days leading up to a competition is a vital part of your preparation. But a taper doesn't mean inactivity. Here, we outline the best way to prepare your body for competition. For the full picture, and a...
Bad training days happen. They're part of the game. The first step in learning to deal with them, is to accept that they WILL happen. Once you have this acceptance, you give yourself permission to have an 'off-day', and the...
CrossFitters face one major problem in trying to develop correct strategy and pacing strategies. They make the mistake of trying to use an energy system that’s too intense for the workout they’re doing. As a result, they reach a...
This practical webinar teaches CrossFit athletes the science and application of correct pacing and workout strategies. We use a knowledge of energy systems and human performance characteristics to develop a practical framework...
There is no shortage of resources and opportunities available to improve health. Education is at an all-time high. Exercise in its varying forms is unequivocally accepted as a positive life choice. Nutrition information and...
Bro Sesh at Range of Motion. Saturday 14th October, 10am to 12pm. You're invited to this special guys only event to get a taste of how Range of Motion can help you build fitness, strength and health. Join us for an introductory...
Improvements in any metric of life, be it health related or otherwise, often come as a process of strategy and commitment. Your strategy is the actions you undertake, and your commitment is the long term continuation of these...
In this short article, we discuss how to best recover for repeated bouts of exercise. There's some science content, and if that doesn't interest you (and you only want to know the practical implications), you can skip straight to...
Congratulations Brent Hall, the winner of our 2017 CrossFit Games Fundraising Raffle for Helen Harding and Denae Brown. The winner was chosen based on a random number generation in Excel. Evidence of the draw can be obtained from dan@rangeofmotion.net.au. An amazing...
The days of scripts and carefully designed statements designed to influence potential clients into a sale are over. We’re marketed to hundreds of times every day. And savvy consumers have a finely tuned radar to detect all the tricks that are designed to shape their...
Digital marketing is the undisputed king of marketing. The ability to finely target a specific marketing message to a specific avatar is hard to beat. By combining an effective website with the strategies of content marketing, social media documentation, leveraging...
An online fitness business is a logical progression for a Fitness Professional who is looking to expand not only the value they are able to provide to a larger number of people, but also to grow their business financially. Multiple streams of income in a business are...
Join us for this Facebook Live event, where a panel of Health Professionals and young mums will discuss the experiences and challenges faced with exercise during pregnancy, childbirth and post- partum. Joining mums Jaquie Pack...
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We can learn much from the overlap between different elements of life. Lessons from goal setting and the resulting accomplishments aren't just for performers at the top of their fields, they're also for children on their path to...