We are creatures of habit. The vast majority of what we do every day is a result of routine. We go through our days segueing from one task to the next - a repetitive and predictable stream of events. It's no wonder we find it so...
Going away? Your fitness doesn't have to! Check out some of our holiday exercise workouts. These workouts are NOT part of a balanced exercise program. Because of the limitations of exercising with no (or minimal equipment) they...
Burpee penalties are a common occurrence in CrossFit Affiliates worldwide. Late to class? Burpees. Left equipment out? One like = one burpee. But are they really the best way to create positive behaviour change in your members?...
It's a phrase thrown around a lot, 'It's not a good workout for me'. You hear it at CrossFit competitions, or from people every day at training. Here's the big problem with this phrase - it implies that your ability is fixed. It...
Caffeine can be a powerful performance enhancer in sport and exercise. Here, we review the literature into its effects and mechanisms, as well as suggested dosing. The literature is largely unanimous in the benefit of caffeine...
Access a replay of the webinar here. This live webinar taught attendees: The importance of mental skills in sporting and exercise performance. The strategies and techniques that can be used to develop mental skills. How to...
Learn to maximise your performance by maximising your mental skills. Learn more and secure your ticket. Do you get stressed or anxious about training, competing or life in general? Do you suffer from low self-confidence in your...
The highly repetitive and specialised nature of swimming exposes athletes to a raft of chronic overuse-based shoulder injuries. Here, we discuss the best exercise to counter these issues. Range of Motion employs two seemingly...
You're invited to this special ladies only event to get a taste of how Range of Motion can help you become happier, healthier and fitter through exercise. Join us for an introductory workout, in a fun and friendly team...
Injury in sport is perhaps one of the most challenging obstacles for an athlete to overcome, and, potentially, one of the most damaging factors to mental state. This psychological damage is often more disruptive than the physical...
We welcome Mat Harvey to the Range of Motion Staff Team. Mat shares with us his philosphies on exercise, movement, and helping his clients achieve their goals. I wanted to put a blog together for all the crew at Range of Motion...
The development of new physical skills brings with it a raft of changes in the skill itself, as well as in the individual performing that skill. Regardless of the complexity of the skill, from a toddler walking to an elite...
Training energy systems can get complex. It's possible to go as far down the rabbit hole as your grasp of the science allows, and usually further than is actually necessary. In fact, you can create a high level athlete with only...
Criticism is often leveled at New Year's Resolutions. The claim is that if you want to make a change in your life, you should make it, and not wait for the 1st of January to roll around. While this argument does hold weight, it...
The interactions between exercise and menopause provide insight into how to best manage health during this stage of a woman’s life. Menopause is classified by the cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle, and the conclusion of the stage of life where they are able to...
Everything we do at Range of Motion is based around the Range of Motion Model of Health. For over ten year's we've used this conceptual model for every single client we've had in our four branches. This model measures multiple...
The CrossFit Open always has a few surprises, but we can accurately predict the majority of what will come up. Knowing this, should we train specifically for it? It all depends on your goals. If your goal is to do your absolute...
In our environment of evolutionary adaptiveness (the environment where we spent a large chunk of our time evolving), our omega 3 (DHA and EPA primarily from seafood) to 6 (seed/vegetable oils) ratio was approximately 1:1. This...
Commitment is important. Commitment to self is the foundation on which actions, habits and, ultimately, long term behaviour change is built. It doesn’t matter what you’re committing to, a certain way of eating, an exercise plan,...
Volume and intensity are undeniably important elements of high level training. More of both is better. To a point. If an athlete is doing nothing (or not enough), any increase in volume or intensity will result in improvement....
Exercise is a form of stress - it's actually termed 'Eustress'. Eustress is positive stress, stress causing some favourable effect to your body. None-the-less, it is stress, and stress has the potential to cause damage and degeneration. The beneficial effects of...
In the list of the top ten causes of premature death, cancer appears three times. Top factors causing loss of life years due to premature death (in order): Ischaemic heart disease Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease Trachea,...
In the list of the top ten causes of premature death, cancer appears three times. Top factors causing loss of life years due to premature death (in order): Ischaemic heart disease Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers Alzheimer and...
CrossFit competitions see a knee-jerk reaction from athletes who had weaknesses exposed. A perceived failure in one movement too often sees a 180 degree about-turn in programming focus to solely target the offending movement. Learning from competition performance is...
Normally I write about health and performance. But recently I've felt compelled to write about my personal productivity system. I not sure what the motivation has been to share this. I think maybe it's as much for my benefit as anyone else's - a way to collect and...
We preach inclusive fitness. The scaleability of movement for all levels of exerciser. But sometimes I think the method of scaling is missing the mark. We scale for lower levels of current ability, but the real WHY of scaling...
I review the seven events of Helen Harding's world beating 2016 CrossFit Games campaign. Event One. Event Two. Event Three. Events Four and Five. Event Six. Event Seven. 2016 CROSSFIT GAMES MASTERS – Event One Coach’s Recap. One of the biggest lessons from a...
Helen Harding from Range of Motion won the 2016 CrossFit Games Masters 40-44 division. Below, you can find archived versions of all her events, including interviews. Each link will take you direct to the event description...
A series of practical five minute mental skills training drills that you can implement to improve physical performance. The following mental skills training drills work to improve the most common mental deficiencies in athletes....
This seminar will walk you through the week leading up to a CrossFit competition. You will leave with a complete plan of skill development, training, nutrition, mobilisation, tapering, sleep, pre-game routine, mental strategies...