by Dan Williams | Dec 5, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Psychology
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 measures of health,...
by Dan Williams | Aug 29, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Older Persons
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...
by Dan Williams | Apr 25, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Psychology
The use of various temperature protocols (cryotherapy, cold water immersion/ice baths, contrast therapy) for increased recovery and performance has garnered mainstream acceptance from athletes. Here, we review the literature to examine the effectiveness of these...
by Dan Williams | Mar 6, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Weight Loss
Knowing our body composition gives us a valuable window into our health. It tells us what’s in there – the ratios of muscle, bone, fat. Knowing these things tells us a lot about our health – the medical conditions we’re predisposed to and the...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Weight Loss
In order to understand the reasons for the incidents of cardiovascular disease in contemporary society, we must understand the situations and selective pressures during the late Paleolithic era. So influential was this period in the scheme of human evolution, that it...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Psychology
CrossFit for health, CrossFit for fitness or CrossFit for performance? The evolution of CrossFit has seen the emergence of an identity crisis of sorts. Is it an exercise program? A sport? A corporation? A brand? This crisis exists not so much within the community...
by Dan Williams | Jun 21, 2015 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Nutrition – Our Evolutionary Perspective: In order to understand the the basis behind Range of Motion’s position on nutrition, we must understand the situations and selective pressures during the late Paleolithic era. So influential was this period in the...
by Dan Williams | Jun 6, 2013 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
As a coach, treading the fine line between athletes experiencing positive and negative responses to exercise is challenging. Exercise is a form of stress – it’s actually termed ‘Eustress’. Eustress is positive stress, stress causing some...
by Dan Williams | Aug 13, 2012 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Dawn Gregson shares her experiences with overtraining and comes to some valuable conclusions. Learn from her experience. Over the past six months my training regime has been pretty heavy. I have trained five to six times a week with multiple workouts and practice...
by Dan Williams | Aug 8, 2012 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Guest author Nina Jurak explores her experiences with compartment syndrome and discusses effective treatment. What started off as numb toes and shin pain was later diagnosed as compartment syndrome in both my lower legs by a doctor, physiotherapist and podiatrist....
