by Dan Williams | Oct 4, 2022 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Individuals with a disability, Programming, Psychology
Range of Motion Personal Coach, Jen Hunter, talks about the powerful effects of strength training on mental health. In the last year, 20% of people in Australia have experienced some form of mental illness. Mental ill health is linked to many negative physical...
by Dan Williams | Jul 23, 2022 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Individuals with a disability, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, NDIS, Programming
While we realise there is a huge range of abilities for NDIS participants, we’ve created a ‘top seven’ list for exercise we think they should build towards. Of course, there needs to be a huge degree of individualisation and variation to suit the unique needs of the...
by Dan Williams | Jun 27, 2022 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Individuals with a disability, NDIS, Psychology
We can raise our expectations around what NDIS participants are able to achieve when it comes to exercise. All too often as fitness professionals, we can have the tendency to pigeonhole NDIS participants, and believe that their physical potential is less than it...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2022 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
For many athletes and competitive sportspeople, there’s a general assumption that more muscle means better performance. We’re talking here about athletes that require a wide ranging fitness that demands a wide range of physical competencies. People who need to...
by Dan Williams | Jun 26, 2021 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Programming, Weight Loss
What is the optimal number of times a week to exercise? We know that exercise is one of the most important things we can do for our physical and mental health. But how much do we actually need? What’s the minimum? Is there such a thing as too much? To answer these...
by Dan Williams | Dec 10, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Does your exercise program include ‘training to failure’? Sets of exercises where you keep going until you cannot physically compete another rep? No? Maybe it should – there are loads of benefits you might not know about. A couple of clarifications on this....
by Dan Williams | Oct 16, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
There is one MASSIVE glaring problem with habit building that no one’s talking about. Because of this oversight, well-meaning people (just like you) launch into a new diet or exercise regime with the best of intentions, but then come crashing down in a ball of flames...
by Dan Williams | Aug 14, 2020 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
Usually reserved for big sweaty dudes with bulging muscles and bushy beards, ‘Strongman’ style training may actually be one of the best things you can do for your health and fitness. ‘Strongman’ training is characterised by heavy weights, odd objects and short,...
by Dan Williams | Jun 19, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming, Weight Loss
There seems to be a general belief that the HARDER an exercise session is, the more BENEFIT it will give you. That without ending up in a crumpled, sweaty puddle on the floor, the session will be a waste of time. Too often, we tend to think that levels of exertion and...
by Dan Williams | May 3, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Specific training to improve power has far-reaching benefits for a broad spectrum of sub-populations. But first, let’s define the term. In physics terms, power = force x distance / time. We can simplify this equation by saying that power is the ability to move a...
