by Dan Williams | Oct 21, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Flexibility, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
The first step in the process of postural correction is identifying the factors that need correcting. From this point we can determine what needs doing to correct these issues. It is important to note that assessing your own posture is difficult. A health professional...
by Dan Williams | Oct 15, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
Exercise training for sport falls into two broad categories, Specific Physical Preparedness and General Physical Preparedness. Simply speaking, Specific Physical Preparedness identifies what an athlete needs to succeed at their specific task or skill, and gives them...
by Dan Williams | Oct 14, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Nutrition
Osteoporosis refers to a loss of bone mineral density – resulting in bones losing strength and becoming more brittle. While significant on its own, the nature of this condition is amplified by the prevalence of falls and the resulting bone fractures in osteoporosis...
by Dan Williams | Oct 13, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Nutrition
People with diabetes are constantly challenged by oscillating blood glucose levels. The magic of exercise, and the reason for its vital importance in the treatment of diabetes, is that muscular contractions have the exact same effect on the body as insulin. Exercise...
by Dan Williams | Oct 7, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Vast research has explored this psychological component of exercise, and the pure volume of these non-physical benefits speaks for itself. Perhaps the overriding psychological benefits are an improvement of quality of life and general wellbeing, which are, in turn,...
by Dan Williams | Oct 6, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health
Exercise, almost by definition is hard. To cause the body to adapt via an increase in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, or any other facet; a stimulus must be applied. Not only must this stimulus be applied, but to facilitate this improvement it must be...
by Dan Williams | Oct 4, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies
Let’s look to the research. This excerpt is taken direct from: American Association for Cancer Research (2009, April 22). Charred Meat May Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 26, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com...
by Dan Williams | Sep 25, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health
The literature shows a spike in the incidence of heart attacks and stroke during rose pruning season. I have said before that correlation does not imply causality (just because two things happen at the same time does not mean that one causes the other), but in this...
by Dan Williams | Sep 14, 2010 | Biomechanics, Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Maintaining a neutral spine during complex movements is the single most important technique based skill there is. First – some definitions: Neutral spine is the position where the spine and pelvis are least likely to suffer damage, deformity and degeneration. Neutral...
by Dan Williams | Sep 13, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Psychology
Chronic pain is that nagging long term pain that doesn’t go away – even after the damaged tissues should have long since healed. This form of pain is characterized by its long term effect on the body, lasting at least three months. Pain, and in particular chronic...
