by Dan Williams | Aug 10, 2011 | Blogs, Health
In the development of modern Homo sapiens from early Australopithecines there have been many evolutionary compromises, which have left us being imperfect organisms. The Obstetric Dilemma involves the need for the pelvis to expand to accommodate for the birth of large...
by Dan Williams | Jul 27, 2011 | Blogs, Health
Humans are not a patient species, and we often sacrifice our future fitness for present success. Natural selection is a process that takes place over many generations, but our egocentric nature warrants that we think only in the short term, to the detriment of both...
by Dan Williams | Jul 13, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There is no doubt what-so-ever that technique is important, and poor technique is dangerous. What I would like to propose is that poor intensity is just as dangerous – just on a different scale. Poor technique causes immediate and acute damage. Damage to...
by Dan Williams | Jul 8, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Traditionally, gym based exercise has been segregated into weightbearing exercise, and cardiovascular exercise. I say ‘gym based exercise’, because before the development of exercise for the sake of exercise (as opposed to exercise in order to survive), no...
by Dan Williams | Jun 17, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
You’re injured. The next few hours are critical to your long term recovery. What do you do? You have no time to waste… so let me give you a super fast recipe for injury care, and the justification behind each initiative. Compression and elevation: Bandage...
by Dan Williams | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
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 | Jun 13, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
EPOC gives you the benefits of exercise for free. EPOC, or ‘Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption’ refers to the prolonged benefits that can be derived from exercise at intensity. Tradition long slow cardiovascular exercise elicits a decent benefit...
by Dan Williams | Jun 9, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
A ‘fat burning zone’. There are two major issues with this concept. Misconception: If you exercise at a lower intensity you will burn more fat. If you exercise at a lower intensity you will burn a GREATER PERCENTAGE of fat. In the graph, total energy...
by Dan Williams | Jun 7, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Kids
Exercise should form a major part of a healthy pregnancy. Certain modifications should however be made to ensure safety and effectiveness. Numerous changes in the body occur during pregnancy, with implications from each affecting and determining exercise requirements...
by Dan Williams | Jun 3, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Who’d have thought that donning an expensive pair of black stockings would instantly categorise you as an ‘athlete’!? We identify these sexy tights so much with performance, that hosts of exercisers now wear them by default. My qualm is that most...
