by Dan Williams | Apr 17, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Exercise, nutrition and weight loss programs make use of food diaries. Science supports this contention. Research tells us that by being aware of what we eat we eat less. This works not only on a micro scale (per meal), but also on a much larger scale – with a...
by Dan Williams | Apr 11, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Sleep is a highly sought, frequently underachieved necessity of life. And yet, people don’t really know what’s going on when they’re asleep. Probably because they’re… well… asleep. Sleep is an immediately reversible, perceptual wall...
by Dan Williams | Apr 10, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
In parts one and two of this series we covered the need for more effective hamstring injury screen, prevention and rehabilitation. In this, the final part, we discuss initiatives to fill this need. To aid in effective injury prevention, mode specificity is a vital...
by Dan Williams | Apr 7, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
What are the ten top ailments that reduce quality of life? We can examine this by looking at DALYs, or Disability Adjusted Life Years. Basically, these combine years of life lost due to premature death and years of life lived with a disability. DALYs are a great...
by Dan Williams | Apr 4, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Psychology
The female athlete triad is a trifecta of conditions commonly seen in the female athlete. The triad consists of: Disordered eating Premature osteoporosis Ammenorrhea (cessation of menstrual cycle for > three months) The condition is common in female athletes who...
by Dan Williams | Apr 3, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
More time is spent in bed than in any other place. The importance of good posture in bed is evident. We spend the majority of our time every day doing very specific tasks, in very specific positions. Regardless of how minor the cumulative forces from the tasks may be,...
by Dan Williams | Apr 2, 2011 | Biomechanics, Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
In part one of this blog series, I discussed the prevalence of muscular injuries in general. In this, we discuss the specific need for further examination of the hamstrings – and why this muscle group is so predisposed to injury. Askling et al (2002) stated that...
by Dan Williams | Mar 28, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Older Persons
Ok, big disclaimer on this one. BE CAREFUL AND COMPLETE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Fall prevention in the elderly is a big one. Falls = inability to exercise = falls. Viscous cycle. A fall occurs when the centre of gravity moves outside the base of support. The way to increase...
by Dan Williams | Mar 24, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Food with the word ‘diet’ on the packet has been shown to encourage greater consumption. This isn’t because the foods have a higher level of energy, in fact, it’s the lower caloric contents of the foods that makes people eat more. Because they perceive the foods as...
by Dan Williams | Mar 21, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Nutrition
Examining the differences between the lifestyles of modern humans and early hunter gatherers reveals some surprising results. A direct comparison of physical activity levels by Cordain et al. (1997) indicates that the variables in lifestyle lead to an average energy...
