by Dan Williams | Apr 2, 2022 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Individuals with a disability, Older Persons, Programming
Olympic Weightlifting. Even the sheer name strikes fear into people who are maybe a little overwhelmed by gyms and exercise. Then they learn a little more about it, and the fear only grows! And we have to admit, it does look pretty scary. Muscly people at the Olympics...
by Dan Williams | Mar 20, 2022 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology
The simple act of going for a long walk has to be the more underrated forms of exercise there is. And to understand why it’s so underrated, we have to understand the current state of the fitness industry. Because unfortunately, the ‘fitness industry’ as it stands...
by Dan Williams | Feb 22, 2022 | Blogs, Health, Psychology
Health is complicated. Every human being is an impossibly complicated petri dish of variables that all work together to impact our lives. And, viewed in isolation, the advice is pretty simple. Eat more veggies, eat less cake. Smoke less. Exercise more. Drink less....
by Dan Williams | Feb 5, 2022 | Blogs, Health, Psychology
When it comes to learning new exercises and movements, we seem to automatically understand that we get better at things by practicing them. When babies become toddlers, their walking improves the more they do. When kids learn to throw and catch, they become stronger...
by Dan Williams | Nov 6, 2021 | Blogs, Health, Individuals with a disability, NDIS
Asking the most important type of exercise for individuals living with a disability needs a very individualised answer. Regardless of the type of disability, there’s one very important factor to remember. Whatever exercise someone is doing, it needs to directly...
by Dan Williams | Jul 31, 2021 | Chronic Conditions, COVID-19, CrossFit, Exercise, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
You might think that there are some hidden physical benefits to exercising in a mask. Anything that uncomfortable must be good for you right!? We’ve all experienced the anxiety-inducing claustrophobia that comes from not quite being able to fill your lungs with the...
by Dan Williams | Jul 17, 2021 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Programming
ROM Plus allows our clients to get the full Range of Motion Experience. An addition to your one-on-one Personal Coaching, it entitles the client to a wide range of benefits and inclusions. In this article, we discuss the 12 ways to ensure you’re getting as much as...
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 | Jun 4, 2021 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
First, we were told ‘practice makes perfect’. Then, they told us ‘PERFECT practice makes perfect’. It turns out though – they were wrong. In fact, according to the latest research, PERFECT practice may actually be the worst way to learn a new skill. What you...
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....
