by Dan Williams | Feb 14, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Older Persons, Weight Loss
Are you lifting weights? You should be. Aside from making you stronger, there are some vital health benefits of resistance training that you just can’t get from any other form of exercise. Resistance training (using your muscles to lift heavy weights, either...
by Dan Williams | Nov 15, 2018 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Older Persons, Psychology, Weight Loss
Are you over age 25? Your best years may behind you! Scary fact, but it doesn’t have to be true. After the age of 25, the metabolic rate of the average person drops by two to four percent every decade. But what does this mean? Well, your metabolic rate is the...
by Dan Williams | Oct 15, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Programming
Older adults and masters athletes face a raft of challenges when it comes to exercise. Here, we discuss our tips for overcoming some of these obstacles: Injuries: Injuries are a part of the game, and while we try to minimise them, they happen. Of course, there’s...
by Dan Williams | Dec 20, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Older Persons, Weight Loss
The interactions between exercise and menopause provide insight into how to best manage health during this stage of a woman’s life. Menopause is classified by the cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle, and the conclusion of the stage of life where they are able to...
by Dan Williams | Aug 29, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Older Persons
In the list of the top ten causes of premature death, cancer appears three times. Top factors causing loss of life years due to premature death (in order): Ischaemic heart disease Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers Alzheimer and...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Psychology
CrossFit for health, CrossFit for fitness or CrossFit for performance? The evolution of CrossFit has seen the emergence of an identity crisis of sorts. Is it an exercise program? A sport? A corporation? A brand? This crisis exists not so much within the community...
by Dan Williams | May 17, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Older Persons
We know that exercise helps to slow the effects of ageing. But what of the effects of ageing on our ability to exercise? Ageing brings with it to the exercise table the following negative effects: Reduced strength Reduced magnitude of reflex responses Slowing of rapid...
by Dan Williams | Apr 30, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Older Persons
With a global aging population, the importance of balance and fall prevention has never been greater. In this group of older adults, falls play a major role in not reduced quality of life, but also premature death. Falls lead to reduced quality, reduced quantity. In...
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 | Dec 8, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Flexibility, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons
Hydrotherapy offers rehabilitation and recovery to a group of people who may otherwise not experience these benefits. Water based exercises allow the user to experience increases in joint mobility and range of motion without the impact associated with land based...
