by Dan Williams | Jul 5, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Psychology
Most initial motivations to exercise are invariably negative. You exercise to lose weight, because you feel unhealthy, are low on energy, or any one of hundreds of negative motivators. As human beings, we don’t respond well to these negative motivators for long term...
by Dan Williams | Jun 23, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the press. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your ovehead press and how to fix them....
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 16, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are two schools of thought. Here’s the quandary. The squat, deadlift and press, in my opinion are three of the most (if not THE MOST) important movements we can perform. Performed correctly they comprise the elements of almost every single movement we can...
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 10, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the deadlift. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your deadlift and how to fix them. This...
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...
