by Dan Williams | Dec 13, 2019 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology, Weight Loss
The Surprising Benefits of Exercising on a Hot Day There’s nothing like a hot day to empty a gym. As the heat rises, exercise levels drop. And when people DO manage to stick with their exercise habits, it’s done so with the invariable complaints about the...
by Dan Williams | Jul 25, 2019 | Blogs, Business, For Fitness Professionals, Psychology
A coat-of-arms-bearing sheet of paper has long been the key to a successful career.A tertiary degree or qualification has been the first item on the list of requirements for new job applicants.But there’s a trend emerging, a trend away from education, and...
by Dan Williams | May 3, 2019 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology
The Range of Motion Athlete Camp is a two day Perth event for CrossFitters, designed to help you become a better athlete, whether you’re a complete beginner or an elite competitor. We’ve sought out the leading coaches in their fields, and brought them together to...
by Dan Williams | Apr 12, 2019 | Blogs, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Psychology, Weight Loss
One percenters. Marginal gains. They’re touted as the solution to all our problems. We search for these ‘hacks’ in our lives. Tiny things we can do that will push us towards better health, more financial success, greater happiness. And sure, these...
by Dan Williams | Mar 8, 2019 | Blogs, Exercise, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Psychology, Weight Loss
General Population (aka 1 in 3 Australians): “I don’t have time to exercise”. Fitness Professional: “You do have time, it’s just that you’re not prioritising exercise”. Standard conversation. Heard it a million times. And...
by Dan Williams | Feb 8, 2019 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
Stress is stress. Sure it takes different forms, but they all go in to the same ‘stress bucket’ – and once that bucket’s full, it starts to overflow. Let’s talk about what this means. When you’ve got a tight work deadline…...
by Dan Williams | Jan 25, 2019 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology, Weight Loss
At some stage it became unacceptable to admit out loud that one of your big motives for exercising was to look better. It became something people would fixate and obsess over in their own minds, but would feel embarrassed to voice. Instead, it became...
by Dan Williams | Dec 7, 2018 | Blogs, Exercise, Psychology, Weight Loss
Before our wedding my (then) fiancee (now wife!) and I took dancing lessons. Not unusual for a newly engaged couple looking to wow their friends and family on the wedding night. But the problem was, Ash used to be a competitive ballroom dancer. Needless to say, my...
by Dan Williams | Nov 23, 2018 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology, Weight Loss
Starting exercise can be really hard. Let’s face it, starting ANYTHING can be really hard. It’s like pushing a car, the first metre takes a superhuman effort, but then once it’s rolling, the inertia makes it easy to keep going. Exercise is the same....
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...
