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 | Mar 29, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Psychology
The worst part of injury often isn’t the pain but the ongoing psychological withdrawal from exercise. Luckily, there is a way to minimise the strength losses caused by a single limb injury. A large percentage of the strength in a limb isn’t caused by...
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 | Dec 10, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Another great strategy for health that involves you making a small change to your environment and reaping the benefits forever. Simply by placing a full length mirror in you kitchen, you are constantly reminded of your appearance, and you link the healthiness of the...
by Dan Williams | Dec 9, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
The exists in Sports Psychology a concept termed the ‘Ringlemann Effect’. Basically, this is a form of Social Loafing, where the more people involved in a task, the less effort each of these people will put in. If the Ringlemann Effect can be overcome,...
by Dan Williams | Dec 7, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Gyms worldwide are characterised by huge floor to ceiling mirrors, framing lycra clad step aerobics devotees. Seems though, that these mirrors actually make it harder to gain the benefits of exercise – harder to lose weight. The theory behind this is the fact that...
by Dan Williams | Dec 6, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Self help books preach the power of positive thinking and optimism. Sounds good – but science tells us that this isn’t actually the best way to motivate yourself to exercise. Surprisingly, research tells us that the best way to motivate yourself to exercise is not to...
by Dan Williams | Nov 24, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
More and more eating has become a social event – eating has taken second place to what we do while we eat. Watching TV, talking to friends, reading a book. An awareness of our eating habits plays a major role in determining how much we eat. The distractions that shift...
by Dan Williams | Nov 23, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
The availability of food is directly correlated with the amount of food we consume. This probably isn’t a surprise. Evolutionally speaking, with food being scarce in our environment of evolutionary adaptiveness, it was a survival advantage to eat when we could. We can...
by Dan Williams | Nov 17, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Alcohol in moderation has been shown to have a raft of health benefits. The ‘in moderation’ premise however ensures that the negative effects of our usual drinking patterns soon outweigh any positives. So the basic rule is that drinking less (alcohol) is better for...
