by Dan Williams | Apr 22, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
The four minute mile is a sporting cliche. It acts as the definitive example of the cascade affect of an individual reaching a benchmark. Roger Bannister cracked the four minutes in 1954. The achievement of this benchmark opened the floodgates. It spawned a global...
by Dan Williams | Feb 15, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Nutrition, Psychology, Weight Loss
Peter Scherp shares his tips for weight loss. Read more about Pete’s journey. Having lost over 64 kg, I often get asked what my secret is or what are my best tips for losing weight. There is no real secrets I can reveal, but I can give some tips. In no...
by Dan Williams | Aug 3, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
In order to formulate a teaching or training program, a coach must first appreciate the stages of learning, and teach students as proposed by these distinct stages. The learner progresses through three phases; cognitive, associative and autonomous. In the cognitive...
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 | May 20, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Psychology
Sleep apnoea is a condition characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep and intermittent cycles of sleep and arousal. The condition is caused by a sleep related decrease in muscle tone in the upper airway. This causes a collapse of the upper airway –...
by Dan Williams | May 5, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Researchers have delved deep into the links between exercise and sleep. The results are relatively simple, and provide steadfast recommendations to improve sleep quality, and sleep patterns through targeted exercise. Intense exercise before sleep delays sleep onset....
by Dan Williams | Apr 21, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
There is a close relationship between stress and performance. This relationship can exist in both a negative and positive way. Stress is a stimulus that causes a physiological or psychological effect. Good stress is termed ‘eustress’, while bad stress is...
by Dan Williams | Apr 17, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Exercise, nutrition and weight loss programs make use of food diaries. Science supports this contention. Research tells us that by being aware of what we eat we eat less. This works not only on a micro scale (per meal), but also on a much larger scale – with a...
by Dan Williams | Apr 14, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Psychology
How much physical activity is needed to drastically reduce the risk of disease? The answer might be surprising. You should already know that exercise intensity is the single most important variable in maximising the health benefits of exercise. You can read more in my...
by Dan Williams | Apr 11, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Sleep is a highly sought, frequently underachieved necessity of life. And yet, people don’t really know what’s going on when they’re asleep. Probably because they’re… well… asleep. Sleep is an immediately reversible, perceptual wall...
