Time For Reflection
This time of year is synonymous with reflection. It’s a great time of year to do a personal inventory of what in your life is working and therefore contributing to what you dowant. But it’s also a good point to see what needs an upgrade, perhaps if...
Exercises for Lazy Glutes (Top 4)
Exercises for Lazy Glutes (Top 4) Lazy glutes are common and can be the cause of many knee, ankle and lower back problems as well as pelvic floor issues. These four exercises are probably the four I use most frequently with clients. Learn how to do them with perfect...
Four Simple Mindfulness Techniques
In the last few weeks I’ve been studying the books of Thich Naht Hanh, Buddhist Monk and father of mindfulness in the west. These books have had quite a profound affect on me and his calmness and presumed sense of peace really come across in his writing. I thought I’d...
Foam Roller For Thoracic Mobility
Foam Roller For Thoracic Mobility Foam rolling the thoracic spine is a must. I meet very few people who have a neutral alignment through the upper back and foam rolling helps greatly. Learn my favourite five techniques in this short...
Why 8 Hours Sleep?
It’s common knowledge that eight hours of sleep per night is the optimal number. As the saying goes, however, common knowledge is not always common practice. This is particularly important when it comes to pain and pain management, as less than eight hours of restful...
Shin Splints Stretch
Shin Splints Stretch Shin Splints – they are painful, frustrating and can linger around and cause more issues with the lower leg. You can learn three different techniques to stretch, massage and improve the tibialis anterior muscles functional capacity. Learn...
Letting Go
Do you have bags under your eyes and wonder why? Do you wake up tired, even after eight hours of sleep? Are you carrying excess body fat? Perhaps then, you are experiencing the symptoms of control fatigue. As it sounds, control fatigue is the exhaustion that is...
Shoulder Prehab Routine
Shoulder Prehab Routine The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that attach to the shoulder blade and shoulder joint and coordinate the timing and smooth movement of the joint. For a variety reasons, from muscles imbalances and poor posture to poorly designed exercise...
Which Fitness Programme Is Right For Me?
I have a very simple answer to the question, “which fitness programme is right for me?” The one that balances your body best! How do you know what balances your body? An assessment, a thorough assessment. Over the years I’ve spoken to people that have tried everything...
Movement of The Week – Side Plank
Movement of The Week – Side Plank The side plank adds a fantastic challenge in the frontal plane, this side to side motion is often VERY weak in people and consequently it can be the root of knee, hip and lower back challenges. Primarily it works the obliques...