JOINT PAIN – HOW BEST TO DEAL
If you’ve ever had significant or persistent knee pain, you know it can be a major problem. Climbing stairs or just walking around can be agony, you want to exercise, but your knees or hips hurt too...
IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE FOR TYPE 2 DIABETICS
There are currently 1.7 million individuals affected by Diabetes in Australia alone. Sure, it’s an alarming number but what is more concerning is the fact that most of these people don’t understand...
Exercising with and after breast cancer
It’s not uncommon to scroll past or flick through newspapers or Facebook without someone mentioning a new “miracle” cure to cancer. So when you see titles claiming that exercise can prevent, cure or...
De-bunking the “perfect posture”
“Sit up straight!” the expression that rings through many primary school classrooms and across the family dinner table. It seems today that everyone is under the impression that they should correct...
The ‘core’ and its relation to lower back pain
Following up from last week’s blog on the truth about core training, today is all about strengthening your core to prevent lower back pain. Your core should be engaged when performing movements...
The truth about “core” training
“5 core workouts for a tight mid section – a beginners guide” “The best 20 minute at home core workout to get you shredded” “The 20 minute workout routine to get hard “core” abs” These are just a...
Rowing: Clearing the ‘Air’ on the damper setting
- By Coach Ray One of my all-time biggest peeves when going to a commercial gym is going up to the Concept 2 rowers and seeing all the dampers set to 10. Not because I’m some sort of rowing expert...
Tracking your Results & Beyond the Whiteboard
As a coach, there is no greater feeling than seeing you all ticking off those health and fitness goals that you all work so hard for. High fives are being dished out exponentially as you all...
The importance of unilateral strength training
- By Coach Ray The human body is not symmetrical, our muscles, respiratory, and circulatory systems are not the same from side to side. It’s still reasonably well balanced though, for example our...
Comparisonitis & The Unwritten Rules of CrossFit
“The Unwritten Rules of CrossFit”- a subject that hundreds of people have written about, of which I’m sure you’ve all read dozens… at least. Whilst there are many different versions, generally they...