You might be ski season ready, but are you ABC fit ski season ready? Following the tips below could help improve your performance and injury proof your body. Because better a bad day on the piste than a good day in surgery having ACL reconstruction right? A Incorporating these exercises into your routine in the […]
Just like clockwork. The first of January arrives and everyone’s mindset just changes. It’s time to get fit, burn fat, build mass and start training for that marathon you’ve always wanted to do. Unsustainable behaviours are adopted and before you know it you’ve fallen off the wagon and gone back, if not further back, to […]
I’m by no means old, but I’ve got to admit sometimes the internet is making me feel it! Since it was born it’s grown at an astounding rate. It only took five years for the internet to reach an audience of 50 million users. With growth like that you can pretty much do anything online […]
I don’t know about you, but I love this time of year. The trees transform and display deep orange and red leaves, its home to Halloween and bonfire night, the mornings are fresh and the countdown to Christmas begins. Yes, Autumn is here! I think the temptation by many is to just coast for the […]
There’s nothing worse than when the sun goes down and the world all around you falls into a deep restful sleep, but you just can’t seem to switch off. Not only is it frustrating, it could be impacting your ability to repair and recover from exercise, burn fat, build muscle and function efficiently during the […]
What good is speed if you’re heading in the wrong direction? A hungry cheetah doesn’t accelerate up to 70mph only to realise its prey is directly behind it right? A cheetah that does that is a daft cheetah that will fail at filling his hungry belly. As a coach I’ve started to notice some very […]
Another mundane Monday morning. The alarm fires off like a screeching hungry newborn with a messy nappy in your ear and you reluctantly reach out to switch it off. “Just five more minutes” you wish, but no you have to drag yourself out of bed and attack Monday with the drive of a sluggish zombie. […]
Traveling is great right? New sights, new sounds and a complete break mentally and physically from the old everyday routine. It does us all good once in a while. When working towards improving our body composition or just improving general fitness, if you’re not careful a holiday can quickly become a slippery downhill slope right […]
Over the years, as I’ve matured as a trainer and individual, I’ve come to learn that improving body composition and looking better means nothing if you don’t feel and function better too. For that reason taking care of my tissues, and my clients, through active recovery techniques such as stretching, massage and Self Myofascial Release […]
Second to nutrition, I’d say the biggest factor that inhibits people’s progress towards their goals is injuries. With any exercise or physical activity, whether it be in the gym or outside, unfortunately injuries can happen. Obviously with correct technique and optimal joint loading we can reduce the risk of them happening, but what can we […]
