Have you experienced the feeling of being more beat up after your gym program, training or workout than you do feel good? Do you get to a certain level of skill or fitness and then something tears or strains? Most of us are exercising for self-improvement, but this...
Professional athletes work extremely hard to be good at what they do. Sometimes training for hours a day. They also have scheduled rest, recovery and focus on food, hydration, and sleep. They take supplements and have massages to assist in their goal. In the business...
Movement is essential for human beings and we all need different levels of intensity and variety. If you are fit and healthy then harder workouts can be beneficial. If you are unwell and unfit, movement may involve just gentle stretching, mobility and a focus on...
Participation in something athletic is a great way of keeping active; whether it’s a round of golf with business colleagues, going to the gym to do weights or yoga, jogging along the waterfront, tennis, swimming or biking at the weekend. Most people think of their...
Good practitioners will always assess their clients before working with them. Why? “Because if we’re not assessing – we’re guessing.” With the New Year ahead of us I am sure that you are thinking about what you will do to keep fit and healthy through 2015. If you are...
In last month’s Ponsonby News my article “What is a Postural assessment” explained what a postural assessment is all about and who might need one. A postural assessment tells me exactly what I need to teach you to correct your posture. From the assessment a specific...
Core Stability is becoming a more frequently used phrase word in the health, fitness and the sporting industries. But when I look around at the quality of training that presents itself, I can see that training the “Core” it is a very misunderstood subject. What is the...
