It happens in every cell of your body. It (base metabolism) keeps you alive. The pace and function of your metabolism is up to the mitochondria. Mitochondira are these incredible little power-packs, the motherboard of each and everyone of your cells! Their function varies hugely by hormonal status, age, genetics and more. Metabolism can slowContinue reading “Your Metabolism”
Category Archives: training performance
High Performance Cycling Without The Knee and Hip Pain
Love getting out and about on your bike? When the sun is just right with a cool whisper of atmosphere you’re ready to get the wheels spinning. You don’t want to feel knee pain, you don’t want tight hips and you would love your back to feel absolutely fine the days and weeks after. EitherContinue reading “High Performance Cycling Without The Knee and Hip Pain”
What’s The Go On Breakfast?
Or should you fast? We panic a bit at the thought of missing a meal or the potential to feel hungry. We are told eating frequent meals can “rev up” our metabolism. It doesn’t. We are told breakfast is the most important meal of the day. For primary school aged children; absolutely. A balanced plateContinue reading “What’s The Go On Breakfast?”
Addressing Adrenal Fatigue
Struggling to sleep, a lack of focus, little energy and an over all off kilter feeling that is leaving your depressed and frustrated. Adrenal Fatigue feels horrendous. A quick bio lesson:You produce adrenaline (also called cortisol) in glands. Your perception of the world and how you experience stress and other day-day experiences will determine howContinue reading “Addressing Adrenal Fatigue”
Stand Tall
Avoid Pain with Your Best Posture Train smarter and avoid lifestyle pitfalls: You can support your posture through training the correct muscles such as your upper back (rhomboids, lats, rear delts and trapezius) and being mindful during the day of your posture. This is not limited to the upper body. Strong glutes, core and workingContinue reading “Stand Tall”
Muscle: Your Longevity Organ
Benefit from the feeling that comes with moving and performing everyday tasks better. Jumping out of a car with confident swing in your step, bending to pick something up out without feeling any twinges or aches and putting pants on without tumbling into the nearest solid object. These are the everyday things we can takeContinue reading “Muscle: Your Longevity Organ”
Activate your Glutes. Work Your Glutes
Why Glute Activation is not just aesthetically game changing but performance enhancing and critically; a predictor or potential pain or dysfunction in the body Many Lower Body Dysfunctions stem from an inability to recruit glutes into key movements such as running, cycling, walking and of course; lifting (squats, deadlifts, lunge etc) What happens when the glutesContinue reading “Activate your Glutes. Work Your Glutes”
Improve your run, avoid injury
Running is a brilliant way to improve your cardiovascular health, maintain a healthy weight or lose weight and it is also a great outdoors exercise activity you can do anywhere! Making it a fantastic option for mental health and cognitive performance too. It can be social or done alone, according to you and how youContinue reading “Improve your run, avoid injury”