Part one of a series on being your most effective, present self. Three free things you can do: Cold exposure: 5 minutes in a cold shower, a dip in the ocean or a walk in cold temperature in minimal clothing. You can derive further benefits from these practices by focusing on your breath while experiencing theContinue reading “Enhance Your Focus”
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Rob’s Morning Oat Jar
Autumnal apples and late season citrus offer mild sweetness and supreme juiciness while the granola at the bottom and bulk oats will replenish his energy stores (muscle glycogen) as the day unfolds before him. Why oats and granola? Why should anyone have to choose between creamy and crunchy? Why not both? This simply can’t beContinue reading “Rob’s Morning Oat Jar“
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”
Experience Can Work One of Both Ways.
You can either let the years and knowledge build you up or let it weigh you down. It can either feed or deplete your determination and the ultimate thing it comes down to is having an enthusiastic mindset. If you don’t feel like you have enough experience you will want more and this will feedContinue reading “Experience Can Work One of Both Ways.”
Mustard Pumpkin Soup W a Lemon Thyme Hit
Flavours of the season, grown from the earth and cooked together to bring a harmony of flavour and warmth. This is a bowl to gather round and let sit in your hands and close to your nose. Let the scents assail you before you dunk hot toast into the heart of the bowl, getting aContinue reading “Mustard Pumpkin Soup W a Lemon Thyme Hit”
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”
Cauliflower Miso Soup with Peanut and Tahini dressing
I couldn’t think of a simpler way to enjoy such a symphony of cauliflower, miso and peanut. Not on a winter’s afternoon anyhow. Ingredients for two portions: 1/2 cauliflower 1 tbsp miso 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or soy sauce if you prefer vegan) 2 tsp mixed spice salt and pepper to taste Dress with: aContinue reading “Cauliflower Miso Soup with Peanut and Tahini dressing”
SPRINT BREATH SWIM
Love getting to feel like an animal. Something sprinting across the land and then moving in the ocean. Being outsideGetting your heart rate upFeeling yourself freeze and catch your breathGets all sorts of instincts humming and unlocks powerful focus and energy for the rest of your day. Sleep, stress response and metabolism all benefit fromContinue reading “SPRINT BREATH SWIM”
Salmon Cauliflower Nest
Not everyone deals super well with gluten and dairy. But most people love a comforting bowl of pasta. Add an extra nourishing and delicious fillet of salmon? The last post was a “cauliflower cheese” dream and here it has been repurposed meaning…. make lots to save yourself time and do different things with it! IngredientsContinue reading “Salmon Cauliflower Nest”