Self Care
This morning I got into an interesting discussion with a client over the topic of self care and taking the time to look after yourself. It’s a massive industry aiming at selling you what won’t actually help in taking care of yourself. It seems to me what...
New Year, New Me
Today I’m writing my first blog of 2019 and my first article in here in ages. It’s been something I’ve been meaning to get back to for a while now. So why not start with a New Year New Me themed post. I’ve never been a real believer in the whole new year, new me, new...
Should you train with a variety of exercises or spend time mastering the basics?
It’s the corner stone phrase of many of the top trainers, coaches and therapists I know, and I think there is definitely a lot of truth to this. If you watch the development of a baby then you can see the progression of crawling before you can stand, before you can...
Focus on Developing Movement Skill
I think we’ve just passed the Monday where lots of people give up on there New Years Resolutions but if you’re into the whole new year new you thing and you’re still going then well done. Something I talk about a lot is long term adherence to an exercise program and...
To mobilise or not to mobilise, that is the question
As a trainer who bases everything I do around movement you’d probably be surprised to know that I’m not really in favour of mobility drills. They were something that used to be a staple part of my business and what I would to prescribe to all my clients. I have...
How important is posture?
Probably not as much as you imagine. Recently I had a client provide me some feedback after our first couple of sessions that a friend had commented on their posture and how they looked like they were sitting and standing more upright. This is good news as it would...
Is pain getting in the way of your life?
Are there things you would love to do but pain stops you? Do you feel like people don’t quite believe you or think you’re exaggerating when you try to explain how you feel? Would you like to be able do more with your family and friends? Has your pain contributed to...
Is there a right and wrong way to move?
Move in the “correct” way or you’ll injure yourself Something I am constantly seeing and hearing from the fitness industry is a fairly constant rhetoric of how things must be done a certain way or you run the risk of injuring yourself. I however don’t...
Victim of Intensity
Have you ever been injured or developed some sort of a niggling pain from training. I always seem to be picking up new clients needing help after a training injury or to help with a problem that is preventing them from training. Before I can help I need to get to the...
Precision Training
Movement based training is not about which exercises you do. There is a misconception that training with me is just a series of weird exercises that I get you to do for the sake of it. But it’s not, It’s not about crawling, handstands or any other exercise that...