At some point in our lives, all of us will suffer from some form of joint pain and inflammation. Assuming that you haven’t got a genetic disorder or chronic disease, we are generally able to combat this pain relatively easily. Balance in life is everything,...
After a long, hard week, most of us can’t wait to get home, throw off our shoes, and flop onto the couch to vegetate and wind down. Often, the last thing we feel like doing is going to the gym to workout. Our bodies ache...
I applaud any being who takes the time out of their day and time away from their family in an attempt to gain health and wellness through exercise, and I truly respect those who make an effort to get to the gym. In saying that,...
Often the best way to start with this explanation, is to tell you what it is not. YOUR CORE IS NOT YOUR SIX PACK. You also don’t necessarily strengthen your core by doing sit-ups and crunches....
Cardiovascular training (CVT) is vital in everyone’s training regime (3-4 times a week) for its’ numerous benefits, including heart health and function. For someone who wants to maximise their muscle growth, however, there is much debate about this topic. I do believe that there is...
Knee pain is a common problem that affects most of us at some point during our lives. Whether it is as a result of an active youth, predisposing conditions (e.g. poor biomechanics), or from being overweight, knee pain can be very debilitating. Whilst observing someone...
In today’s day and age, lower back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world! They say that 85% of the population will suffer from lower back pain at some point in their life. The problem is that we often don’t have the...
Sciatica - When you literally have a pain in your butt. Many of us suffer from or have suffered from sciatica at some point in our lives. Sciatica is pain that radiates from the buttock down the leg (usually the outside back portion) that sometimes travels...
There are, however, massive benefits of rebounding exercise. It is a plyometric exercise, which basically means that all the muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons and proprioceptor are super stimulated when you land and jump straight afterwards (rebound). Apart from the muscul-skeletal benefits, the below 10 benefits...
Most of us have had that embarrassing moment whilst walking on grass or in high heels and our ankle has given way. The rolling of the ankle makes one look rather like an uncoordinated flamingo. Regardless, often the ankle is left bruised and swollen and...
