With the end of year holidays upon us, a lot of people are already thinking about the large amount of food and drinks that they have consumed while celebrating with family and friends and (let’s be honest) the extra kilos they have gained. Many of us are familiar with the friendly pressure to indulge and…
Find it hard to train on holidays? Sick of doing the same old exercises all the time? Want to stretch your imagination and try something new? Maybe you should join the resistance! You may have seen what looks like large coloured rubber bands in the gym. No, these aren’t taken from the belt of a…
I was born like that. It runs in my family. I got it from my mama. Have you ever heard or said these before? We all have genetic traits that we have inherited from our parents and grandparents and so on. Adaptations occur over generations and are passed on through our DNA to our offspring….
One of the most common muscles injured in sport is the hamstring, as the hamstring muscles are very susceptible to tears and strains. Hamstring injuries are most common among sports that require a high degree of speed, power and agility such as soccer, basketball, tennis and football to name a few. As I have a…
High blood pressure & hypertension High blood pressure (or hypertension) is the most common of all the conditions of the circulatory system. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels, and the magnitude of this force depends on the cardiac output and the resistance of the blood vessels….
Fun in the sun! As you all have probably noticed, the weather is heating up, and with summer just around the corner and all the beautiful days we have been experiencing lately there is no excuse for you to be stuck indoors all the time. Just being outside is a great motivator for us to…
Following an interesting conversation with a client on Monday, I thought it would be good to do a blog about a specific science related topic which is definitely applicable to those of us who keep ‘unusual’ hours in their lifestyle (frequent travellers anyone?). Hope you enjoy this one! Do you prefer certain activities at specific…
Got enough energy? Daily eating patterns are important because they help us to build the body we need to complete our desired task. Whether it is competition sports, playing with friends, kids or grandkids, training at the gym, or simply undertaking our daily tasks, the major role of the daily diet is to supply us…
Most of us lead very busy lifestyles. Work, family and life commitments all too often leave us short on time to complete all the things we want to achieve on a daily or weekly basis, especially with the desire to achieve maximum physical results. Some of you may find yourself saying “I don’t have time…
Feeling tired? Overworked? Uninspired, unhealthy, complacent, or ‘stuck in a rut’? If you have answered yes to one or more of these, there’s a big chance that you are NOT leading a balanced lifestyle, and you need to make some changes! Leading a balanced lifestyle is about giving yourself the necessary things to nurture your mind,…
