Welcome to part 1 of a 2 part series of blogs on weight training. This week I look at some key areas that will help you to plan and perform your weights in a smarter and better way. Next week I will look at…

In part 1 of this weight training guide I outlined my recommendations to ensure you are covering the basics in your training. You can view the full article here. Today I’ll be taking a look at some of the…

In the lotto of life, the unfortunate truth is that we all eventually die from something. I recall as a child having nightmares about drowning and I realise now that these dreams, though scary were part of a developmental stage where I…

In his book “Thinking, Fast and Slow”, Daniel Kahnemann talks about 2 systems in the brain. The first is fast, instinctive and emotional. The second is slower, deliberative and logical. When it comes to weight loss, I believe that one of the things that…

For people who have never experienced psychiatric or psychological disturbance it can be difficult to know how to react when a friend or family member is diagnosed with a mental illness. It is no longer considered fashionable to run away,…

It’s Melbourne Cup week so you could say it’s a good week for gambling. Gambling provides a tremendous adrenaline rush and it is highly addictive. It makes me wonder, though: why is it easy to take a punt on a horse, a greyhound, a…

Don’t you just love how the English language is constantly evolving? We have new terms being created all the time. The new words added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2014 include: wackadoodle, scissor-kick and honky-tonker. Other words are simply changing their definitions as time goes by…