Today I have a video for you. I created this yesterday when I was out walking Luna and getting the evening light. In this 6 minute clip, I talk through the context of the unplugged retreats, how they came to be and I’m also offering up 5 spots for a one-on-one call with anyone interested...

There are two characteristics that are key to getting results in your training or movement practice, or even in other practices. Even if you start very late in life, these shift you ahead of the curve quickly. The first is intent. The second is awareness. When we have intent, for our session, for a lift...

When people catch a cold, they often blame their kids, someone at work. When we sustain an injury from our training, or at work, we often over-emphasise the final incident when the injury “happened.” The recency bias is when people more prominently emphasise recent events and observations than those in the more distant past. We...

If physiological load is well managed and a person is getting enough food, is breathing well and sleeping well, there is often benefit in adding frequency in training. This is in alignment with “move every day,” which I feel is a great target for most people – we promote blood flow, tissue, tendon and joint...

The one day retreat.  At home, or away. Self led, or guided. Some meditation, or just quiet. Once per month: no phones, no computers, no hard training, no shopping centres, no city driving. These are a great way to round off the end of a month. Not because we want to “reflect,” “improve” or “self-develop,” but...

As we progressed in the technological revolution, as websites, screens, marketing and phones have become louder and brighter, with more alerts, we’ve largely gone along for the ride in other areas as well, including training. “High intensity” has not just been the theme of how many have exercised over the last decade, but how they’ve lived...

There are a number of hyperventilation “breath work” protocols around. These involve breathing fast for a period, then often a period of breath holding, then repeating this process. What do we know about exhalation? It is our main way to “get rid of” carbon dioxide. In 1986, Djarova et al studied trained subjects with either...

I’ve spend several years in competition based sports – running, triathlon, CrossFit etc. The main driver in these sports is self-improvement, or, improvement over others. I was “winning” my category in a number of races, but then the target kept shifting. Each position is never enough. Eventually, I had to throw out this approach all...