Many people focus on work capacity, output, fitness, pain tolerance, motivation. Yet, in movement, sports, endurance activities, physical labour or general training, there is potency in something much simpler. Our performance is largely dictated by how “well” we are doing the task, our technique. Our technique is built on our “posture.” How we are positioned...
There are books, manuals, videos and tutorials on how to grow your business, improve your health and your training There’s a how-to on everything and for some, this is the main way they try to learn. This brings intellectual knowledge about the topic, that we then try to apply experientially. The other side of this...
To build strength, mobility, balance or resilience requires effort. It requires dedicated hours, week after week. Once we go through this initial process though, we have an imprint. The body holds the information. If we pause for a break, of course we lose our edge, but the deeper pathways have been created and will remain....
The human brain has 4 levels of activity. When we understand these, the state they relate to, and how to influence them, we also can gain an edge in recovery practices and wellness. a. BETA WAVES – 14-30 cycles per second. Conscious mind 25%, Concentration 75%. Bodily functions (heart rate, digestion…). This is our active,...
When developing a long term movement or training practice (which is the only one worth pursuing), one of the keys is learning when to use intensity vs. when to cruise Because of the way we are conditioned daily in our work, schools and peers (more is better), many times we’ll oscillate between no routine at...
Lately there has been a big interest in fasting, restricting carbohydrate and generally I am seeing a huge amount of people restricting calories. The concept is that by changing the feeding window, or reducing carbohydrates, you can trick the body into fat burning I certainly went down this road, researching the deep, dark holes of intermittent...
When we start out on a health/training/(business), things are difficult. Habits are not formed, so there’s a huge amount of conscious effort involved just to turn up. It can be exciting, but it’s exhausting. Then, if we stick at it, we make some early progress. On a percentage basis, this early progress is usually pretty...
Yesterday I coached a class of over 30 people, a lot of them new faces. The main challenge when we work with a lot of people who haven’t trained with us before is communicating the value of movement quality. This can be explained, demonstrated, pointed out. But ultimately, depending on where we’ve come from previously, a...
