Body temperature, metabolism and cellular respiration all have important links to longevity and also body composition. We can likely use body temperature (alongside pulse) as an indicator of metabolic health. Stress, while having the ability to raise body temperature (through increasing cortisol, adrenaline and catabolic activity in the body) has a negative impact on both...

“Chaos should be regarded as very good news.” ‒ Trungpa Rinpoche It seems we expect order. We give a linear effort, with our work, training, nutrition and expect an upwards trajectory as long as we maintain this effort. Positive input leads to positive output. Makes sense… in a mechanistic world. The weather, nature, the trees, our bodies...

Yesterday I went to visit a friend and fellow gym owner, Benny, from CrossFit Soul Rebel. We trained the one-arm handstand together. It’s nice occasionally to meet up with others who are doing this type of thing, so that we can talk about the challenges and look for advice. When you have a partner with...

Meditation is a popular form of stress management. Many people choose it to down-regulate stress and numerous studies have backed this up.  However, many of the individual studies in this field commonly fail to include an active control group. Pascoe et. al* then did a meta analysis of 45 of these different studies and included randomised...

Sound and some music has can have a powerful effect on healing. Conversely, we all know that some sounds or music can have a negative effect. I know this to be true experientially, for many reasons, including the odd fact that whenever I get into a small twin engined plane the low-frequency, slightly mis-matched hum...

In 2009 I was training for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships, held in Hawaii. I had a part time job and I was all in on training. For many, it’s the pinnacle of the sport, with just a few spots available for which you need to “qualify.” Training was life. Thing was, I was having...

We need movement. It promotes life, in many ways it is life. In a macro sense it helps everything from blood-flow to peristalsis, as well as of course overall strength and mobility. What about intensity? It seems a lot of people get into exercise or training for body composition. “To lose some weight.” In the...

The Future value of an asset is the value of the asset at a specific (future) date. It is the present value multiplied by the accumulation function. In a financial sense, it assumes a certain interest rate, or rate of return. Our practices also have a future value. We have to understand that everything trends...