Keep Moving Through The Pain

Keep Moving Through The Pain

The pain of failure or disappointment spares no one, nor can it deprive us of future opportunities for love, happiness, and success. Our mindset determines our reaction to failure. Whether that failure will spiral into defeat or provide for the opportunity to learn...
Exercise rationalization is best served cold

Exercise rationalization is best served cold

We have left winter behind, and we wait in anticipation for the warm promises of spring! We should feel very proud of our selves for having exercised in the cold winter, because research is saying that the cold weather has helped us make smarter decisions. Why and how...
Achieving Sleep/Life Balance

Achieving Sleep/Life Balance

The work/life balance is regularly debated, and the importance is not fully appreciated because it is so difficult to achieve. However, a focus on sleep/ life balance provides a practical and attainable means of achieving balance in life, and there is research to...
Hydration: The Power Of Water

Hydration: The Power Of Water

It is a well-known fact that the human body can last weeks without food, but only days without water. Therefore it is essential that drinking water forms a necessary part of our day. How much water do we need? The body cannot store water, and therefore we need fresh...
Cardio Exercise Reduces Heart Disease Risk

Cardio Exercise Reduces Heart Disease Risk

The heart is an incredible muscle,  it is about the size of your fist, and it pumps 7 litres of blood in one minute and 7600 litres per day. In a lifetime, it beats over 2.5 billion times and pumps over 200 million litres of blood. Why is it important to understand...
Hamstrings and Back Pain

Hamstrings and Back Pain

The Hamstrings are made up of 3 muscles that cross and act upon two joints – the hip and the knee. The job of the hamstrings is to bend the knee as well as to move the upper leg backward. The hamstring muscles work in tandem to rotate the knee and assist in...