In this post we discuss 5 things you can try if an exercise causes you pain. You’re training in the gym and an exercise that’s never caused you issues before suddenly causes you discomfort. What can you do? First of all don’t push through the pain. Unless you’ve taken very specific advice from a specialist, […]
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Why rehab is like Moneyball
Moneyball is a great film. If you haven’t seen it, the story centres around the manager of a struggling professional baseball team. Unable to compete financially against the biggest teams in the league, he adopts a pragmatic system that uses statistics to assess a player’s value. Through this alternative view he discovers untapped potential that […]
Do you need rehab or training?
In this post we discuss whether you need rehab or training and what the difference is. Let’s start with a quiz. Here are three scenarios for you. Which do you think require rehab and which require training? Scenario 1 Have you got pain or discomfort in an area of your body as you read this? […]
The most important question to ask when something hurts
In this post we discuss why the most important question to ask when something hurts is, now what? When we feel pain, muscle tightness, or limitations in our bodies, there’s an understandable desire to identify the cause. We want to know what this thing is. What’s it called? Why has it happened? Many times however […]
Why you shouldn’t use exercise to lose weight
In this post we discuss why you shouldn’t use exercise to lose weight and what can sometimes happen if you do. At a glance • Weight loss = reducing body fat, which requires a calorie deficit. • Using exercise to burn calories creates an unhealthy relationship with training, leading to burnout and injury. • Sudden […]