Would you hire a fat personal trainer? If not why not? In this post we discuss the biases that can lead to poor outcomes if you choose a trainer for the wrong reasons. Have you ever noticed that people tend to look like their dogs? Apparently this is now a scientific fact. Studies have shown […]
Training
How to tell if a rehab exercise is working and what to do if it’s not
In this post we discuss how to tell if a rehab exercise is working and what to change if you think it isn’t. This is surely one of the most frustrating aspects of trying to recover from a stubborn injury. I meet plenty of people who’ve been using exercises, sometimes for months at a time, […]
Reducing preventable disability
In this post we discuss what preventable disability is and how we can reduce its impact. A year or so ago I was sat on a bench on the top of Richmond Hill with a colleague of my mine. We were earnestly discussing what we were trying to achieve in the world. Somewhere from my […]
Why your injury isn’t getting better
In this post we look at why your injury isn’t getting better and what you can do to make progress. If you hurt yourself a while back and you’re frustrated that you don’t seem to be making progress with your rehab, there’s probably a good reason why. Before we dive in however, let’s take a […]
Is back pain a medical issue?
In this post we discuss whether back pain is a medical issue given how common it seems to be. Back pain is seemingly ubiquitous. Up to 85% of us will experience back pain at some point in our lives. Ironically I’m experiencing some mild back pain as I write this. Should I call the doctor […]