Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - It's benefits...
In January 2016 my mother suffered a severe Aneurysm and a stroke and was in a critical condition for three months. After she emerged from her coma she was in...
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To Choke or Not to Choke...
How not to choke under pressure.It’s so easy to do when you are under pressure and most of us can recall a time when it has happened to us but...
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Why running isn't the most effective...
We have been told for decades that weight loss is a matter of calories in vs calories out. We were told that cardio workouts were where it was at and that...
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The importance of working "In" and...
Working out is great, but overworking your bodies by pushing it beyond reasonable limits is never a good idea. Even for well-trained and highly competitive athletes, striking the balance between...
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Rhabdomyolosis and running - the dangers...
felt compelled to write this article on the causes, effects and dangers of Rhabdomyolosis as this is becoming an increasingly common problem among marathon runners and even more so among...
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Why every athlete should wear compression...
If I told you that you could use one thing to reduce your muscle soreness, prevent injury and enhance your athletic performance you would think I was talking about some...
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What causes sore feet during long...
What causes very sore feet during a long run? How to alieve or prevent some of the painA certain amount of pain is normal during a long run, the pounding...
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Simple things to improve our health...
Simple things to improve your pathway to health, fitness and vitality.Here are some simple things we have probably heard before but perhaps you neglect to do and it's a handy...
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Nutrition for training and racing and...
As an ultra marathon athlete, I have to get really serious when it comes to fuelling for my training and for my races. Ultra marathons can range in distance from...
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That one question - Why do...
There’s one question I get asked by nearly everyone I meet. It’s the one thing they all want to know and the one question I find difficult to answer quickly...
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Getting your fuelling and electrolyte regime...
Getting your fuelling and electrolyte regime right is critical to race success, especially in long distance events.Electrolyte drinksThere are many pre-mixed or ready made electrolyte drinks on the market, but...
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Common running injuries and how to...
Here are the most common injuries that afflict runnersCalf strain/ Tear and achilles tendonitisCauses Weakening of the muscle fibres, not doing enough recovery work with myofascial release or massage or...
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How to avoid getting the runs...
The runs while running - most of us who have been running a while have experienced this phenomena at one time or another and if you haven’t you can expect...
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Fat burning facts and why you...
Each pound of muscle you have burns around 50 calories give or take a day. So if you do, say, a lot of endurance/cardio and you get into a catabolic...
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