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Definition: Anxiety disorder is an umbrella term used in psychiatry for different types of psychiatric disorders characterised by excessive and irrational rumination (compulsive focus on one’s distress aimed at bad feelings and experiences from the past. Opposed to worry which focuses on events potentially happening in the future), fear, worrying, uneasiness and apprehension. Anxiety is […]

Coronary heart disease is a disease that causes blockages or narrowing of the coronary arteries, the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Often this is caused by atherosclerosis which is the build-up of cholesterol, the fat in our blood, on the inside of the walls of the arteries. This build-up is also […]

A hot stone massage is a massage performed with smooth, flat, warmed up stones. The stones are used to massage the muscles and to be placed on certain points on the body like the hands, back, face etc. The heat makes it possible to get deeper into the areas massaged and together with the use […]

Every year AAMT (Australian Association of Massage Therapists) promotes Massage Therapy Week. This year’s focus was on Men’s Health and Wellbeing and to help spread the message AAMT invited international cricketer Brett Lee to be their spokesman. In the latest issue of the Journal of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists, Brett Lee was quoted […]

For maximum mechanical efficiency in a squat the weight of the bar needs to be aligned with the middle of the lifter’s foot. When the bar travels either side of the vertical line it creates an unnecessary lever arm resulting in a mechanical disadvantage. This means that the placement/positioning of the bar in a squat […]

We are always looking for ways to get bigger, better, stronger and more successful at what we do, when it comes to Crossfit I couldn’t agree more! Talk to a successful athlete and they will have their own strategies for success, whether it is their nutrition, some fancy supplement they believe is key or perhaps […]

“I just don’t have the time” is the number one reason I hear in response to why people aren’t exercising. Even 4 minutes four times a week will produce benefits. High intensity interval training, or HIIT has become a common method of working out. As the name suggests it involves alternating between periods of very […]

If you’ve spent anytime in a gym you’ve probably heard the term “functional training”. It refers to the use of exercises that mimic everyday movement/activity and have application to your structural health, strength, balance, range of motion or athletic demands. Ask someone to name a functional exercise and more often than not they’ll probably say: […]

Recovery, in my opinion, is where progress is made and I believe it to be the most important aspect of any exercise program. It doesn’t matter how much and/or how hard you train if you’re recovery is lacking, eventually you’re going to run out of steam, performance is going to suffer and your risk of […]

“White (wo)men can’t jump!” or at least this white woman can’t jump. I missed the box again today, I’m thinking about entering a competition for world’s most bruised shins! This got me thinking though, why do I keep trying to jump on top of a box that clearly seems too high for me? What am […]

Do you feel like no matter how much you stretch you still feel tight? You could have restricted fascia. Fascia consists of tough sheets of connective fibres, creating a 3-dimentional web that encases and weaves through every muscle, nerve, and organ in the body – it ties your whole body together. Healthy fascia is supple […]

“Knees out”, “Keep your heels down”, “Chest up”. These are just a few of the cues you would have heard from your coach while squatting. We all know we should be doing these things and I believe it’s important to also know why?! It’s not your coach being pedantic, there is good reason behind it. […]