Overtraining is just for the professionals. It's becoming more and more common in the general public with the likes of Crossfit and bootcamps. I think there are great components to Crossfit and bootcamps and that’s why they've taken off globally but it also means you can work out at a very high intensity every day.

In a world of technology we can be consumed by it leaving no time for actually living your life. Saying that it can also be very useful for your health and fitness in the right doses. One size doesn’t fit all but if tech is your thing then this podcast interview with Josh Trent from Dr Michael Ruscio’s show discussing tools that you can use to help you on your health and fitness journey might be just the ticket...

We know that getting outdoors in nature is a good thing yet we do it less and less because it’s becoming part of our culture.

What a great line- “Rest nurtures creativity, which nurtures activity. Activity nurtures rest, which sustains creativity,” - Kim John Payne

In this interesting article from Green Child Magazine it looks at how simplifying a child’s life for better growth and wellbeing is key in a world with so much stimulus. 

Trying to balance your blood sugars is hugely important. Blood sugar levels that are too high or too low can be dangerous but with restful sleep, regular movement throughout the day, being mindful of your stress levels and eating “whole” foods can help you achieve good blood sugar levels without the need of medication.

In a country with access to so much food, it’s sometimes easy to forget where the food comes from, how it was processed and who was involved from start to finish.

Tuna- a widely thought health food is the topic of this video called Caught.

This is a great article on why sleep matters for better health (as we all know), what we can do about fixing it, but also the vicious cycles we can get caught up in with nutrition, exercise, relationships and our social network-

I’m always getting asked what should be looked at in terms of reliable health markers other than looking, feeling and performing great so here’s a post from Mark Sissons that has plenty of information on the topic…

I’m always getting asked what should be looked at in terms of reliable health markers other than looking, feeling and performing great so here’s a post from Mark Sissons that has plenty of information on the topic…

The Squat- This is an important movement because it’s a movement most of us have to do daily- sitting on a chair, going to the bathroom, picking up objects from the floor. It’s a primal movement (see previous blog about primal movement patterns) meaning it’s essential for optimal movement. At times it’s not a movement at all. It’s a position of rest.

Little things add up over time. Let’s say you put $1 a day in a jar for your child’s savings. It may not seem worth the bother doing just a dollar a day but if you did that consistently each day until they turned 18 years old then they’d have over $6,550 (that’s not including interest). I think they’d be pretty happy about that!

Or if you’re trying to lose weight and you lost half a kilo a month that would be 6 kilos in a year!

With health and wellness I try to focus as much as possible on all the positive things we can do to lead healthy lives with preventative measures but if we were all healthy there’d be no need for these measures. But being the questioner that I am, I’m always asking the question “but what if?”

Falls and injury in the older population is something that needs to be addressed as so much of this issue is preventable through practising better movement.

We’ve all done it at some stage. Out on the beach or park and the kids asking to be swung around in circles. I’m always encouraging parents to play more in addition to or as part of their workouts and playing around with the kids is a win win for all involved.

As with so many health issues, nutrition has a lot to do with it. Heart disease, brain disease, autoimmune disease, cancers, depression. The list goes on. Doctors have been treating patients who suffer from seizures for nearly 100 with a Ketogenic Diet with remarkable success.

Concerns of weight (I prefer using the term body composition as weight isn’t telling the whole story) are common in the modern world.

Here’s an interesting article on the weight loss culture...

The shoulder pain is right up there with other common issues like back and knee pain. This isn’t necessarily because we use the shoulders as much as we do the back and the knees and thus wear them out prematurely.

For me, I stretch so I can carry on doing the things I love- playing with my family, martial arts and doing my movement sessions called Disconnected Sessions which is big kids fun. I don’t like being in pain and I don’t like missing out on the fun things in life especially due to injury. Been there and done that!

With there being a million different ways to choose how, what and when you eat out there with conflicting advice around every corner it can get very confusing.

Not only that, but it is such a personal thing on many levels that I think we can’t recommend one diet that fits all and stick with that same way of eating throughout our life.

If you are wondering what exercise to take up -  Running, Yoga, Bootcamps...?  I came across this great article by Gray Cook where he gives some well rounded guidance.