Everything You Need To Know For Antivirus & Immune System Enhancement: A Special One-Two Podcast Episode With Dr. Matt Cook, Dr. Matt Dawson, & Dr. Michael Mallin. This podcast is very long but full of great information. Dr. Dawson and Dr. Mallin are part of a group called Wild Health. They have a wonderful podcast […]
The Power of Words
Community a unified body of individuals; a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society; a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society;, a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests the […]
Martin Rooney’s Big Idea…everyone has said that they were to busy at some point…too busy to workout…to busy to eat properly. Martim Rooney has some ideas for you in this youtube post. Enjoy!
The exercise of the week comes from Sean Cochran and is a Thoracic Spine Mobility exercise with a foam roll plus a Lat stretch with a fitball. WATCH HERE
What we now know is that it’s the sugar not the fat that is causing the bulk of metabolic problems in society. READ THE ARTICLE HERE
This is a great article from Martin Rooney discussing why he choose to be a super hero when he was a kid. The message is asking what are you becoming in this current phase of your life and in the next. Who sees you as a super hero and how are you making a difference […]
To the victim, adversity is bad. To the leader – and warrior – hard times are life’s richest times of growth opportunity and possibility. Use them to fly. Robin Sharma
The Kettlebell swing is a great power exercise. Mike Boyle from Stack Performance and his colleague Anna take us through a great Kettlebell Swing tutorial. WATCH HERE
A lot of things affect our ability to get a full night’s sleep. Stress, relationships, responsibilities, work, bills, worries, parenting, travel, illness, health all have differing degrees of affect on each of us and our mental and physical well being. You may not be able to control or eliminate all of these factors but you […]
The secret ingredient you’re missing for stronger motivation. This great article from Darya Rose discusses why some people have great success with their and health habits. She believes that successful people dont have stronger motivation but a problem-solving mindset and more self-compassion. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance. Owen Feltham
Not an exercise of the week this week but a Public Service Announcement about Flip Flops from Kelly Starrett. Watch Here
The healing process has three phases: 1. the acute injury phase 2. the repair phase and 3. the remodeling phase. The acute injury phase starts immediately when connective tissue is damaged and can last 3 – 5 days. The inflammatory response is important in that it is the cleaning process, removing the damaged tissues and […]
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
The brain is a 3-pound organ in our body, which, like any other organ, can be healthy or unhealthy. Uniquely, the brain is intertwined with our mind, emotions, behavior and the functions of all other organs. Fortunately, simple actions in daily life can have a great effect on maximizing brain health and minimizing degenerative brain […]
Eric Cressey gives us video showing his Must Try Mobility Drills. WATCH HERE
If you are at all interested in SPORT you know who Jordan Spieth is…but did you know he is much more than a golfer…he is an athlete. Considering the articles we have been writing in June about Long Term Athlete Development this article on the TPI site is very timely. I strongly suggest reading the […]
Last week we looked at the Canadian Sport Centres Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program by explaining the FUNdamental stage. The LTAD focuses on the general framework of athlete development with special reference to growth, maturation and development, trainability, and sport system alignment and integration. This week we will look at Phase three, four and […]
Knowledge – acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things; familiarity or conversance, as with a particular subject or branch of learning: A knowledge of accounting was necessary for the job; acquaintance or familiarity gained by sight, experience, or report: a knowledge of human nature; the […]
Chris Kresser discusses Intermittent Fasting looking at situations where intermittent fasting is a good idea, who should be cautious about intermittent fasting, when should you fast? fasting recommendations. READ HERE
In an earlier newsletter we introduced the Canadian Sport Centres Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program by giving a short overview of all of the stages. The LTAD focuses on the general framework of athlete development with special reference to growth, maturation and development, trainability, and sport system alignment and integration. Last week we defined […]
Considering that our habits create our life, there is arguably no single skill that is more important for you to learn and master than controlling your habits. You must identify, implement, and maintain the habits necessary for creating the results you want in your life, while learning how to let go of any negative habits […]
This week we have an episode of STACK Fitness Weekly, in which Shaun Sterling of Bodywize demonstrates basic yoga moves that are designed for athletes. Watch Here
Life must be a challenge. Only then is it exciting. In an obstacle race, you are forced to surmount all the obstacles: to jump over the hurdles, go through the barrels, crawl under the rugs, climb over walls. What would happen if, to avoid all that, you went around all the obstacles and asked for […]
