Injury Free
ON 12th APRIL, approximately 9 million people will be dusting off their membership cards and getting back to the gym. But be wary; according to a pre-covid study from the University of Arkansas,...
Injury Free
Energy Training
Energy Training
THERE WAS AN alien in my mouth, pushing to escape through a non-existent gap in my upper teeth. I could not speak. Cramp. Jogging along in a slew of fatigue while your tongue is wringing itself...
Insta Yoga
Insta Yoga
AS A SENIOR Yoga Teacher and former Martial Artist, I'm not afraid to say that I am appalled to see yoga's 5000-year old practice reduced to 'poses' such as the newly-invented...
Balance Training
Balance Training
HAVING THE RIGHT balance is a powerful predictor of dementia and how long and healthy you will live. Using a rebounder is a more advanced proprioceptive form of balance training. The importance...
Father Fitness
Father Fitness
I WILL BE 42 this year. 2021 for me will be like any other year; balancing work, family, and my health. Sometimes it’s tough and you have to make sacrifices for all three of these things. As I’m...
The Best Cardio Workout EVER
The Best Cardio Workout EVER
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT cardiovascular exercise, also called "aerobic exercise," is essential for keeping healthy and fit. Still, most people don't know that using a mini-trampoline is probably the...
Home is the New Gym
Home is the New Gym
WITH THE COMING of Lockdown V3, we Brits no longer have the choice of going to the gym or staying home, but the truth is that nearly half of us now prefer to exercise at home. What is more, it...
Teaching Jumpga
Teaching Jumpga
IN MY 15 YEARS of working in ‘body movement’, including the last 5 years as a Senior Jumpga Instructor, and Yoga Teacher, I take every opportunity that comes my way to ‘spread the word’ about the...
Gymspiration
Gymspiration
AGE IS JUST a number, and becoming a ‘Super-A’ (biologically younger than your actual age) is not just about being 40+. Future proof your body now - we all know older friends, relatives,...
Rewiring the Body
Rewiring the Body
THE FOUNDATION OF what I teach is based on the precepts of Transtheoretical Model of Behavioural Change (TTM). A 35-year empirical study that conceptualises the process of intentional behavioural...
Running Waffle!
Running Waffle!
AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY relies on our belief that there is no such a thing as the right running shoe. There’s only one problem with all this, researchers at the University of Exeter, UK, say ‘about...