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Today is my birthday! I haven’t started getting old yet though…I’m only 42. My belief is that we only start ageing when we stop learning. I try and learn something new everyday. This is an example of a new movement I’ve learned in the last week. It’s taken me a long time to get this […]
Development of your physical abilities is governed by the ‘Rule of specificity.’ This means that when you train, you only develop strength in the isolated groups of muscles that you are training…you don’t develop muscular growth anywhere else. Pretty obvious right? So this leads me to ask the question, why are people happy to train […]
At first glance, the roots of a tree only benefit the tree to which they supply, however on closer examination the roots help create a whole ecosystem for which lots of organisms benefit…they break up the soil, draw minerals from deep down, and prevent soil from being washed away so smaller plants can grow. . […]
I practice a lot of hand balancing, gymnastics, capoeira, crawling, ride a motorbike, and of course I’m an Osteopath. As a consequence my risk of wrist injury is not only potentially pretty high, it could also ruin my career since I work with my hands. To keep myself safe, I’ve trained my wrists to undergo […]
Prerequisites are found throughout our lives. They form the basis of pretty much everything, and create a safe environment for us to work within. They are the rules of the road that you have to understand before driving, they are the education you need before getting a career. Prerequisites exist in the gym/movement world too. […]
Sorry to all my patients and clients who had to miss out on your weekly dose of movement but this week I got to meet @hunterfitness and @deweynielsen for more Functional range conditioning training. This form of mobility training is based on scientific principles and research to create lasting changes to a persons joint health, […]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Movement Research Facilitator (@onepath_movement) Movement coaching really is for everyone. I’m currently doing some research into teaching movement to aged clients with neurological impairments such as strokes and Parkinson’s disease. The goal is to keep people independent and out of nursing homes for as long as […]
When in Rome….’ I’m normally gluten free but you can’t go to Italy and not eat all the amazing food there is on offer. It’s also an interesting experiment on how it makes me feel having been gluten free for about 6 years. Until 9500 years ago there was no wheat gluten in our diet. […]
