When we reach our 60, we can often find ourselves standing at a crossroads with our health.
Two very different paths stand before us.
Lifestyle decisions in this decade…
Many factors can lead to dietary deficiencies in older and ageing adults, and this can vary from person to person.
However, a big contributing factor is that as we age,…
Research has shown that living through your 40s can be the toughest decade of your life both physically and mentally.
It is when you are most likely to be diagnosed with chronic diseases, often…
While your 30s are the years in which you solidify your identity, it is also a time of significant change in priorities, with health dropping down the pecking order behind…
A common theme we see with female clients over 40 is that they often turn to cardio training when they start thinking about their health and fitness.
While they initially…
There are legitimate barriers to why some older adults lose motivation and cease exercise.
We want to offer some solutions to overcome these barriers and encourage physical activity for older adults.
Self–efficacy…
This topic came up again in a recent article published by the BBC about a population of people who are apparently 'hard-wired' to store fat.
The idea might be…
Wave loading is based on the principles of PTP (post-tetanic potentiation) which was contributed to the work done back in the 1980s, by Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, a German strength physiologist.
The outcome…
Overtraining is something a professional athlete might experience a few times in their career and is more prevalent in endurance or combat type sports.
The signs of an overtrained…
Exercise is an essential component to ensure optimal physical and mental well-being for anyone.
But this becomes even more important for people who suffer from autoimmune conditions, such as Coeliac Disease (CD).
Coeliac Disease is a lifelong condition that…