Small Steps to Success

  You have to have perfect posture, right? Nah, it's a fallacy.  Our bodies are made to be worked. We carry our stressors literally on and in our body. Stress binds muscle fibers, distorts fascia, inflames organs, alters breathing patterns and directs mood pretty quickly. All of this is absolutely normal. Don't be afraid of discomfort, just pay attention to it. You may not realise it, but the body is very good at communicating its needs. But I must say, if your body is so distorted it is causing constant daily pain and dysfunction then you had better "fix yo shit" Every single person that gets assessed on my plumb line during a physical assessment seems to self diagnose poor posture. How do people judge this?: I'm getting a dowager's hump, I have rounded shoulders, I stoop, my bum has disappeared, my knees knock together, my feet are flat, someone told me I have a sway back. I have heard it all.  So what is Good Posture? A state of muscular and skeletal balanc...

  Do you wish to be be inspired towards some new training goals in your gym routine? This last 2 weeks has been a surprisingly amazing world sporting spectacle.  The Tokyo Olympics 2020 set in the future in which many predicted would not even eventuate. Fortunately the games went ahead and we have seen the worlds best athletes come together and show us the ultimate human movement potential. I think there is a lot to learn from such events.  They are the .01% talent in the fitness arena, which we should not use as a reason to discourage ourselves from being daily physical moving everyday athletes.  Instead appreciate the passion, the dedication, the discipline, the goal focused life striving for success.  This can also be your life! Let me make similarities of an Olympic athlete to us everyday movers: - You must look after your body if you wish to function without injury - You must have daily practice and discipline to perform as you say you desire - You must set...