Fitness & Exercise
As a runner and Exercise Physiologist, I at times feel conflicted. I have trained for and completed Ultra-Marathons myself, and also helped coordinate the training plans for clients undertaking similar and more extreme goals than mine. As a runner, I love the...
Yes! But I’ll start by hitting you with three facts. People who run have a lower incidence of knee osteoarthritis than people who don’t (Timmins et al, 2017; Alentorn-Geli, E. 2017).The knee is the most common site of injury in runners (Van Gent et al, 2007).The...
If you watch almost any form of professional sport you may have heard the term ‘Load Management’ in recent years. Often the conversations on this topic are led by cranky former athletes tut-tutting that ‘back in my day we didn’t have load management, we just...
At iNform we take the word ‘goal’ seriously. A ‘goal’ is different from an aspiration, desire or intention. For us, a goal is a specific outcome that you have a strategy for, and determination to achieve. The well-known Goal Framework acronym SMARTER is a framework...
Ah, the age old question: are crunches bad for your back? I firmly believe there is no such thing as a 'bad' exercise. While some exercises may not be a good fit for someone (at a particular moment in time), that doesn't make them bad. In fact, an exercise that...
In this article I outline what I believe to the 7 best lower body exercises on the planet. Seriously, they are that good -- so get them in your program. When I first stepped foot into the gym, I did very little lower body strength work. In fact, I did none. I was...
Did you know that if you start running, there is a 30% chance that within 6 months you will stop. That sucks. But evidence from studies such as this one from Fokkema et al (where I pulled that number from) can help people like me understand why, so I can share it...
The deadlift is one hell of an exercise -- but does that mean you should deadlift from the floor? Lets find out. In my opinion, the deadlift is one of the best exercises on the planet. I mean, when it comes to whole body strength, it is king: It works every single...
Did you know that getting older doesn't have to mean losing your balance? In fact, you can actually use strength training to improve balance! When I was a little kid, I couldn't think of anything worse than getting older. In fact, it kind of terrified me. While I...
You know that lifting weights has some benefits, but do you actually know what they are? Find out the 12 most surprising benefits of strength training! When people talk about the health effects of exercise, most of the time they mean aerobic activity. You...
