28th December 2019 | Exercise
You may have seen vibration machines before in the gym. You can stand, squat or sit on them, or perform any number of other exercises or poses as part of your training. The platform vibrates, and depending on who you listen to, this gives you a number of benefits. You...
29th September 2019 | Exercise
You might have seen people in the gym training with an altitude training mask. These strange masks, like the one pictured below, sit around the mouth and the nose. Many people think that these can improve your performance by changing your breathing, recreating the...
5th August 2019 | Exercise, Nutrition |
“Change your water, change your life” This is the claim made of Kangen Water, a product (sold via independent distributors) which changes the pH of water. They recommend drinking water that is more alkaline for better health. But does alkaline water really work? In...
10th July 2019 | Critical Thinking, Exercise |
The verdict is in, and it isn’t good: recent research has shown us that only about half of personal trainers use reliable sources of information. For those of us who want to be taken seriously as personal trainers this is concerning. For those of us who want to know...
27th May 2019 | Exercise |
How do personal trainers prescribe exercise for weight loss? We’ve mentioned this before. Put 100 personal trainers in a room, and ask them to agree about a fundamental principle of exercise programming, and we will struggle to reach an agreement. Herding cats will be...
24th December 2018 | Critical Thinking, Exercise |
Part of being a good critical thinker is being able to adjust your opinion as evidence changes. And I’d have no business writing these articles if I didn’t practice what I preach! This is a look at the changing evidence on when and how to stretch, and how this effects...
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