7 Top Tips to Avoid Weight Gain during the Silly Season
Here are my top tips for keeping this silly season as sensible as possible.
Exercise your Mood…
Know that you are not alone, you can reach out for help.
Guest Blog Post – Jacqui Snider (Occupational Therapist & Transformational Coach)
It’s a great privilege to introduce Jacqui Snider to our team at Eat Play Thrive.
And the verdict… Saturated Fat NOT guilty
“In the case of the people vs saturated fat, we find Saturated Fat NOT guilty”
5 scientifically researched reasons why you should STOP “icing” your injuries right now…
Ahh, the old R.I.C.E protocol. We all know it... Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. We know it so well in fact that it has stood the test of time, and has managed to mask and override the more current and scientifically valid, updated protocol for musculoskeletal...
The Low Carb High Fat Paleo Debate
So there is a bit of a nutrition war going on out there at the moment and it is getting NASTY!
School Holidays are Boring!
Play dates... tick Indoor activity centres... tick A day with the grandparents... tick What if I was to tell you that... there was a place that you can send your kids for a day of these school holidays where they will get a life changing experience that will have them...
A little bit of perspective…
I have a confession to make... I ate this last week. In fact, I wolfed it down. And I loved every guilt free bite. The smell. The taste. OMG! For the past few years, our family has been on a nutrition roller coaster. Everything we thought we knew about the science of...
I’ve been called lots of things, but never this…
Last week I was proudly demonstrating and explaining a brand new Pilates exercise that I had come up with. Amanda, a Pilates client who is very bubbly and charismatic, blurted out "Joe, you are a Fitness Nerd." During my mid-teenage years I had always considered...
I am an adult; that’s why I think like a kid…
Every morning when my alarm wakes me between 4.15am and 4.30am I need to make a conscious decision to get my butt out of bed, boil the kettle for tea, put my gear on and get out the door for my daily dose of exercise. Some days its easy, and some days it requires more...
Follow these steps to get your life in balance…
I've been closely observing human movement for over 20 years - in the gym as a trainer, clinically as a Chiropractor, in my studio as a Pilates Teacher, and socially/casually when I'm out and about. I've come to the conclusion that in general we're not very good at it...
Run on Fat…
"There's too many men, too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see this is a land of confusion?" (Genesis - Land Of Confusion Lyrics) This is a true story... My bodies ability to "run on fat" was once again put to the test this...