CHEK Europe Workshops & The Inspire Convention, Denmark
In addition, to having a very busy client schedule at BodyCHEK this month, I have been travelling and presenting too. We have been inundated with new enquiries in the last two months and we are making our way through analysing client questionnaires and consultations....
When Paul Chek Came to Town
Following on from the CHEK Conference at Surrey Sports Park in Guilford, Surrey, I attended a meeting in Oxford for all European CHEK Faculty and CHEK Mentors. Paul Chek, his wife Penny, and Gavin Jennings Global Director of Education for the CHEK Institute updated...
Time Flies When You’re Healing The World One Person At a Time
Wow, this has been yet again another busy month so far. If you read my last blog, you will know that this month began for me teaching CHEK Practitioner Level 1 in Lancashire with Matthew Wallden. On the course, one of our students, Ricardo turned 50 years young. I...
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!
Wow, where did July go? It's been such a busy month, there has been no time to blog. We have seen a very high number of enquiries here at BodyCHEK and we have started working with a number of new clients including a young tennis player, which I am always excited...
BodyCHEK Update
It's been a little while since I last blogged as it has been very busy here at BodyCHEK. So what has been going on? At the end of May, I completed the 'Upper Extremity' module of Active Release Technique®. It was a really great course and I have already helped a...
Active Release Technique® – Get Out of Pain Fast
At the end of May, I attended my second course in Active Release Technique®. It was the Upper Extremity Course and I had previously attended The Spine course in Norway in 2012. It was one of the best courses I've ever taken and can see the huge benefits it can give to...
The A-Z of Prolapsed Lumbar Discs – Part 4
In Part 3, I explained what you can do to minimise micro-trauma of your discs from a biomechanical perspective and therefore, help to prevent a disc prolapse. In this post, I will explain tissue healing rates and how that affects your lumbar discs. If you look at the...
The A-Z of Prolapsed Lumbar Discs – Part 4
In Part 3, I explained what you can do to minimise micro-trauma of your discs from a biomechanical perspective and therefore, help to prevent a disc prolapse. In this post, I will explain tissue healing rates and how that affects your lumbar discs. If you look at the...
The A-Z of Prolapsed Lumbar Discs – Part 3
In Part 2, I explained how poor posture and muscle balance and a sedentary lifestyle can lead to micro-trauma of your lumbar discs leading to a prolapse. In this post, I will explain what you can do to minimise micro-trauma of your discs from a biomechanical...
The A-Z of Prolapsed Lumbar Discs – Part 3
In Part 2, I explained how poor posture and muscle balance and a sedentary lifestyle can lead to micro-trauma of your lumbar discs leading to a prolapse. In this post, I will explain what you can do to minimise micro-trauma of your discs from a biomechanical...
The A-Z of Prolapsed Lumbar Discs – Part 2
In Part 1, I explained how common back pain is, how much it costs us in the UK and how micro-trauma and reduced tissue healing can lead to injuries and pain. In this post, I will explain more about micro-trauma, how it occurs and how it can cause prolapsed lumbar...
The A-Z of Prolapsed Lumbar Discs
In the UK, 49% of the population will experience back pain for more than 24-hours each year. 7% of these people will develop chronic back pain, which costs UK employers £600 million per year with nearly 5 million work days are lost annually. Treating back pain costs...
Hormones & Fat Loss – Part 2
OK, in Part 1 of "Hormones & Fat Loss", I discussed the role Leptin plays in controlling hunger and how sugars may cause Leptin resistance and over-eating and fat gain. In this post, I will be discussing the role of insulin... Insulin is a hormone produced by the...
Hormones & Fat Loss
Following on from my last blog, I thought I would delve into more detail about the relationship between hormones and fat loss. I always inform my clients that you have to get healthy to lose weight, not lose weight to get healthy. And getting healthy includes...
More Muscle, More Fat Loss
It is that time of year where we tend to look at our health and set goals for the year. You might be thinking that you would like to reduce your body fat levels and are wondering what is the best way to do it. Unfortunately, many people believe that they need to do...
The Cardio Training Myth
There is a dogma in the health and fitness industries and amongst the general public and media that you have to perform lots of cardiovascular exercise to achieve health and/or weight loss. However, this is not true. In fact, great benefits can be achieved with...
CHEK Institute Blog – Welcome to Dr. Quiet
I hope you have made a great start to 2014. I Just thought I'd let you know that I am now writing for the CHEK Institute's Blog on a monthly basis. Each month, I will be highlighting the benefits of rest and recovery and giving hints and tips on how best to maximise...
Welcome to Bridget
I am very pleased to say that we have a new PA here at BodyCHEK. Her name is Bridget Coates. Bridget comes with a wide background of skills. Bridget was a dancer in her younger days, but has also worked in retail as well as the service industries. Bridget's previous...
Happy New Year – What’s New?
Firstly, I would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2014! I am also very excited to inform you of the many things going on behind the scenes at BodyCHEK right now. As you may have already noticed, we have a new look for 2014. As BodyCHEK is going into it's tenth...
Crazy December
I haven't managed to blog for a few weeks now, but I have had an extremely busy December so far. On 30th November and 1st December I was teaching the CHEK Academy Year 2 Anatomy & Physiology Workshop at The CHEK Europe HQ in Lancashire. It was a really fun...
The Truth About Movember & Why I didn’t Support It
What I am about to say might upset some people and that is not my intention. Some people might feel I am attacking them in this post and that is not my intention either. What I am passionate about is the truth with regards to health and vitality and the public having...
Lumbar Disc Bulge Rehabilitation Update
You may remember my previous posts about me prolapsing two lumbar discs back in June. It has certainly been a very humbling and educational experience! As I said in a previous post, I do think everything happens for a reason and without doubt, it has made me a more...
Heavy Metal Detox
You might have read on my recent posts that I have recently carried out, firstly a 6-week parasite cleanse and a 7-day liver/gall bladder flush. Well, now I am currently in the process of a heavy metal detox. Unfortunately, today it is virtually impossible to avoid...
Liver/Gall Bladder Flush – Part 2
The Liver/Gall Bladder Flush I completed the other week, included: Eating my usual metabolic type® diet and supplements Taking Malic Acid tablets 4 times a day Taking 90 drops of Phosphoric Acid in vegetable juice each day. I actually really love the taste!!! Doing a...
Liver/Gall Bladder Flush
Over the last week, I completed a liver/gall bladder flush. It's something everyone should do these days. It is recommended that people complete a liver/gall bladder cleanse three times per year. It's a little like your oil filter in your car. You wouldn't just leave...
Parasite Cleanse Day 42
Finally, I came to the final day of my Parasite Cleanse. It's certainly been an experience, but not that difficult to do. The only difficult things were the taste of the formulas and the 'die off' reactions, which for me were flu-like symptoms. Oh, and the extra...
Parasite Cleanse Day 35
On Day 35 of the parasite cleanse I had noticed that over the last week, I had been getting rashes on my skin that last a few minutes, then disappear. My energy levels have stayed pretty good even though I have just had 5 very long days teaching CHEK Exercise Coach in...
Parasite Cleanse Day 28
On Day 28 of my parasite cleanse, even though I had just completed a very long weekend teaching a workshop at The CHEK Europe Academy my fatigue had totally subsided and energy levels had increased further. I also begun Formula C, which I feel has the least disgusting...
Parasite Cleanse Day 21
Unfortunately, due to technical problems, I have been unable to blog for a few weeks. Thankfully, I'm back on-line. On Day 21 of the parasite cleanse, the tiredness and flu-like symptoms that I had been experiencing started to subside and energy levels were beginning...
Parasite Cleanse Day 14
As promised, I just want to keep you updated on my progress with the parasite cleanse. Yesterday was day 14 and I have now started on Formula B and it tastes a lot worse than Formula A. Last week was interesting in that I began to feel a few symptoms, such as...
Parasite Cleanse Day 7
OK, it has been 7 days since I began the parasite cleanse and I just wanted to update you on my week's experience. I certainly feel an uplift in energy despite working some very long days and travelling up and down the country. Without going into too much detail, my...
Parasite Cleanse – Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed the different types of parasites that infect humans and what affects they can have on our health. As parasites are so prevalent, it is prudent to have a parasite cleanse once per year. It is relatively un-invasive and easy to do....
Parasite Cleanse
We can't escape the fact that of the 100 trillion cells in our bodies, only 10 trillion of them are human cells. This means that 90% of the cells in our bodies are not human. So what are they? Our bodies have a number of viruses, fungi, bacteria and parasites. Some of...
How Your Toiletries Are Poisoning You-Part 2
In part 2 of this post, I have listed many common ingredients in popular products, why they are used and what their potential effects are: Alcohol / Isopropyl SD-40 This is used as a solvent and carrier found in a wide range of products. It causes drying and is...
How Your Toiletries Are Poisoning You
I've never done this before, but this post is actually a repeat of a post I wrote last year. The reason I am repeating it is because it is a massively under-estimated problem and I see a lot of people around me poisoning themselves in ignorance. If read this...
Leanne's Leaving
After 17 great months, Leanne has finally decided to move on. Leanne has been a great help to me over the last year and a half or so. Especially, freeing up my time to be able to finish my e-book, "Axe Adult Acne" and to complete a very large project for The CHEK...
The Inaugural CHEK Academy Exercise Coach Course
Last week I taught CHEK Exercise Coach to the first intake of CHEK Europe Academy students. CHEK Europe Academy students in year 1 complete CHEK Exercise Coach and Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1, plus a series of workshops throughout the year to prepare them for...
Lumbar Disc Bulge Rehabilitation Part 2
In my previous post, I promised I would outline for you the current programme I am undertaking. This programme will affectively be weeks 5-8 of the programme . So here it is: I am constantly listening to my body to ensure I am not progressing too fast. After each...
Lumbar Disc Bulge Rehabilitation
It's now been eight weeks since I first suffered the symptoms of my bulging discs at L4/5 and L5/S1 levels. Since then I have been rehabilitating my back with a three pronged attack. Firstly, I have been taking my more time out, resting more and getting to bed earlier...
CHEK Europe Academy Year 1 A&P Workshop – Lancashire 2013
This weekend I travelled up to Lancashire to deliver the Anatomy & Physiology workshop for the CHEK Europe Year 1 Academy students. Unlike Lancashire's usual weather, it was bright and sunny. We had 25 students in the class coming from Germany, Ireland, a large...
CHEK Faculty Meeting – California June 2013
If you read my previous post will will be aware that I was in Southern California for 10 days in June. I fortunately managed to get on the plane and armed with my lumbar roll, the flight was quite comfortable. Five movies later I landed at LAX airport and I actually...
Lumbar Disc Bulge
I am a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason. This philosophy has stood me in good stead over the last week. The reason I say this is because last Thursday I woke with an ache in my lower spine on the left just above the sacroiliac joint. As I...
Axe Adult Acne e-book Now Available
I recently blogged to let you know that I would soon be releasing my latest e-book, "Axe Adult Acne". Well, I am now very pleased to say, that the e-book is ready and can be purchased from http://axeadultacne.com. As someone who suffered badly from this problem and...
Heavy Metal Toxicity and The Autistic Spectrum
In this post, I will highlight the link between heavy metal toxicity and autism and what you can do to avoid it and potentially help to reduce the symptoms of someone on the autistic spectrum. Research has suggested that alterations in the functioning of...
I Get a Big Dip in Energy Levels Early Afternoon What Can I Do?
In this post, I will be answering a question from Jackie. Jackie asks, "I get a big dip in energy levels early afternoon what can I do?" In truth, there are many potential reasons why you might have an energy dip in the afternoon. However, the most common reason is...
A Good FAR Infrared Protocol for Increased Energy and Fat Loss
In this blog, I will answer a question from ben, who asks, "what is a good FAR Infared Protocol"? Infrared (IR) saunas help to detoxify heavy metals and other toxic substances gently through the action of sweating caused by heat of the IR lamps. As fat cells are used...
What Athletes Should NOT do!
I received an interesting message from my nephew Ashley the other day. He was browsing workout videos on YouTube and came across a video by Elliot Hulse, who had received a question about something I had stated in my book, "Anatomy of Strength and Fitness Training for...
2012, What a Year!!!
What a year 2012 was! It certainly had lots of highlights. As a big sports fan, 2012 was an amazing year. Britain had without question the greatest year ever. As a tennis fan, it was great to see Andy Murray end the 76 years of hurt by winning the US Open and the...
Another IBS Success
Last week I received a testimonial from a client that I helped this year with debilitating IBS. Here it is: Tag Line “Leigh is the answer to all your problems” Leigh was recommend to me by my good friend and boss. I had suffered with daily debilitating IBS-D for 19...
Another Fertility Success
This week I received a really nice email from a client who I helped with fertility issues. She gave birth to a lovely little girl last month and here is the email she sent me: Dear Leigh, I hope you are well and gearing down for a relaxing festive season. I...
CHEK Exercise Coach – London December 2012
Last week I taught the CHEK Exercise Coach course to a group of very eager students. From day one, the students realised that Exercise Coach is not a walk in the park and the stress levels were raised for some of the class (not mentioning any names Mrs Stress Bucket)....
CHEK Europe Academy Year 2 – Anatomy & Physiology Workshop
This weekend I was back at CHEK Europe HQ in Mawdesley, Lancashire to deliver the Year 2 Academy's Anatomy & Physiology Workshop. Students came from Germany, The Netherlands, Essex, Southampton, Preston, Newcastle and two guys from the local area. We reviewed all...
Are You Getting to Bed on Time?
On Tuesday evening (UK time) I presented this month's CHEK Webinar. This month's webinar was entitled, "Are You Getting to Bed on Time?" During the webinar I discussed the importance of getting to bed on time with regards to designing exercise programs and for health...
MANE Chance Sanctuary Charity Event at The Albany Club
This Sunday, Leanne and I attended the 'MANE Chance Sanctuary' Charity Event organised by Jenny Seagrove, held at The Albany Club. A number of Jenny's celebrity friends from the world of entertainment were in attendance, including Marty Pellow (Wet, Wet, Wet),...
CHEK Europe Academy Anatomy & Physiology Workshop
This weekend, I delivered the first ever CHEK Academy workshop at CHEK Europe H.Q. in Mawdesley, Lancashire. We had 16 keen and eager students ready to begin their first year on the CHEK Academy. This workshop's aim was to prepare the students with all the foundation...
CHEK Exercise Coach – Lancashire 2012
Last week I had the pleasure of teaching CHEK Exercise Coach at CHEK Europe HQ in Mawdesley, Lancashire. We had a really great bunch of guys who were a pleasure to teach. As always, I pushed the guys beyond their comfort zone, which ultimately is crucial if you are...
The Big One Down South 2012
This weekend I spoke at The Big One Down South Fitness Convention, near Reading in Berkshire for CHEK Europe along with Team CHEK Presenter Duncan Reeve. I delivered three presentations entitled, "Flatten Your Abs Forever", "Getting to Bed on Time" and "Crawl Before...
From Sick Care to Health Care
Last month a great article appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. It was entitled, "From Sick Care to Health Care — Reengineering Prevention into the U.S. System". It explained how the current health systems in the USA and the rest of the western world are...
Fertility Success!
It is always very rewarding to receive positive feedback from clients. Last year I was approached by a client and his wife who were having fertility issues. After two failed IVF treatments, my client's wife was understandably getting very upset. I worked with her for...
What is Active Release Technique®?
Active Release Technique® (ART) is a patented, advanced soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that is used to help with problems of muscles, tendon, fascia, ligaments and nerves. ART has been used to help people with conditions such as back pain,...
Active Release Technique® in Moss, Norway
Over the last four days, I took the 'Spine' module in Active Release Technique® at their European head quarters in Moss, Norway. The whole trip was a great experience. Not only did I get my head stuffed with loads of great knowledge and techniques, but I also managed...
CHEK Exercise Coach, Kingston, Surrey, August 2012
Last week I was fortunate enough to teach an amazing group of students on CHEK Exercise Coach in beautiful Kingston, Surrey. As often happens on day one, a little panic amongst the group set in as to how they we're going to survive the week following the first...
What is Functional Diagnostic Nutrition®?
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) is an emerging field and growing body of work that bridges the gap between clinical nutrition and functional medicine.FDN is a type of detective work that seeks to identify and correct the underlying causes and conditions that...
What is Metabolic Typing®?
As a Metabolic Typing® Advisor, I am often asked what that entails... Metabolic Typing® is a process of finding out which foods are right for you and in what proportions to re-balance and optimise the body’s fundamental homeostatic control systems. This facilitates...
What is Holistic Lifestyle Coaching?
As a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach I am often asked what that entails. Holistic Lifestyle Coaching includes improving health from the ground up using the Foundations of Health Principles. This enables optimisation and re-balancing of the all the body’s fundamental...
What is a C.H.E.K Practitioner?
As a CHEK Practitioner, I am often asked what I do. Well here is my answer... C.H.E.K Practitioner’s have become the go-to practitioners. They help their clients to: eliminate back pain rehabilitate shoulder, neck and head pain eliminate knee pain improve posture move...
What Do I Do?
I am often asked what do I do. I normally answer based on the types of people I help, such as injury rehabilitation, weight loss, chronic fatigue etc, rather than list my qualifications. However, it normally doesn't take long before I'm asked questions like, "So...
The Bare Foot Conference
On Saturday, I attended the Bare Foot Conference which was held at The Natural History Museum in central London. I have to say it was the most amazing venue I have ever been to for a conference. I'm not sure that will ever be beaten as a venue in my lifetime. It was...
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Over the last 8 years or so, I have worked with a number of athletes with shoulder impingement syndrome including some who had been told that their career was over following multiple surgeries. In particular, I have worked with tennis players and swimmers to help them...
CHEK Workshop – Virgin Active Twickenham
Yesterday, I finished a month of delivering "The CHEK Approach to Swiss Ball Training" at Virgin Active Clubs around the UK. If you look at the picture on the left, the club is located in the England Rugby Stadium at Twickenham. It has to be the coolest place to have...
CHEK Europe – Seminar Day at Cardonald College, Glasgow
Thursday last week, I spent the day with Gavin Jennings of CHEK Europe delivering three lectures and two workshops to 130 students and professionals at Cardonald College in Glasgow. In the morning I delivered the following lectures: You Are What You Eat CHEK Points...
CHEK Exercise Coach – Leeds May 2012
Two weeks ago, I spent a very hot and sunny week at David Lloyds, Leeds teaching the second CHEK Exercise Coach of the year. I had a great group of students, two from Yorkshire, one from London, one from Belgium, one from Denmark and one from France. As always it was...
Heart Surgeon Speaks Out on What Really Causes Heart Disease
I recently read an article on The Sign of The Times website entitled, "Heart Surgeon Speak Out on What Really Causes Heart Disease". As it is my mission to bring the truth about health and performance to the general public, I just had to share this information with...
CHEK Seminars @ Virgin Active
This week on my weekly CHEK Seminar tour of Virgin Active clubs, I visited Manchester and Leeds. It was a long day leaving home at 7am to catch a train from Euston. On arrival in Manchester, I was straight in and begun the CHEK Approach to Swiss Ball Training workshop...
Working Out, Bikram Yoga and Presenting Workshops
Well, what a week this has been. After a full week of Bikram Yoga last week, I was back in the gym the gym this week. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday I worked out using moderate intensities (8-10 reps) 3 working sets, often combining two movements per exercise, such as...
How to Recover From Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sprain – Part 3
The exercises you are likely to need to rehabilitate an ACL sprain include: Stretching: Once the inflammation has ceased, the knee should be gently moved into pain-free ranges of motion to recover the full range of motion of the knee joint and help re-align scar...
How to Recover From Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sprain – Part 2
The treatment for an ACL Sprain includes: The Acute Phase: In the first 24 to 48 hours, use Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation (RICE) of the affected knee to prevent further damage and optimize healing time. Always seek professional help if you suspect an ACL sprain...
How To Recover From Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sprain
With the tennis season now in full swing, I thought it would be useful to write a piece on how to recover from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain. You may have also heard in the news this week that Marcus Hahnemann, The Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper has...
New BodyCHEK Team Member
I am very happy to announce a new member to the BodyCHEK team. Leanne has joined me this week as my personal assistant. I have asked Leanne to join the team to allow me to provide an even better and more efficient service to our clientele and to enable us to take on...
Johnstone Paints Trophy Final @ Wembley Stadium
On Sunday I went to watch the Johnstone Paints Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. I went to watch my former client Alan Connell who plays for Swindon Town. Swindon were playing against Chesterfield who whilst being in the league above Swindon are looking like being...
Monsanto Pig Patent
I always try to see the positive side of life, but I also think it is important to make people aware of any potential dangers to health and major cases of injustice (and insanity). It is really important for you to educate yourself as to what is going on the world and...
First Week Back in The Gym
After nearly three weeks of re-charging the batteries it was back in the gym this week. The main goals for my gym work are to increase muscle mass, reduce body fat, increase strength and power, condition for tennis and minimise the likelihood of injury. This week, my...
Paul Chek’s Gratitude
As a reader of my blog, you'll probably be aware that the person who has had by far the biggest influence on my career has been Paul Chek, the founder of The CHEK Institute. In a series of Paul's recent blogs, he has given gratitude to each of the CHEK Institute...
Mikko Paunonen – CHEK Exercise Coach
A student of mine, Mikko Paunonen sent me a video of him and a colleague working out and I thought it was so cool, I wanted to share it. Mikko shows what is possible with a functional body. You'll soon see on the video that I taught him all his best moves (just...
The Importance of Recovery from Training and Competition – Part 3
Signs of over training include: Resting heart rate five beats per minute above or below normal (base) Unintentional or unexplained reduction in bodyweight of 3% or more Reduction in appetite Poor sleep quality for two days in a row or more Prolonged fatigue Muscle and...
The Importance of Recovery from Training and Competition – Part 2
In Part 2, I have included a Training and Recovery Diary that you can use to ensure you do not overtrain:
The Importance of Recovery from Training and Competition
In order for performance to improve, you must train the body to go beyond its current capacity. In order to do so, the S.A.I.D. principle needs to be understood. S.A.I.D. stands for – Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. What this means is that if you want to get...
Helping an Olympic Hopeful
You may have seen on a previous post that I met Jade Johnson in San Diego at The CHEK Conference. Jade has been Britain's top female long jumper for the best part of the last decade. As a fan of athletics and a former school-boy longer jumper myself, I have been...
CHEK Exercise Coach – London October 2011
Last week I was teaching CHEK Exercise Coach at The Albany in London. I had eight eager students all keen to learn coming from all over south England and one student from Finland. As always with a CHEK course, it was a great group of people to teach. Whilst many of...
The Big One Down South
This weekend, I was presenting for The CHEK Institute at The Big One Down South Fitness Convention in Wokingham, Buckinghamshire. Along with Team CHEK Presenter Duncan Reeve, we delivered six 1-hour lectures and workshops including 'Squatology', 'Functional Pushing...
Anatomy of Sports Injuries for Fitness and Rehabilitation
"Anatomy of Sports Injuries for Fitness and Rehabilitation" Official Launch Date - 1st October 2011. Whether you are a professional who helps people with injuries or you would like to know more about your own injuries, the book is being officially released on 1st...
CHEK Exercise Coach – Lancashire
Last week, I taught CHEK Exercise Coach at The CHEK Europe Headquarters in Mawdesley, Lancashire. I was very fortunate that I had a great group of students who were all highly self-motivated and worked really hard during the week. I always like to teach in a very...
The CHEK Conference – Part 4
On the final day of the conference, I managed to see Chris Maund discussing Distance Running for Beginners, Jon Bowskill and Dan Plev discussing the past, present and future of Spinal rehabilitation, Dan Hellman discussing Respiration, Dr William Previte discussing...
The CHEK Conference – Part 3
The following morning after two late nights in a row, I was starting to feel a little jaded and I still had a to give another presentation that day. The day started with Jade Johnson and Warren Williams showing us how Warren had helped to condition Jade from her...
The CHEK Conference – Part 2
On awakening the next morning, I didn’t feel too tired and was fired up for the conference to start. Paul Chek opened up proceedings with an emotional presentation entitled “Living the CHEK Lifestyle”. As per usual, Paul entertainingly didn’t start the actual...
The CHEK Conference
This month, I have to tell you about an amazing experience I had at The CHEK Conference in San Diego, California. I had such a great time, both professionally and personally. In fact, right now the jet-lag is just about wearing off, but the feel-good factor of the...
To Stretch or Not to Stretch?
There is a big debate as to whether you should stretch before and/or after training and how you should warm-up prior to workouts or competition. There is evidence that suggests that stretching prior to exercise has no benefit and it can be detrimental to performance....
Anatomy of Sports Injuries – Coming Soon
On Friday, I received a copy of my latest book, hot off the press. It's always nice when you see the physical manifestation of your hard work. Whether you have an injury that you would like to learn more about or if you are a professional working with clients who have...
CHEK Conference San Diego 2011
The CHEK Conference is taking place this September in San Diego California. Having attended and presented at the conference in 2008, I am very pleased that I have been invited to speak again. Paul Chek, The Founder of The CHEK Institue has produced an introductory...
First Attempt at Liver Pate
OK, so I have made my first attempt at making liver pate. Even though I seriously lack any skill or creativity in the kitchen, I managed to make a reasonably good job of it. I was a little surprised that it actually looks almost edible. And guess what? It actually...