by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Weight Loss
According to Reuters, researchers have produced the first clear evidence for a gene common in the population that dictates why some people gain weight while others do not. They found the gene, called FTO, by studying nearly 39,000 white Europeans in a finding they...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Strength & Conditioning, Weight Loss
If you are like most people you would have had an easter egg or two over the weekend. Some of you would have received a number of easter eggs and eaten them all already. Then there are those of you who will be eating yours over the next week or two. Now you may expect...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Professional Courses
The weekend of 23rd, 24th and 25th March saw Paul Chek deliver a 3 day seminar to exercise professionals at Bisham Abbey Sports Centre in Buckinghamshire. A group of CHEK Practitioners including myself assisted Paul and the Paul Chek Seminars UK team delivering the...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
In Part 1, I explained the different reasons for stretching and the different techniques for stretching. I also stated that you need to know which muscles in your body are tight and therefore need stretching and which are long/weak and should not be stretched. For...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
There is much controversy in research and amongst the industry in terms of what are the most effective ways to stretch. In fact it is quite simple. First, we must differentiate between pre-exercise stretching, stretching for improved range of motion and post-exercise...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries
Well, the Who Owns Low Back Pain debate was certainly entertaining! The auditorium was close to it’s 700 capacity full of therapists and practitioners ready to hear what the world’s best had to offer. On evenings like this, it is normal for experts to puff...
