The Optimal Exercise Programme

The Optimal Exercise Programme

I was in Dubai last week amongst roaring 40c+ temperatures where I went on perhaps my hottest run ever which I had to stop for fear of collapsing. While I was there I watched a couple of videos on the ideal exercise...

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Running Technique 101

Running Technique 101

For a long time, I have said that most people should be able to do a light jog for up to 10 minutes. This means that your joints are healthy enough to be able to do a little run without pain and that your fitness...

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Stop Telling Yourself This…

Stop Telling Yourself This…

The first section of my book was as much about unlearning misinformation as it was about teaching you new things. There are various things we say to ourselves that can keep us stuck. Three of these areas are outlined...

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Avoid Tripping & Falling Forever

Avoid Tripping & Falling Forever

Over the 18 years since starting this newsletter I will include an article on preventing falls when I see someone trip over which reminds me to talk about it. I saw two trips last week, the way to fall well and the way...

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Eating Your Vitamins & Minerals

Eating Your Vitamins & Minerals

Last week I wrote about the factors that most influenced life expectancy and health. One of these was eating a healthy diet, one aspect of which was whether you are eating adequate amounts of vitamins & minerals....

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Living Longer – Important Factors

Living Longer – Important Factors

While in Turkey last month I stayed in the hotel where Global Wellness Day (June 8th) was created. I had never heard of it to be honest but after searching I can see that it is quite an event, celebrated in 170...

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The Effort Curve

The Effort Curve

I was chatting this week about the effort curve. This relates to how your health & fitness results do not have a linear relationship with effort. Instead, there is this weird S-shape pattern where you may get...

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7 Exercises To Do While Sitting

7 Exercises To Do While Sitting

Two newsletters ago we went through different sitting positions that actually help your posture and I gave you some simple ways to stretch while working at your desk. Along similar lines this newsletter has seven...

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Exercise, Rest & Recovery

Exercise, Rest & Recovery

I spent the weekend in Turkey enjoying the mountains just outside of Istanbul. It was a great rest for my body after a nice training block since my last Hyrox. This brings up the topic of how you should balance...

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Four Ways To Sit To Help Your Posture

Four Ways To Sit To Help Your Posture

We spend most of our days sitting down so wouldn't it be great if we could find a way to improve posture while doing it. Surprisingly, it is not as hard as you think. There are four stretches that you can do which you...

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Fasting 101

Fasting 101

Every other week someone seems to comes up with a new fasting approach, so much so, that even just not eating has become complicated. I did a video covering pretty much all you need to know about fasting. The sum up is...

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Another Interesting Study

Another Interesting Study

There was an array of articles last month about some new research coming out from Sweden about the effects of obesity and health which painted a more serious picture than previously thought. The Swedish research team...

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