Nature vs pseudo function Estimated Reading Time: 5 min, 13 sec Functional fitness has made it into the top fitness trends for the last few years (Thompson, 2019). This ‘functional’ buzz seems to cycle around regularly. I know the term ticks many boxes and implies that something is real, authentic, and a natural part of …
Turns out I’m a bit of a research magpie. I pick up shiny looking articles and store them away – just in case! My nest was getting a little crowded, so I spent most of last week tidying up my inbox. There was a bit of rubbish in there, but a few things I did …
Measuring what for what? I’ve just been working on a chapter from our book (longest title ever – Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching: Bridging the Biophysical, Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice) and I touched on Functional Movement Screens. In my research I came across an old post titled “I HATE the Functional …