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    The power of us

    July 16, 2019/

    1234 words; estimated reading time: 6 minutes, 10 seconds.   The social merits of physical activity are widely recognised. In fact, exercising in the company of others seems to be a really powerful motivator for exercise engagement across our lifespans.…

  • Fitness,  Trends

    Fitness trends and fads for 2019

    January 24, 2019/

    A quick peek at ACSM's annual trends and fads survey.

  • Critical thinking,  Exercise prescription,  Fitness,  Sociology of pain,  Workout ethic

    A workout ethic – what have we become?

    August 25, 2018/

    Blurring lines For over 25 years I had the privilege of teaching two college courses; one on exercise prescription for fitness and health, and the other on strength and conditioning that focused on athletic populations. New research emerged, ideas and…

  • Exercise prescription,  Fitness,  Health & wellbeing,  Physical activity,  Professional development

    Do As I Say

    July 4, 2018/

    So much information Could I have been that arrogant, that stupid? Turns out yes I could – in spades! In fairness, I’d been raised on a steady educational diet where knowledge was king; knowledge was power. It never occurred to…

  • Bone health,  Exercise prescription,  Fitness,  Health & wellbeing,  Physical activity

    Bone Health & Exercise

    June 29, 2018/

    I recently downloaded a PDF  ‘Osteoporosis and You’ from the Osteoporosis New Zealand website. Fifteen pages of content, with barely half a page of non-specific exercise information, yet they somehow managed 2 and a half pages of dietary guidance for…

  • Critical thinking,  Extreme conditioning,  Fitness,  Strength & conditioning,  Trends

    What’s wrong with Crossfit™?

    May 28, 2018/

    Possibly very little, yet it seems that this training mode, philosophy, cult – call it what you will, provokes some extreme responses in exercise and health professionals. Full disclosure, while I haven’t had any direct involvement with or particular knowledge…

  • Fitness,  Health & wellbeing,  Physical activity

    Exercise interruptus

    May 11, 2018/

    I was doing some prep for a lecture last year. The topic, osteoporosis and exercise. I came across a curious suggestion in a paper by Srinivasan et al (2002). They tried some low-intensity loading of animal bone, basically by applying…

  • Critical thinking,  Fitness,  Fitness testing & measurement,  Principles of exercise

    Fit vs Physically Active

    April 20, 2018/

    One of my graduate assistant roles at the University of Alberta was to conduct fitness tests for the Faculty’s Fitness Testing Unit. The Unit targeted the general population and their health and wellbeing and was well subscribed. We followed standardised…

  • Critical thinking,  Fitness,  Fitness testing & measurement,  Physical activity,  Strength & conditioning

    The devil’s in the detail

    April 5, 2018/

    Sometimes I wonder about the supposed advances in sciences, particularly the rapid emergence of technologies, and whether they are often more problematic than helpful. We live in a world where we prefer to see things as causes and effects. Mostly…

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