The Secret of Z-Health’s R-Phase (Part I)
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 09. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
‘The goal of Z Health is not to make you a statistical average-our goal is to unlock the secrets of what natural athletes do and apply those skills on a safe and reasonable timeline for real long term success.’ – Z. Salazar – Master Trainer
Following on to my introduction article on Z Health, I’ll begin [...]
What is Z-Health? How Does It work? How Will It Help Me?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 27. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
Any pain in my body has gone – Kim Bach Petersen – MSc Psychology
There seems to be some confusion as to what Z Health actually is! What is it doing and how is it going to help someone run faster, get out of pain, smash a baseball further and add height to ANYONES vertical jump? [...]
Splashing About in It
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 23. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
Many of us working in the nutritional field, believe maintaining hydration is important for peak wellbeing and health. Water makes up about two-thirds of the body, so should we be splashing about in the stuff all day or are the bottled water companies exaggerating claims to sell more water? Undoubtedly water has the potential to [...]
Workouts without a gym
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training, Martial Arts on 25. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
While it’s hard to beat a good gym for a focused place to go when you want a quality workout, many people don’t have access to a gym – whether it because of budget, schedule or location, there are thousands of people who have to do their workouts at home or whilst travelling.
So how do [...]
So Should We ALL Be Running Barefoot?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 27. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
by Justin Coulter, Sports Podiatrist
Running barefoot may have some benefit in muscle strengthening as the muscles have to ‘tune in’ to the vibrations caused by impact loading. There are over 50 joints in the foot and running barefoot or in a suitably free type of footware has many benefits over the long term, as it [...]
The Painful Truth About Your Trainers : Are Running Shoes A Waste of Money?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 21. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
Thrust enhancers, roll bars, microchips…the $20 billion running – shoe industry wants us to believe that the latest technologies will cushion every stride. Yet in this extract from his controversial new book, Christopher McDougall claims that injury rates for runners are actually on the rise, that everything we’ve been told about running shoes is wrong [...]
How Do I Tell If I Overtrain?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 21. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
A little exercise is good for you, so more must be better, right? Well, sometimes, and sometimes more is just too much. There comes a point of diminishing returns or, worse, a point where your body says, Enough! If you are trying to train like a competitive athlete, it is a must to treat you [...]
How Healthy Is YOUR Exercise?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 14. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
Lets get this straight, any exercise is better than NO exercise, but in some cases the wrong type of exercise is nearly as bad on a stressed out poorly fed over-worked human.
How Healthy is Your Exercise?
Exercise helps take off weight, increase energy and prevent depression. It also can be a source of stress if not [...]
