There are thousands of onsens (natural hot water springs) throughout the volcanically active country of Japan. These onsens have frequently been used to heal the body of injury and illness. Submerging oneself in an onsen (these baths can produce a heat between 39 – 43...
Traveling for long periods of time can result in you feeling battered by new aches and pains. If you’ve ever had to endure a 14 hour trip on a chicken bus through Central/South America, hugging your backpack in a seat way too small for your legs, having the locals...
Approximately 25% of all injuries for physiotherapy clinics are ones that affect the ankle, and 75% of these tend to affect the lateral complex. However there are a multitude of variances and differential diagnosis that play a part and can lead to chronic ankle...
Being a lover of coffee, exercise and physical activity in general, the effects of caffeine on an individual’s performance has always been of interest to me. Below is a list of the known benefits of caffeine consumption. Increases energy availability Increases daily...
Longer, faster, stronger and HIGHER. A lot of us seek new and exciting adventures. To tick the bucket list, some of us head to the hills for skiing and snowboarding, hike new heights to Everest base camp, or look to summit Mt Kilimanjaro or Mt Fuji. But before any...
Recently I completed my first 1/2 Ironman in the hot and humid conditions of Cebu in the Philippines. I had prepped well and was set to go. It was “33 deg, feels like 44 deg” due to the humidity. It was going really well until 5km’s into the run. ll of a sudden, my...
