PURE Health And Fitness

17/06/2017

0 Likes, 1 Comments - PURE Health & Fitness () on Instagram: “Keeping the athletes at peak performance at the Fittest 3 comp today 💪😎 …”

12/06/2017

How much do you know about your psoas ??

12/06/2017

"Myth #1. The only people needing to see a Pelvic PT are women after childbirth."

Have you ever heard of pelvic physical therapy before? Many have not, but this specialty can be a crucial part of someone’s complete medical care – for women, men, and even children. As…

08/06/2017

The 4-1-1 on fat !

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-fat-george-zaidan As the narrative goes, fat is bad. Well, it's actually more nuanced than that. The type...

08/06/2017

"Text neck".... Do you have it ??

On average, we’re spending up to four hours a day looking down to read something or check our phones. This equates to 1,400 hours every year of extra stress on our cervical spines - the part in our necks just above our shoulders. A new study...

06/06/2017

Any skill movement requires a certain amount of practice to become proficient. Some skills need more work than others.

Making a plan and knowing what steps you need to take to achieve a skill can speed up the process. Alongside putting in some hard WORK but also being CONSISTENT with it !

Also, master basics of your chosen skill ! It is vital to have a rock solid foundation for more complex skills !

Double unders will not appear in a WOD. Nor will pull ups, toes-to-bar, or muscle ups.

06/06/2017

Eccentric training has been used to gain strength in sports such as gymnastics but has also been utilised in the rehabilitation setting when you are trying re-gain strength in a muscle or movement.

06/06/2017

There's a lot of stigma associated with not going "Ass to Grass" with squats. And yes for certain sports like Power Lifting being able to squat below parallel is a requirement. But not everyone is built to be able to squat this low safely ! The bony parts of your hip joints will usually determine how low you should be squatting if you want to stay injury free !

05/06/2017

I've seen sugar get compared to co***ne from an addiction perspective. It all comes down to the chemicals your body produces in response to different foods ! The brain's response to sugar laden foods and non-sugary food is quite different !

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-nicole-avena When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and ...

04/06/2017

I do love a good myth-busting controversy-causing article !! What do you think about these myths ?

Don't believe the hype! Have you fallen for one of these dietary acts of idiocy?

03/06/2017

I've got a few tips and tricks when it comes to squatting. They cover a few of them here, but not ALL of the secrets ! 😉

It’s time to maximize your squat potential through improving technique, mobility, and ex*****on.