by James Gorman | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the positive things to come out of lockdown is that many people have fallen in love with walking. This is great news. Because walking might be the single best thing you can do for your health, wellbeing, and performance. Doing it is the key. But doing it right...
by James Gorman | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
You don’t need me to tell you that exercise is good for you. You know that. But did you know that one of the most important benefits of exercise is to build and retain muscle mass as you age? And that lifting weights is the best way to achieve it? Yeah, you probably...
by James Gorman | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Despite my wife calling me “Bono” (which hurts, I’ll be honest), I’ve been wearing a pair of Swanwick blue light blocking glasses every evening for several years. They may look a bit daft, with their orange lenses, but I’m convinced they’ve improved my sleep. I could...
by James Gorman | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The world is, rather worryingly, becoming increasingly tribal. Two or more groups, fuelled by the echo chamber of social media, become entrenched in their views and biases, refuse to hear reason or fact, and vilify all other opinions. It’s not a recipe for growth and...
by James Gorman | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the last three videos, we’ve taken you through progressive exercises to help you manage vertical force efficiently. This is absolutely central to many fundamental human movements, from getting down to and up from the floor, to jumping, walking, and running.In...
by James Gorman | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The short answer is yes. You should supplement with at least 400 IU of vitamin D every day. And possibly a lot more. Not because there is strong evidence for vitamin D supplementation reducing COVID-19 risk. There isn’t. But because having sufficient vitamin D is...
by James Gorman | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you noticed how toddlers get close to the floor, to play with something or pick something up? If you’ve ever been to India or Africa, you will have noticed the same movement performed by…well…everybody. Young or old, big or small, male or...
by James Gorman | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
To achieve something, we need to decide what we want to achieve. We need a goal of some sort. But if we focus on the goal itself, we’ll never get started and it may even take us somewhere we don’t want to be. The trick is to shift focus away from goals and onto...
by James Gorman | Feb 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Before Christmas we sent you a video showing you how to release your hips to get you walking, running, and jumping down the road (or trail) efficiently and without injury. Of course, this is easier said than done. Your daily movement habits, accumulated over decades,...
by James Gorman | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I don’t think we’d be adding much value by telling you that the foundation of healthy eating is cooking at home using fresh ingredients. You already know that. But it’s easier said than done.What foods should I include? How can I keep it varied and interesting? How...
