We all know how important it is to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated but do we know why? Water is our bodies secret weapon and while we know its important, we often forget to prioritise it. Without adequate hydration our body struggles to maintain peak physical and mental performance. 45-50% of body weight …
This statement speaks for itself. If we are stiff and our movement is wooden from sitting all day or nursing injured joints then we cannot look agile and graceful in our movement. Practicing moving, freeing up those stiff joints with increased mobility and building the strength to control the body through movement all add up …
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Ground Force Method (GFM) improves movement skills, mobility and work capacity which helps us to be fitter, stronger and more functionally able. in reducing pain and building strong and mobile joints, we can continue to move well as we age. Adaption is the key to longevity and durability. In nature we see that animals who …
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Beyond the obvious mantra that moving more means burning calories and therefore aiding fat loss, Ground Force Method (GFM) promotes fat loss and fitness through creating efficient, functional moving bodies. GFM enables you to build a resilient, strong body which can move without pain. This in turn empowers clients to get leaner and fitter. GFM …
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Resiliency is the ability to recover from injury. As discussed in a previous article, Ground Force Method (GFM) can be used to rehabilitate and restore pain free movement. Good body awareness and movement literacy, learned through the practice of Ground Force Method, can also prevent future injury or the re-occurrence of old injuries. Strength and …
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Ground Force Method is a system to improve the quality of movement. It is based on fundamental and primitive movement patterns. We all mastered these movement patterns as children, but many of us have lost the ability to move freely as we age. Lifestyle factors and lack of use are the biggest contributors to this …
Help your Turkish get up with this one tip! If you struggle to get up on to your elbow during the Turkish Get Up then this tip could be for you. If you find your leg kicking up and your body falling back during this moment it may be because your hip flexor is being …
What are the best exercises for strong, powerful, healthy shoulders? What’s the best exercises that will make your core strong? What exercises make my body more injury resilient? What exercises help my ‘lose fat and tone up’? I get these questions a lot… There is always one answer that comes to mind again and again. …
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I had an old mate come to town and we got started chatting about exercise, fitness and personal training. He is in his late 30’s and started to do personal training about 3 months ago after not doing exercise for about 5 years. One thing leads to another and then he mentions to me, he …
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As you go about your fitness program, one thing that you will want to make sure you’re taking into account is the importance of grip strength. There has been research indicating a correlation between grip strength and longevity. An international team of scientists led by Dr Darryl Leong, an assistant professor of cardiology at McMaster …
