Reading Time: 8 minutes Ah the arrogance of youth. In my younger days I had the opinion that napping was for old people; that sleep was for the weak. My friend Emily was ahead of the curve though. She would take herself off for a little ‘disco nap’ – a pre-emptive snooze before a hard night of booze, mischiefContinue reading “Power Naps – The Science and Art of the Siesta”
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Being Harder to Kill – What it means and why you should care
Reading Time: 8 minutes One of our much mentioned aims is to produce ‘happier, healthier, harder to kill humans’. Up until recently I assumed everyone would want a piece of this action. Happier. Healthier. Harder to kill. What’s not to like? Well, like many things that we as individuals take for granted; the things that we assume everyone thinksContinue reading “Being Harder to Kill – What it means and why you should care”
5 Circles of Health – Movement Pt 2
Reading Time: 7 minutes What makes a movement practice? We are back again looking at the various elements that we consider to be vital for a healthy human movement practice. You can read part 1 here. We have already looked at the lower layer of the fitness pyramid; lots of general daily movement, mobility work, and low intensity cardio.Continue reading “5 Circles of Health – Movement Pt 2”
Movement Matters
Reading Time: 5 minutes Six years ago we lost a great friend, James. I often find myself thinking about him especially around this time of year. James’ life and subsequent death had a profound affect on me. He taught me to not take my body for granted; that every day, every breath, every movement, and even every creak andContinue reading “Movement Matters”
Community – The Fifth Element
Reading Time: 6 minutes In my last post I introduced you to the concept of the 5 Circles of Health that Wild Life utilises to help people achieve their health goals. While all 5 Circles are vital for good all-round human health, there is one that is most neglected out of the 5. COMMUNITY. At first glance it canContinue reading “Community – The Fifth Element”