Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

In a sport that is as hard on the shoulders as Brazilian Ju Jitsu, you need as many tools in your toolbox as you can muster to get them...

Today is world mental health day And in 2020, it means more this year than possibly any other. A good number of people have been in touch...

Blonds or Brunettes? Bums or Boobs? Rugby League or Rugby Union? (there's only one answer to that..) Pull Guard or actually learn some...

This is a response to a question I received a while ago. It's one of those questions that would take a long time to write an answer for,...

We're all familiar with checking our pulse in beats per minute or BPM It's a fairly standard marker for health, recovery etc. But after...

Outside of an acute injury, an impact, a fall or similar, pain in a particular place in the body often isn't the in the same place as the...

No matter how good you think you are, you're never to good for the basics. Breath well Squat well Hinge well Press well Pull well Run...

Science journalist James Nestor recently launched his book Breath: The New Science of A Lost Art The best thing about Nestor's work is...

A morning routine is an opportunity How do you use it? Is your morning routine where you stomp downstairs, put on a coffee, and flop onto...

Breathing should be rhythmical at rest. But what rhythm? As low as 6 breaths per minute. Medical guidelines suggest 12-18 breaths per...

The definition of madness is to do the same thing repeatedly and expect different results. This is a true statement, but like all truths,...

Aerobic exercise is largely about volume It's about doing work for long enough to stress the aerobic energy system. The aerobic energy...

The hamstrings The bicep of the legs Less visually impressive than the more glamorous Quads But utterly vital for athletic performance,...

The average standard of fitness across the population is at an all time low. And this is despite many people's best efforts I believe we...

Being part of a performance team Be that a sports team A club An S&C centre specialising in Performance It's like being in a family...

Part of the current Covid restrictions only allows fitness centres to offer individual training where people have their own area and...

Reaction time is a vital attribute for combat and adventure athletes It's an important attribute for the everyman There's several...

How you use your breath will affect how you use your body And vice versa of course But let's stay with this for a second. If you want to...

The world has changed almost beyond recognition from my parents childhood to my own kids childhood. The long and the short of it is, kids...

People are often told not to lock out a joint. Usually being warned that it'll damage the joint. Fingers then get pointed at yoga and...