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Adult Learning Photo credit: Image by Wolfgang Claussen from Pixabay Here’s how it plays out in the clinic. Patient: I have sciatica. Ben: Let’s see if it is sciatica and we can do some testing. Patient: Google told me that it’s ‘sciatica’ because the...
Ice is out! No more icing your sprained ankle.
Health I am an endurance athlete. Most of you know that. I loved icing my muscles after training, racing and whenever I sprained a joint. I LOVED IT!!!! When I came to New Zealand six years ago I was confronted with the idea, from a wise student of mine while I was teaching...
How to breathe
Ben's Blogs The Importance of Breathing As part of my research thesis, I studied the diaphragm muscle (primary muscle of respiration). This included different breathing patterns and their profound sequalae on health outcomes. Most people have heard of the term ‘diaphragmatic...
My 18 minutes in the snow in my bikini – Cook Strait cold training.
Cook Strait Swim 2019 Handy to have your friend the photographer with you at all times! All photos courtesy of Michelle Hyslop Photography. Click here for more details. I was in Ruapehu this weekend and worked towards my cold water training in the snow! Couldn’t swim so I...