How Breathing & Physical Health Interact
Breathing correctly is thus a fundamental mechanism for maintaining healthy blood chemistry, nervous system balance, and abdominal function. … Continue reading
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The importance of training zones for health and performance
Regardless of age, gender, and fitness level, every person has one or more systems posing a limitation to fitness or health. Targeting these limitations effectively requires the precision that stems from focusing your cardio and interval training to the zone(s) that will bring about the adaptations needed to overcome them… Continue reading
Exercise capacity and biological age: A powerful relationship
VO2max is the strongest independent predictor of health and longevity… Continue reading
Biohacking for athletes
Are you interested in exploring new performance possibilities, hastening your recovery time and pushing beyond your current boundaries… Continue reading
Resilience, Reset and Recovery
The key to effectively bringing the body back into balance from states of anxiety and overwhelm is active recovery… Continue reading
Health Coaching – why and who for?
Health coaching is the use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions and strategies to engage clients in health behavior change… Continue reading
Overexercising – How much is too much?
There is no doubt that moving and doing some form of exercise, everyday is vital for health and longevity. However, too much of anything, is never good. Over-exercising without proper rest and recovery can lead to a variety of unwanted outcomes. Taking a proactive approach to self-care through individualised lifestyle changes can help to improve … Continue reading
Cherish your breath!
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky, conscious breathing is my anchor” Thich Nhat Hanh Breathing exercises are one of the simplest and most effective ways to affect psychological and physiological health. At Core Naturopathics we recognise the importance of breath control in your overall treatment plan, as a tool you can … Continue reading
Disease Prevention and Gut Health
Disease Prevention: The World Health Organization defines prevention as ‘approaches and activities aimed at reducing the likelihood that a disease or disorder will affect an individual, interrupting or slowing the progress of the disorder or reducing disability’ (WHO 2004). An important part of disease prevention is health promotion. This describes activities which help individuals and … Continue reading
4 things you can do to promote Longevity
Move and enjoy: Just be active! It doesn’t always have to be planned or gym workouts. Simply sitting less, and getting more physically active throughout the day wherever possible is also essential to reducing one of the major risk factors for metabolic syndrome, obesity. One strategy for sticking with exercise is to make it enjoyable … Continue reading