Tag: health

  • Boxing Zumba Workout [Footwork Drills]

    Here’s some music! (just requires a repetitive song, similar to Zumba) There are loads of basic footwork drills like fast feet and step and jab, but I’ve never seen a video whereby people drill complex footwork like Lomochenko L step, or the next level movement that TJ and Dom Cruz have displayed. However, either way,…

  • Best Form of Magnesium (UK) 2025

    Written by Nutritionist Drew Griffiths The best forms of magnesium? Magnesium oxide 4/10Magnesium oxide is not very good (in general!). It is poorly absorbed and can compete with other nutrients like zinc in terms of absorption in the gut. Magnesium oxide can also give you diarrhoea if you have any more than a couple of…

  • Sport Science Equipment List [2024]

    Tracking systems GPS tracking devices such as the Viper pods used by STATSports will track player movements, distance travelled, speed, and heart rate during training and matches. Football players aren’t actually wearing bras (well, most male ones don’t), they’re part of a GPS tracking tool – Heart Rate Monitors – These are wearable sensors that…

  • 6 Week Home Workout Plan .pdf [2025]

    Home workout, for 6 weeks. Ideal for someone of moderate fitness levels, but just reduce the sets to half of what is outlined if you are a beginner. Exercise at your own risk – Consult your doctor before taking up a new exercise protocol. Equipment – kettlebell, resistance band. Include a warm up before each…

  • Touch Mudder Cholmondeley Castle North West review 2024

    First thing – it was harder than I expected. Well, specifically, just bloody freezing. Everywhere was flooded due to the storms and bad weather over the last month. We began our day helping push a BMW out of the (grass/mud) car park. The course was full of massive puddles up to your knees and waist.…

  • MMA  Conjugate Method Program .pdf [2025]

    The MMA Conjugate Method seems complicated, but remember it consists of 3 main components: This is great for MMA, because you are stressing, and therefore forcing adaptation that builds power, as well as strength. Rather than a periodised conditioning program, you are able to train all aspects of conditioning all year round. Day 1: Max…

  • How Do I Make Time for Exercise When I have a Toddler?

    Ah, great question! Here are my tips: You can build or maintain muscle mass, and significantly increase muscular endurance, by wearing 1kg ankle and/or wrist weights when you are doing daily choirs like the washing, the dishes and playing with the kids. I have also invested in a 5kg weighted vest, although I did tweak…

  • Red Light Therapy for IBS [Photobiomodulation]

    Also known as photobiomodulation (PBM), red light therapy uses specific wavelengths of red light to pentrate the skin – specific red light, instead of hitting the skins surface, can have an effect on underlying tissue. It can help with GI disorders like IBS, through several mechanisms: Quotes from Studies – Red Light Therapy & IBS…

  • Can you Take Collagen and Magnesium Together? [2025]

    written by Drew Griffiths (BSc, MSc). In short, yes, you can take collagen and magnesium supplements at the same time. Unless taken in extremely high doses, magnesium should not impact the body’s ability to digest and use collagen, and vice versa. Both magnesium and collagen have benefits for skin health and exercise adaptation and recovery.…

  • ALCAR with ALA (Acetyl L-Carnitine with Alpha Lipoic Acid) [2024]

    I’ve tried many supplements, herbs and whole foods to help with my focus and mood. ALCAR is one of my favourites. It is highly effective, but I have to split a 100mg capsule up and take throughout the day, or it makes my IBS worse. There’s also some concern about TMAO and oxidative damage, at…