Supplements and the how, when and why after asking yourself a few valuable questions.

Quick post today- sorry for the scattered thoughts. Hope you still get some good tidbits! Arousal Right off the bat- what I am talking about is cognitive arousal, not sexual arousal. However, both have influences on the brain and physical body, and both have to do with a heightened attentional state vs your normal resting state. Blood starts pumping, pupils dilate, your focus goes up, blood is shunted to different parts of your body... Sound familiar? This is your body goi

Napping We all know the power of a good night sleep. It allow your hormones to function properly, you consolidate your memories from the day, your body goes through its natural repair processes, your brain gets a nice wash removing all the toxic proteins, you restore your energy levels, etc, etc. But what about napping? Does this mini sleep actually do anything for us? We all feel better after a nap (if your even able to unplug long enough to nap), but what else is going

As a follow up to yesterdays post on movement variability, here is an interesting TED Talk I found. Dr. Nick Stergiou talks about how movement variation is not only unavoidable, but also may be "the spice of life". Check it out- very interesting talk. #movementvariability #DrNickStergiou #TEDTalk

Movement Variability Sorry for the late post- between a weekend seminar and the Superbowl I was not prepared haha! This weeks Movement post I want to bring up an idea that actually came up this weekend during the seminar and I think is a pretty interesting topic: Movement Variability. This is essentially talking about when you move, no matter the movement pattern, you have options to complete the task. As a coach, we usually try to expand our clients movement variability wi