Let me just say that the trip to Bali was a Godsend!

My wife Belinda and I did not do much more then lounging by the pool, talking, laughing and planning.

I read 2 x books and Belinda was happy taking photos and eating to her hearts content (she's 5 months pregnant).

My main reflection on the trip was trying to work more on the small things in between times of stressful events. Big or small, trying to unpack stressful times is important and it can snowball and put undue pressure on your body. In any stress event that I'm mindful of I will practice Wim Hof breathing 30 sec effort 3-4 cycles and I will continue my practice of daily journaling to unload my monkey brain!

Sounds like a silly question but... how do you relax?

My wife Belinda and I are expecting baby #3 in September 2019 and we have organised a short 5 day trip to Bali to unplug and work on relaxation and our parasympathetic nervous system (PNS - rest & digest).

Being in a largely 'stimulated' environment (sympathpathetic nervous system - fight or flight response), cars beeping, appointments to keep, the hustle of everyday home and work life, notifications on your phone, bills, shopping expenses, poor sleep, crying kids... the list goes on... it's important to reevaluate things and work on the opposite signaling pathway (PNS).

That's how we viewed the Babymoon and it's was a great trip to unplug and reconnect!

From a Physio perspective in Victoria there is a MASSIVE difference in the way footy players are nurtured compared to Rugby players. You can see it in young kids as early as 5yo when they're in programs like AusKick.

From Auskick young footballers are educated at their local community club and school by their members, parents and footy leagues (all the the overarching support of AFL).

Rugby players (I've observed) do not have the same structure and support and you see it as the athletes reach 12-14yo. Around this time when they are approaching high school, footy players really start to hit their stride. They understand good nutrition, recovery measures and have a great sense of playing footy.

Rugby players start to breakdown quite badly in this age group... I wonder what the differences are? Grassroots? Corporate vs Community?

A post-mortem is performed by a Doctor to determined how someone died.

It's usually after the event and it may uncover that an artery was clogged leading to the stroke and ultimately death.

A pre-mortem is the opportunity to think about what may happen and preemptively working to avoid or fix a situation.

In the stroke example, if you are concern about your heart health you may decide to take measures to be healthy.

Take inventory of what's important to you and perform a pre-mortem. 

It's free and and help you before it's too late!

This is a common question I get! I also get this question 10 x times per week!

So... I've had a simple dig at coming up with a reasonable answer. How? By reviewing the root words of the different disciplines.

Chiropractic is two terms combined into one meaning. Chiro meaning "hands" and Practy meaning "practice". So it's the practice of using your hands for treatment. Makes sense to me!

Osteopathy again is composed of Osteo or "bone" and Pathy or "pathway". Meaning the pathway of symptoms has a "bony origin"!

Physiotherapy comes from Physio or "natural" and Therapy or "curing". This means Physio is the practice of using natural therapy to help cure!

I hope that clears it up for you! 

Heard an awesome podcast from Russell Brunson re: Being Coachable.

You know it can take a whole team and a WHOLE lot of knowledge to assist you with your help. Sometimes people can awkwardly mention that they also see a chiro or massage therapist while they're having Physio.

There is no judgement on my behalf on the type of health coaching you need to improve your condition.

We have multiple coaches on the sporting field to achieve our goals. Why not in health?

If we can help you improve your health goals then that makes me happy!

We've officially started up at our second location - Kyneton 3444!

It's about a 70 min drive along the Calder Highway to Bendigo and it's such a blessing to have an additional shop to help more people improve their health and transform their lives.

How?

By Making Healthy Simple!

That itchy thing gnawing away at your thigh is not something you want to scratch... it's something you NEED to scratch.

Your mobile phone.

Have you ever stood idly at the supermarket and thought to whip your phone out to see what the latest is on your news feed?

Or have it an arms length away on the night table stand?

Try and practice a phone fast and see how it treats you!

More time instantly!

Flying from Melbourne to Dubai then Lyon, France takes its toll.

I should know I just got back from a 2 week tour over there which took me across 7 timezones.

The flight out wan't so bad but the flight back was a shocker!

Will have to work on biohacking that effort more closely next time!

As you know - I recently returned back from a Rugby tour to France and Portugal with Iron Armour Academy.

It was a special trip because it's been over 25 years since I've returned back to Europe.

I can tell you the culture of the place just tells you how young Australia is!

Really enjoyed this tour and looking forward to hearing more news on how our athletes went!