Send us a text Recently on the social media platform LinkedIn I saw a post put up by someone who I believe was an orthopedic surgeon. He had on his post an image of a patient’s spine after they had had spinal fusion surgery. This is where rods and screws - and usually bone grafts - are implanted around two or more bones of the spine to reinforce th…

Send us a text Episode 6 - The Clock is Ticking Human psychology is a fascinating thing. The mind is the driver for all of our behaviour - it is our software driving our hardware. The mind gives us our sense of self, and allows us to utilise our intelligence. It projects our personality, and hides our self-perceived flaws. Our mind is sensitive to …

Send us a text When we think about the way that exercise trains energy systems, we classify strength training as a form of anaerobic training, that is, utilising an energy system that does not require oxygen. The anaerobic pathway uses glucose to convert to energy. This process produces molecules that the cells within our body use as what I like to…

Send us a text Before we get stuck into this, just a quick side note: you’ll hear me use the expressions ‘resistance training’ and ‘strength training’ throughout this episode. Although there are subtle differences between the two, the meaning is basically the same. I’ll probably expand on this idea a bit more in another episode, but for now, think …

Send us a text I remember when I was a kid back in the 1980s there was this magazine called Omni. It was a science magazine published in the US, but available on newsstands here in Australia. On almost every cover there’d be some reference to how people would live in the future. There’d usually be articles about longevity, cryopreservation, elixirs…

Send us a text My name is Matt Cooper. I’m an accredited exercise physiologist, and this is Fitness and Function. Before we get started, let me say that there are times when exercise is not recommended for certain populations. Any exercise program should be cleared by your doctor, and be planned and supervised by an exercise physiologist. You might…

Send us a text My name is Matt Cooper. I’m an accredited exercise physiologist, and this is Fitness and Function. To start, I’d like to thank you for listening to this production. You’ve probably found this because of a search relating to exercise, health, fitness, training, or a myriad of other related searches. Welcome. I don’t advertise this pod…

In episode 009, Chet and I are on location in London half-way through a two-day seminar 'Inside the Unicorn' with Mark Fisher (@mfisherfitness) and Michael Keeler (@michaelrkeeler) from Mark Fisher Fitness (https://markfisherfitness.com) as part of the 'Business for Unicorn' program for fitness business owners.As you'll hear in the episode we're bi…

In this weeks episode I talk to Mark Brockhurst (@mbrockhurst)who alongside his brother and friend Casper run 3 Aces CrossFit (www.3acescrossfit.com). The guys started out with theior 1st facility in Kennington in London and then found themselves with an opportunity to open up a second facility.We talk about the journey they have been on, coaching …

In this episode I chat to Carl Paoli, who has been a huge influence on my delivery and development as a coach. We discuss his approach and his New York Times bestselling book Freestyle: maximise sport and life performance with four basic moves. You can connect with Carl via his website (www.freestyleconnection.com)and find him on instagram and face…

In this episode we chat to Cathy WilsonAv Tom Haworth