What can we take from the recent WorkSafe Western Australia data? “The worst hazard group is manual handling. These injuries account for 40 per cent of all lost time.” Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety Looking at the data over a recent 10 years in Western Australia we can see that current strategies […]
Strong Spine Stories
Which is better – sitting or standing?
We get asked this question all the time…we’re happy to let these guys answer it for you…
The Difficult Art Of Changing Habits
For a little while this afternoon I watched one sports team out-sporting another sports team on TV and after one especially comedic mistake the cameras turned to the only place they should after something klutzy is acted out – the coaches box. The poor guy didn’t so much have his head in his hands as […]
Extending Tradie Life
I really should employ Mick, the life-long plumber, as a trainer. Because, without intending to, he gives great little sermons. Hot on the heels of his ‘all it took was 10 more minutes on a 4-hour job’ talk which inspired this article, he casually dropped another beauty yesterday. The back story here, is that I […]
Strong Spine Snapshot 5 – Why Poor Posture Is Not laziness
I was terrified to go to university. Having nobody in the immediate family who’d been before, there was no reference for me. So my 17-year-old imagination ran away with itself as I pictured lectures with a cranky professor filling a giant blackboard with incomprehensible hieroglyphics and me not having a clue. The anxiety lasted until […]
Strong Spine Snapshot 4 – The Secret To Winning A Gun Fight
‘The secret to winning a gun fight? Move slowly, fast.’ This quote has been attributed to Wild West lawman Pat Garret and I’ve used it as a throwaway line in plenty of Strong Spine sessions to make the point that ‘if he didn’t feel like he had to rush, then what excuse have we got?’ […]
