Empower sent a team to the Fraser Valley Throwdown last year and we had a blast. It is a friendly, local competition geared toward us regular folks with divisions designed to accommodate different fitness levels.
The fascia that runs through our bodies is all connected and tightness or adhesions in one area may result in dysfunction or referred pain in another. We're only just beginning to understand the complexity of fascia and its role in health and performance.
As I reflected on our developing understanding of the complexities of human health, it occurs to me how often what we think we know is wrong or, how sometimes it is right but for the wrong reasons. Take for example, organic food. I’ve listened for decades to the arguments back and forth about whether or not there is any benefit in prioritizing organic food over conventionally grown produce.
Though more prevalent in women, osteopenia and osteoporosis are serious risk factors for an ageing population. It turns out that bone mineral loss in populations that are not malnourished is a result of insufficient mechanical stress, specifically load bearing and impact force.
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