PHYSIO-ism

I've been blogging about this trip and now it's finally here! Thanks to my beautiful wife Belinda who will hold the fort down while I'm away for 2 weeks!

Have you ever thought about how you earn an income based on being a specialist in a particular field? Take medicine for example. If you're a GP which is a highly respected profession you have a lot of respect and value with the advice you give people. But, if you see a specialist, automatically there advice (and invoice) will be far greater! Why? Because they specialise in a particular field! What...

To be honest I've felt strange ever since the passing of US rapper Nipsey Hussle. He was building something great for his community before being gunned down tragically in front of his own clothing store amongst the commercial building site he owned. More then just a rapper he was an entrepreneur trying to build things to help people. Rest in Peace Nip.

I've mentioned before that I'm a big fan of 5th Element Wellness based in FItzroy Melbourne. I've been to a yoga class plus I've read all their materials online - very impressed! So much so that I'm giving them the absolute tip of the hat by modelling my own business after their example! More on this to come!

When I refer to people that are working along side me - I have always preferred the term team mate. Words like this matter to me because you can't build something special and sustainable unless you have team mates, not employees, team mates. I like comparing this to a team sport where you might have the captain of the team but he plays right along side his team mates on the field. That's how I vie...

ProPhysio+ is our flagship business right now and we have plans to grow our footprint across metro Melbourne Australia then eventually building supportive businesses to supplement each other. It will include our ProTrainer+ program to help community clubs and University students needing practical experience, Wellness centres to drive community health and a unique online presence to help those in n...

You may have heard of the 7 Deadly Sins: Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride. I'd like to present the 8th one: Instant Gratification. Sometimes when we're hurt or injured we want instant results or improvement. Sure, that can be achieved most of the time but sometimes our environment can change our expectations which warps our reality. Instant messaging, Googling, Youtubing remedie...

Borrowed from Russell Brunson's podcast, Being Coachable, is an idea that resonates with me. You see in the physiotherapy clinic we try and help people back to full health. This is a two way street. I need the patient to be coachable in terms of following instructions and allowing me to guide the management back to full health. Conversely, I need to be coachable also and receive constructive feedb...

I took my daughter to her gymnastics class this morning. It's nothing special - they're 4-5yo performing some specialised play where they incorporate some core gymnastics movements. She's only been 'playing' for less then a year and I can see how much she's improved! She did it by just showing up and training. Something we can all learn from!

Listen to a story about my time as a young Rugby player and taking my health and team cohesion for granted. In my first year in Seniors we made the Grand Final - we lost and I was shattered. But, I didn't realise how long it would be until I see another GF. Don't take things for granted!

What's your goals at the moment? Lose weight? Get healthy? Feel younger? Connect with long lost friends? Here's some simple secrets to help you with changing your behaviour!

According to the Eisenhower Matrix tasks can be broken into 4 catergories: 1) Urgent and Important 2) Urgent and Not Important 3) Not Urgent but Important 4) Not Urgent and Not Important Which one is the key to unlocking your day? Listen now...

Remember when you were in school and you had homework to finish before class the next day? You left that project and procrastinated and the pressure built up worse and worse over time. Next thing you know you have to pull an all nighter and cram the information in! Making the process easy for yourself but chipping away slowly over time! Cliche but true!

After listening to an interview of Pastor McPherson from the Tony Robbins podcast I heard Pastor McPherson introduce the idea of the 3rd Option. Option 1 is your own viewpoint, Option 2 is the opposing view and the 3rd Option is having your own perspective but understanding the opposing view. It's about understanding different perspectives and understanding each other. This is something we can app...

One of my biggest return on investment is my daily journal entry. When I put pen to paper and trap the things that weighing me down in the journal it lightens my load allowing me to focus on important tasks for the day. Can't speak highly enough of the power from this daily discipline!

I'm planning to commit to fortnightly Yoga classes at 5EW (5th Element Wellness) in Fitzroy. I've done some home jobs like off a DVD or Youtibe but I'd like to connect with the guys here and see what they're about and the facilities. I'll come back to you down the track and give you a formal review!

I'll take you back to my early days of being a heath professional and being 'book smart' but not quite 'people smart' just yet! You see I had just graduated from University and I held a few different part time jobs so I had some good skills in picking up social cues. This helped me develop as a well rounded person to serve people in need. Now 10+ years as a Physio the experience I've built has com...

This is a true account of my experience at U19 Rugby Nationals in Queensland in 2003. In the last podcast I explained who it will take to manage a large touring team to Europe. In this story I was one of the rugby players. This time I'm travelling as one of the management staff responsible for the health and well being of the entire team!

On Apr 5 2019 I'll travelling to Europe on a Rugby Tour with Iron Armour Academy from Melbourne to France. There are A LOT of logistics involved in getting 30 people from A to B. From a health perspective we want to make sure everyone gets there and back in good nick. But things can happen like getting a travel bug, infection spreading to team members,  sporting injuries and getting home sick...

A short appreciation post - opening up ProPhysio+ Kyneton. Located about 70 mins out of Melbourne along the Calder Highway toward Bendigo I'm really happy to be partnering up with Kyneton Medical Centre. FYI - we lived in Kyneton for 2 years and we named our son after the town so we love the place!

I am a Rugby man. I grew up playing the sport, have a lot of friends from the Rugby community and still an avid follower of the World Game. But in 2014 I suffered 3 x concussions which ultimately my last season!  Listen to some of the serious symptoms I displayed and how I was stupid in ignoring the signs! I couldn't run without getting a headache for over 2 years!

Bang BANG! Just finished my 3-Day Fast and I'm pretty happy with the effort. Compared to my Jan and Feb 2019 3-Day fast efforts my Mar episode was the smoothest so far. In my research it's due to the body's adaptation as it starts to learn to process the excess carbohydrates (glucose metabolism) more efficiently and there's less cellular 'sludge' before it ticks over to ketosis (fat metabolism). T...

My primary health goal is longevity and prolonged fasting can be a great biohack to improving your health! I describe my results so far and which shows I'm going into deeper ketosis and my glucose readings are low which is the idea. I'm feeling pretty good as I've loaded up on 'salty' water/electrolytes and some Bulletproof coffee (3-4 cups per day) plus sunny eggs x 3 and bone broth soup of nutri...

My primary health goal is longevity and prolonged fasting can be a great biohack to improving your health! I've trialled shorter protocols over the past 3 years such as intermittent fasting 16:8 (fast 16 hours, eat within 8 hour window) then 20:4 and now 20:2 or One Meal A Day (OMAD). I'm trying to find the best combination of feeling energised, improved concentration, being able to complete my da...

In 2019 my big focus is on anything and everything related to longevity. Over 2017 I have started the ketogenic diet. In 2018 I introduced intermittent fasting to the keto diet. In 2019 I am looking at implementing monthly 3-Day fasts for health benefits. My Jan 2019 effort was reasonable, the Feb effort was haphazard and now for Mar I plan to take my results to the next level so that I can last t...