Training & Recovery, Explained
Practical, evidence-based articles on physiotherapy, strength & conditioning, and recovery — written to actually answer your questions, not just rank for them.
How to Choose the Right Physiotherapist
The questions to ask, red flags to watch for, and what a genuinely good first session looks like.
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Marathon Training Injury Prevention: A Physio's Guide
The most common marathon-training injuries, why they happen, and how to build a plan that avoids them.
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Ice vs. Heat for Recovery: What Actually Works
What the evidence actually says about ice, heat, and when each one helps (or doesn't).
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VO2 Max Explained: The One Fitness Metric That Predicts How Long You'll Live
What a 122,000-patient JAMA study reveals about cardiorespiratory fitness and long-term survival.
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Why Muscle Mass Is the Most Underrated Longevity Marker After 40
Research shows muscle mass predicts all-cause mortality independent of BMI. Here's the evidence.
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Strength Training Isn't Optional As You Age
The physiology of age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) and the research-backed way to reverse it.
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Zone 2 Training and VO2 Max: What the Research Actually Says
Why elite endurance athletes train easy roughly 80% of the time — and what it means for your aerobic base.
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The Compound Interest of Habits
Why small, consistent training beats occasional intensity, according to habit-formation research.
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The Habit Stack: How Athletes Build Routines That Stick
The research behind "if-then" planning, and how to use it to build training habits that survive a bad week.
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Discipline vs. Motivation
Why the habits that get you results aren't the ones you feel like doing — and what actually predicts consistency.
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Why a Coach Sees What You Can't
The case for performance coaching over solo training, backed by adherence research and a 2025 RCT.
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