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Welcome back fellow geeks. Today’s Health Bar is going to take a deep dive into the world of Coeliac disease. We will look at the history, the treatments, the science and the pseudoscience surrounding this fascinating and misrepresented disease. Coeliac Disease: What’s in a name? Pretty straight forward this one, coeliac comes from the Greek Koiliakos, meaning abdominal. Coeliac …
‘Twas the weeks before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, because it’s cold outside and the gym seems very far away… That’s right, once again we find ourselves in the anti-gym weeks, the weeks where you could really do with a little extra push to go to the gym, but it never comes because the …
Robert House guides us through the 12 Injuries of Christmas and what to do about them, bringing you health and happiness! Welcome back to the 12 injuries of Christmas! Let’s leave our first family alone as they have suffered enough, and move next door… On the fifth day of Christmas, another injury…. Five (rounds of) CPR It’s Christmas Day; the …
Robert House guides us through the 12 Injuries of Christmas and what to do about them, bringing you health and happiness! We all know the 12 days of Christmas song, or at least up to the point we can really go for it on ‘fiiiiiiiiive goooooooooooold riiiiiiiiiiiiiings’. But did you know it’s based on 3 different families in a street …
You are sitting by a small table when you hear the city bells start to sound. The constant, eerie gonging interrupts your reading of “Stack and Drizzle – Food presenting made simple”. The bells seldom ring out and rarely to announce good news. As you contemplate their purpose the main doors to the kitchen are kicked open violently. The full …
Welcome back to The Health Bar fellow geeks, with your resident health coach Robert House. Today we are talking Migraines. The history, the science, the myths, all those cool little things to help you understand it better and, hopefully, help avoid them. What are migraines? The word migraine comes from the Greek hemicrania (hemi being half and crania being skull). …
I would wager that if you are here on Coaching for Geeks, you probably dabble in gaming. Yet for some of our incredible community this can come with some dangers, so today we are going to take a bit of a dive into photosensitive epilepsy (PSE). The histories, causes, triggers, management of PSE, and of course, try to look at …
Your fitness goals are yours – but you’ll need these three traits to achieve them. In the 12+ years of being in this industry I’ve served hundreds if not thousands of clients achieve their fitness goals. I help people of all fitness levels, shapes and sizes become their fittest, healthiest selves and have the body they really want. …
Results can still happen even when the number on the scale doesn’t move much. Take a real case study with one of our members John Pham aka J-Pham. This before and after pic is actually 30 days apart which is amazing in itself. He did all the work himself. All we did was provide classes for him to take and …
The Coaching for Geeks health expert, Robert House, tackles sleep, and lack there thereof (and no, I won’t make a corny Kingdom Hearts reference mostly because I myself am too tired to think of anything clever – Robin) In this tricky sequel article (debut: How To Beat The Carpal Tunnel Of Love) I am going to speak to you …
Do you have a slow metabolism? We’ve heard it time and time again. “I’ve tried EVERY diet and track everything I’m eating but nothing seems to work. I just have slow metabolism.” Out of thousands of clients I’ve worked with only TWO have actually had metabolism issues. One was a client back in 2007 and another is …
Coach Austin has a new toy. He’s quite excited. It’s a Fit3D Body Scanner. So what is it? How does it work? Can it measure body fat? What benefit does it offer over tradition measuring? Can you have a little 3d figure made out of it for dungeons and dragons? (this last question may or may not be answered). In …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! It has nothing to do with fish. Or underground tunnels. Coaching for Geeks’ brand new health expert – Operating Department Practitioner Robert House – explains what the hell Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is – and what you can do about it: As many of you will know, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) will affect a rather large portion of the …
Don’t fear the gym! Everyone’s there striving to be better and we’re all at different parts of the journey. In this week’s episode of the Coaching for Geeks show, Coach Austin tackles gymtimidation in his inimitable Hyper Strength style! It’s available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn Radio, Overcast, and plenty more besides. Check out more episodes of the Coaching for Geeks show. …
I turned 30 this year, and I reflected on some life lessons. It really does feel like a significant number, because I’ve learned so much in this time and yet I know there is SO much more to learn. (And re-learn!) Looking back, I wish I could go back to my younger self and tell her… well, a lot …
Quidditch! Turns out it’s quite an aggressive and inclusive team sport. 2017 saw the launch of the Quidditch Premier League. I first met with the director, Jack Lennard, plus some of the key players for our podcast last year. I caught up with Jack to find out what’s been going on in the world of Quidditch, and do snitches, in …
Five No Bullshit Ways to Shed Fat You’re Stuffed with Stuffing, you’ve turkeyed the turkey, you’ve drunk till you’ve sunk (you get the point.) Now it’s time to face those consequences, but do you have to? We’re got five No BS ways to shed the extra pounds after Christmas – why don’t you get a head start BEFORE the new …
Onett Town? Coach Austin calls upon one of the highest ranked coaches in the fitness Industry, Sam Pogue, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Onnit & founder of the Fitness Breakroom Podcast to share his XP points with the Coaching for Geeks tribe. Fitness Breakroom Launches December 4th 2017 http://www.fitnessbreakroom.com/ About Sam Sam Pogue is the co-founder of Fitness Break Room, an online …
Want to be better in bed? Who doesn’t? Turns out certain exercises can help you move, thrust, grind, bend, and please your partner in new and exciting ways. Something kinda ooh In this week’s episode of the Coaching for Geeks show – where we turn geeks into superheroes every single week, Coach Austin shares the exercises you need …
Major Gaines Look, it’s really hard to find a decent picture of Major Gaines. Naughty Dog’s frankly DREADFUL fighting game, Way of the Warrior, on the 3DO has not been massively covered by the retro gaming press. Look at him though. Fearsome. Also I totally didn’t get the pun at the time… Before Austin takes the lead, don’t forget …
When it’s Con-time it’s Go-time! For the fitness conscious geek on the go it’s hard to stay on the path of gains and health without getting looped into the after parties, hours of standing in lines, sitting through panels, running into celebrities and the copious amounts of eating and drinking involved. From one con-goer to another here’s my Top 5 …
I quit! Wait, Coach Austin, before you get going let’s tell people to come and join the awesome Facebook group, which they’ll never want to quit! – Robin OK Now I quit! What!? Why is Coach Austin talking about quitting gyms and health clubs? Shouldn’t he be pushing people to join them? The audacity!!! Of course I want people …
Basically B.S. Before we set off, and this is no B.S., come and join the Facebook group for daily geek life, dating and fitness advice. Recently there has been a big boom of fitness interest and participation, again (think back to the 90s and again in the 80s – legwarmers for everyone!), which means a lot of newbies will be …
Coach Austin and his Top 4 Ways Guys Creep Out Girls at the Gym Being a member of the male species I cannot deny that when an attractive woman comes into the gym temptation will arise to go ahead and “appreciate the scene.” An occasional glance is expected, however, there is a time and place for everything and the gym, …
Night falls across and evil stirs – it’s time for the Sorcerers of Southwark to Defend the City! A quiet ecology park. A secret enclave of wizards in South London. A mystical menace lurking in the woods. The entrance to the park deserted, except for a few muggle joggers, or are they dark wizards in disguise? It’s time …