While many thought that 2020 would go down as one of the most disruptive and monumental in history, 2021 has not trailed far behind. A new year often signifies a fresh start and new beginning, something many are yearning for after what was a...
Read moreWhy Has My New Year’s Resolution Already Failed?
Our most recent seminar at Cultivar Health was our most popular ever with 45 members attending on 2 January 2021. We called it “New Year New Me”, and we helped our members set goals for the new year that would actually stick. The fact of the...
Read moreNew Year’s Resolution To Get Fit–What Can Go Wrong?
You can read the article written by our coach and co-owner Coach Ellie Bowden here.
Read moreCombat Age Related Weight Gain
Do you feel like you are gaining weight each year but you cannot figure out why? You are not alone. Once we hit the age of 30, our muscle mass begins to decline – an average of 3-8% every 10 years! Why is my muscle mass relevant to my...
Read moreCommunity, Connectedness & The Benefits To Your Health
Research has shown that levels of social connectedness are a predictor of overall health and wellbeing at all life stages. The Harvard Study of Adult Development, an ongoing study that followed over 700 men for over 80 years, has found that...
Read moreEvie Overcomes Adversity.
Evie had three shoulders surgeries in 2020. She had one shoulder surgery in 2019. She had back surgery in 2016. After her first surgery in 2020, Evie re-injured her shoulder diving to save a goal at soccer which led to her second surgery. Her...
Read moreWhy CrossFit Works.
You’ve almost certainly heard about CrossFit by now. Perhaps it was at a party when someone was telling you all about their “Fran” time, or maybe you have watched the CrossFit Games and noted that 30 bar muscle ups just do not look that hard. But...
Read moreGuide to Fighting the Lazies: 5 Tips
Caught the lazies? Here’s what you can do about it! Motivation will NOT get you to the gym. But people still believe that it will, which is why they say they will start the gym on a Monday. You believe that you will be feeling so motivated on a...
Read moreWhy is CrossFit so Expensive?
One of the most frequent barriers to entry to CrossFit is the cost. We find most frequently people who say “CrossFit is expensive” are the ones who actually have no idea what CrossFit is, and therefore no idea on the value behind the price they...
Read moreLynn: “Training is one of the only things I do for myself”
Lynn Cowie-McAlister 47. MUM OF 2. CROSSFITTER! The reason why we wanted to share Lynn’s story is because her life provides her with many reasons not to do CrossFit, and yet after one year she finds herself regularly doing kipping pull ups and...
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