Your monthly column by the fitness and wellbeing expert Harry Jameson
My new year resolution 2023: just say "no"
Fortified by the gentle art of saying ‘No’ we may then confidently say, ‘yes’, to navigating justice, ‘yes’ to hearing the unheard, ‘yes’ to the wisdom of a considered and durable judgement and ‘yes’ to meaningful judicial service to our communities. Most importantly ‘yes’ to our children and partners by having the time and energy to be fully present in their lives for the things that really matter.
You know your teeth, now get to know your spine
How much education do we receive about our spines when measured against our teeth. Even our hair receives more teaching and attention than our spines do on a daily basis. Our teeth and our hair can be replaced, the first by dentures the second by a wig, on which judges are expert. Our spines are irreplaceable and in most physiotherapist’s opinions, a poor cousin to the teeth in messaging.
JANZ's morning mobility routine
Of all the training I do, my morning mobility routine has probably added the greatest value as I get older. As a young man, it was an aspect of my physical health I largely ignored. And as someone who has always been active, regularly exercising, playing every sport under the sun and being a trainer by profession, I have been fortunate that my lifestyle has kept me incredibly fit.
How to fix your back: the latest science on spinal health
How to lose weight: 7 ways to drop pounds and keep them off
Do you hate running but still want to blast the fat? Go rucking
Taking the heartache out of headache
Headaches are a headache for not only those who suffer them, but also for the medical profession as a whole. The primary reason is because there is so much complexity surrounding the nomenclature let alone the pathology, so let us try and make things simple and understandable, knowledge being empowering.
The 26 best ways to keep fit over 40
Taking the law into your own hands
The human hand is made up of the wrist, palm, and fingers, and consists of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, over 100 ligaments and tendons, and many blood vessels and nerves. The hands enable us to perform many of our daily activities such as driving, writing and cooking. It is important to understand the normal anatomy of the hand to learn more about diseases and conditions that can affect them.
Eye eye, Judge
How are you? Advice from Stress Proof
I was sent Stress Proof by Dr Storoni a University of Cambridge, trained medical doctor. She has a background in neuroscience research, a PhD in neuro-ophthalmology and is certified in ophthalmology. Mithu was inspired to write Stress Proof after observing how stress manifests in both health and diseases of the brain and body. In Stress Proof, she distills over 500 cited scientific papers into a practical guide to help manage stress, improve brain health, and increase resilience with small changes to behaviour, lifestyle, and diet.
What bad posture is doing to your child's health
Two weeks to feeling great: because, seriously, who has the time?
In her new book, Two weeks to feeling great: because, seriously, who has the time? which was just published, Gabriela Peacock outlines the plan she has used successfully with her clients. It balances three days of fasting and three days of healthy eating with one day of eating and drinking what the hell you like.
UNDOC webinar: the effects of judicial work demand on judges and their judicial independence
President of the NZLS Tiana Epati's speech about laywer stress
Arthur's Coast to Coast: raising funds to support an Aotea College student
The lazy fitness guide: what’s the least amount of exercise I can do?
The busy judge — as well as the idle — will be delighted to learn there has been scientific research into an important question: what’s the least amount of exercise you can get away with without seeing a steep decline in fitness levels? The answer, according to the authors of a review published recently in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR), is that you can cut cardio sessions to as little as 13 minutes twice a week and reduce resistance training to once weekly without risking a catastrophic downturn in fitness. I asked our resident coach, Malcolm Hood.
The stillness is what’s killing us
The stand-up revolution was followed by another wave of stories reporting that being on your feet in the same place all day has its own downsides, including increased risk of cardiovascular problems. The stillness is what’s killing us. We should be pacing the hallways and climbing stairs and squatting and stretching.
