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Sensing your own body is more complicated than you realize Here is a great article from Joseph Bennington-Castro to understand what exactly is proprioception. "Close your eyes and touch your nose.

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I always want only two things: lose weight and eat. It’s frightening how many people are obsessed with weight when they go on a diet. They step on the scales every morning hoping to see some miraculous weight loss that has happened overnight.

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Friday afternoon Chocolate treats

Friday afternoon Chocolate treats

Smelling the weekend arriving, I couldn’t resist to make some treats that I know everyone will enjoy! This is the kind of snak I usually put together within minutes to eat on the go during the week when I am craving something sweet. This recipe originally come from the wondeful Theresa Cutter from the healthychef.com.

330g raw almonds (some other nuts like walnuts works well too) 20 pitted dates

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A Valuable Addition in a Sports Medicine Setting

A Valuable Addition in a Sports Medicine Setting

Balmain Sports Medicine has been providing physiotherapy and sports medicine services to recreational and elite athletes since 1980. The clinic uses a variety of techniques to help patients recover from injuries – but the staff are always on the lookout for new methods that can enhance patients’ experience.

The Problem

To help patients regain strength in the stability muscles that help maintain…

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What is Waff? Waff Mini, Medium & Max are designed for exercises, physical therapy, relaxation and well-being. Developed by a team of health and sport professionals in France, it is a fun, safe, effective and invigorating way to get in shape, increase physical qualities and unwind.

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Mozzarella Blueberries Raspberries and Basilic salad

Mozzarella Blueberries Raspberries and Basilic salad

Hi peeps! How is everyone going this week? Guess what? It’s Wednesday recipe time!

I am loving so much fresh fruits and vegetable at the moment that I can’t hold myself from mixing everything up together which leads me to this week recipe my delicious Mozzarella, Blueberries, Raspberries and Basil salad! I know another recipe, but hey it’s summer, even though it has been raining here in Sydney…

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Alernating Gait = Fantastic lower body and cardio exercise!

Alernating Gait = Fantastic lower body and cardio exercise!

Hey guys! How are you? I just put up a new video targeting your lower body and your cardiovascular system. The new move of the week is called Alternating Gait. It looks quite simple but wait until you try it on your Waff® Medium and let me know how you do!

Alternating Gait:

Walking motion with arm-crossing.

Both feet must stick on the Waff®. The pace of the down-up motion of the knees is slow at…

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Why Most People Die Before Age 25

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Give your meatloaf a break.. and try my grandma Fish Loaf recipe!

Give your meatloaf a break.. and try my grandma Fish Loaf recipe!

Terrine de saumon

Growing up in the South of France on the Mediterranean coast, you can’t get past eating fishing! It’s part of these oooo so tasty foods you can enjoy over there and this in so many different ways. Australia is fantastic to find good fish; So the idea of making one of my favorites fish recipe came naturally to me.

I am sure every one of you has already tried some meatloaf! Don’t…

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When mood and health come from our plate

When mood and health come from our plate

To have the energy to be cheerful or healthy … we need to focus on good food! But what should we put in our plate to feel good in our body and in our head?

  “Let our food be our medicine”

Hippocrates, the father of naturopathy, already saw it that way. To prevent disease and to stimulate our health, we must choose the food we put in our plate and say “yes” to functional food!

The term functional…

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Head and neck mobility and stretching work

Head and neck mobility and stretching work

Haa Mondays! It is always hard to start the week knowing that we still have 4 more days in the office until the weekend comes around again.

I can clearly say that I am a lucky one. Many of us travel to work everyday to spend hours and hours seated on an office chair in front of a computer. Although I have nothing against the different jobs and functions in offices, I am happy to have the chance…

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My cheating Tabbouleh

This salad is THE recipe that I could prepare every lunch in summer! It is so refreshing, full of goodness and so quick and easy to prepare! In short, a delight!! Prepare it the night before and it will be even better!

One of my favorite meals when growing up was Tabbouleh.  Mum used to make it in big portion for the entire family and I remember her packing some of it in our lunch box the next…

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Waff® Training finally in Australia!

Waff® Training finally in Australia!

Waff® Classes – Sydney area

  Waff® Classes finally in Australia!

  I am excited to announce that we are finally offering Training session specifically on Waff® around Sydney area.

With already more than 14 Studio in Europe, USA and Canada offering Waff® Classes it is now Australia’s turn to get into the move. Our goal is to offer sessions for everyone including those who would never pushed the…

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5 essential summer fruits and vegetables

5 essential summer fruits and vegetables

I am sure you all already hear from a friend or a magazine that summer is the perfect time to get in shape. I like tweak this idea as for me Summer is the time to clean my body and give it a great boost of goodness from fresh fruits and vegetables!I love my fruit and veggies all year long, but in summer especially I could not live without! On theses hot summer days, there is nothing better than a…

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Let's start the week with some Proprioceptive training

Let’s start the week with some Proprioceptive training

As today is the first of the series, I would like to start with a very simple yet challenging exercise to help you discover and become familiar with your Waff® Medium

This week, we are going to execute a unipodal Proprioceptive training.

Proprioception is the ability to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding position, motion, and equilibrium. In other words it is the capacity of the body…

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