Laurie’s Rant: DIY Dentist

Laurie’s Rant: DIY Dentist

Let’s imagine for a minute that we lived in a world where an ambitious and clever entrepreneur decided to open a new dental clinic. This clinic has all the right gear: chairs, x-ray machines, drills, lights, pokers, scrapers, suckers and all the other fun dental...
Laurie’s Rant: Why We Don’t Offer Casual Memberships

Laurie’s Rant: Why We Don’t Offer Casual Memberships

People often ask me why we don’t make our studio available for casual memberships so people can just come in when they like and do their own thing. “You’ll make more money!” they say. “Look at all the 24hr gyms, they’re doing it!” they say. For those of you who know...
Laurie’s Rant: Your Resolutions Are What’s Holding You Back

Laurie’s Rant: Your Resolutions Are What’s Holding You Back

Unfortunately, most New Year’s health resolutions tend to be somewhat unrealistic, especially considering the very short amount of time people allow themselves for achieving them. Setting a resolution of ‘losing 10kg by the end of January’ or anything similar is...
Laurie’s Rant: How Big Is Your Windscreen?

Laurie’s Rant: How Big Is Your Windscreen?

I love car analogies. Driving is something we all do on a daily basis and can easily relate to. The way I see it, driving your car is just like living your life… So, let’s imagine for a minute that you are driving your car. I want you to compare for me the size of...
Laurie’s Rant: How Sharp Is Your Axe?

Laurie’s Rant: How Sharp Is Your Axe?

Let’s picture two lumberjacks. They both have the exact same strength, axe-swinging technique and level of experience with chopping down trees. If they were to have a competition to see which one could chop down the most  amount of trees in a day, who would win? The...
Laurie’s Rant: The Harm Of Poorly Designed Studies

Laurie’s Rant: The Harm Of Poorly Designed Studies

I really must stop watching health themed TV programs… The ABC recently aired a program regarding the science of slowing down the aging process. They reviewed a number of studies in a very professional and entertaining way. But therein lies the problem. Viewers...