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Brandon Goulding

St. John's, Canada
Exercise Basics was created by Brandon Goulding, a MscPT, B.Kin. Brandon has worked professionally alongside a network of physical therapists as a kinesiologist. He has also worked as a Ceritified Personal Trainer CPT through the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
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Sciatica Part 3 - Treatment Options by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Now that we've learned about the anatomy of sciatica and some of the causes and symptoms we can get into the treatment and prevention options. Firstly, if sciatic ... Read on »
slight delay by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Hi folks. There will be a slight delay in part three of the sciatica series. A couple unforeseen things crept up on me and I wasn't able to finish the post today. It should ... Read on »
Sciatica Part 2 - Causes and Symptoms by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Now that you've learned the Anatomy of the sciatica nerve we can get into what causes sciatica. As I said in the introduction, I am using sciatica to describe a bunch of ter ... Read on »
Sciatica Part 1 : Anatomy by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living To learn about sciatica, you need to know a little about the anatomy of the sciatic nerve. Below is the anatomy of the sciatic nerve explain. Now, I appreciate that not e ... Read on »
Sciatica - Introduction by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living How many of you in your life, at one point or another, have had low back pain? How many that have had low back pain have had sciatica? How many of you really understa ... Read on »
Hypoxia Training: Point-Counterpoint Essay by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Hi folks. I was going through some of university work from my undergrad and came across a paper I had written about training at elevation. I thought I would share it with yo ... Read on »
Guest Post - Exercise & Eating Disorders by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The following is a guest post by Clare Brady of Fitting It All In The views expressed do not necessarily reflect that of Exercise Basics Hi everyone! My name is Clar ... Read on »
Health in The News - May 9, 2012: Longer Commutes May Steal Health and Fitness by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Hello Blogland! well, I'm back. I haven't been able to do much blogging in the last few days because I've been busy with work for University. I'd like to give a ... Read on »
Guest Post - Has Personal Training Lost Its ‘Personalisation’? by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The following was written by Luke Johnson of Exerci5e and does not necessarily reflect the views of Exercise Basics. I tweeted about Personal Training ... Read on »
Other Great Exercise Blogs by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I thought that while I'm getting some other posts together and writing oen of the last essays of my university career i would point you guys toward some other great bloggers ... Read on »
How to Follow This Blog and Guest Posting by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I've just finished writing a paper for University, so excuse my late of posts in the last few days. I'll get back to regular scheduled programming soon, I promise. I have a ... Read on »
Health in The News - May 1, 2012: Physicians Prescribing Exercise by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living It seems as though doctors are going down the exercise as a medicine route in a big way now. This article discusses how physicians are not prescribing exercise to patients t ... Read on »
Spot Reduction Myth by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Tell me if this sounds familiar "I just want to get rid of the fat around my stomach, so I'm just going to do sit-ups" or "I just want skinnier legs, so I'll ... Read on »
Exercise Poll - When Do You Exercise by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I thought I would try to get a little engagement from you, the readers. Take a quick second and vote in my the following poll about when you like to exercise. I'd also be in ... Read on »
Guest Post - Yoga For Low Back Pain by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Ah, back pain… Where do I start? About 3 in 4 people experience back pain at some point in their lives so, needless to say, it’s kind of a big deal. There are coun ... Read on »
Health in The News - April 25, 2012: Weight Training Might Slow Cognitive Decline by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living It's time for health in the news! This weeks story comes from my homeland of Canada. Researchs at UBC in vancouver have found that weight training can slow cognitive decline ... Read on »
Guest Post - A Few Things Everyone Should Know About Water by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Do you really need eight (or 12 or 20) glasses of water a day? Is that in addition to any coffee, tea, soda or milk you drink? Can you die from not drinking enough water ... Read on »
Low Back Pain General Advice by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I've had this article sitting around for a little while, I'll likely expand on it in the near future since back pain is so prevalent. M ... Read on »
Body Weight Exercises - The Plank by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Oh the plank. perhaps one of the most deceiving exercises out there. It looks so simple, but somehow it challenges more than you would expect. The good news about the pla ... Read on »
Sprains - the PRICE principle by Brandon Goulding Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Sprains occur when there is damage to ligaments and can be graded from 1-3. a grade 1 sprain being mild, and grade 3 being a complete rupture of the ligament. Whatever th ... Read on »