National Gold Award for the second year running

Life Personal Trainers has been recognised with a ‘Gold’ award in the 2013 Health & Fitness Industry Awards. The national awards program is conducted by industry body Fitness Australia and asks fitness businesses to submit their application for assessment by…

Strength training important to maintain independence as we age

A recent study published in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning has shown that aerobic exercise alone is not sufficient to prevent strength and muscle loss as we age. The men in the study were aged between 52-66 while the…

Inbusiness Magazine profiles Life Personal Trainers

Inbusiness profiled us in their most recent edition (Issue 72, Aug – Sept)…….

Business leaders understand the value that fitness brings to their performance

Regardless of which side of politics you’re on, its been really interesting to see the profile that Tony Abbott gets for being committed to regular exercise. It’s not uncommon to see the now PM in his bathers at the beach…

Jamaican Chicken with Pineapple Salad

This is one of my favourite recipes at the moment.  So fresh and simple, full of flavour and absolutely perfect for Spring.  For me, the best part of this dish is the salad.  It’s different which makes for an interesting…

Give your kids a better start to life

A recent study published in the Los Angeles Times has shown that physical fitness has produced improved learning in children. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-physically-fit-kids-learn-better-memory-20130911,0,6326552.story So how can you help improve the fitness of your kids? Role model physical activity – show your kids…

What’s your priority – $ or health?

Saw this great opinion piece from Dr David Kratz, Huffington Post; We could manage our weight and our health with at least as great and reliable a ROI as we can get by managing our money. We could, if we…

Walking is good but vigorous exercise is better as a predictor of healthy ageing

As someone who works in a role where I promote healthy lifestyle choices, I’ve always adopted the motto that ‘something is always better than nothing’ when it comes to exercise. While I believe this still has merit, there is an…

What are you drinking?

A recent article in The Advertiser reported on the action being taken by a coalition of health groups including the Cancer Council, Obesity Society, Diabetes Australia and the Heart Foundation to lobby Coca-Cola to take more responsibility for the products…