Massage therapists Kathryn Gleeson and Vicki Schwarz join the LPT team

Following on from the retirement of our previous massage therapist (the lovely Anna Rough) with a hand injury, we welcome Kathryn and Vicki to the LPT team. Both these gals have experience working in a remedial setting and are welcoming…

Changing of the guard @ LPT Unley

Big changes at Life Personal Trainers Unley to kick off the 2014. We’ve already said farewell to Shannon Tucker (moving back into defense at the RAAF), long term studio manager Matthew Buck (just headed off for a long term overseas…

Key messages from Michelle Bridges keynote at Business Chicks breakfast

Tanya and I went along to the ‘Michelle Bridges’ Business Chicks breakfast yesterday morning to hear arguably Australia’s most well known fitness industry personality share her views. I’m not a huge fan of The Biggest Loser as I think it…

Australia’s new physical activity guidelines

The Department of Health has recently released the updated Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines (2014). The guidelines note minimum standards for physical activity across for new born babies through to older adults and also include advice on sitting and…

Are you aging well?

I recently read this article from the New York Times which looked at what it takes to ‘age well’. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/exercise-to-age-well-regardless-of-age/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1 Aging well is not just about living the longest but specifically refers to the quality of those years. The take…

Is weight loss entertainment?

I recently read an article in ‘The Advertiser’ where Professor Gary Wittert, Chair of the Weight Management Council of Australia and the University of Adelaide’s head of the Discipline of Medicine was reported as stating that The Biggest Loser reality…

Want to live longer? Lift weights.

Proof is in that if you want to live longer, you need to improve your strength by lifting weights. The study of nearly 9000 men and published in the British Medical Journal has shown that increased strength is related to…

Prawns with cabbage, corn, mango & avocado salad

This is a fresh and light (yet satisfying) dish -it will also look great on your Christmas dining table so give it a go!  The inclusion of corn in the salad adds a valuable source of carbohydrate providing a balanced…

Navigating your way through the silly season with your health intact

This is the time of the year when invitations to work drinks functions, BBQs and other social engagements are coming thick and fast. A recent article on the British Dietetic Association website titled ‘The Great Stuffing’, stated that on average…

Are you over 50? How’s your bone health?

A recent report for Osteoporosis Australia has shown that on current trends, the true cost of the disease will be $33bn over the next decade. http://www.osteoporosis.org.au/images/stories/documents/burden%20of%20disease%20analysis%202012-2022.pdf It’s estimated that two thirds of Australians have low bone density or ‘brittle bones’,…