In recent times there has been a growing commentary on the levels of stress and anxiety that are prevalent in our society as we work harder and are always ‘on call’ through a relentless barrage of email, social media and…
The Tour de France is up and running with Australian based team Orica -GreenEdge off to a fantastic start with 2 stage wins. July also sees the start of the next Life Personal Trainers Fitness Challenge – the ‘Tour de…
One of our clients shared this story with me about the achievements of 91 year old Sy Perlis who recently broke the world bench press record for his age group with a lift of 85kgs! http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/14/elderly-man-breaks-weightlifting-record/2422467/ Have a look at…
There are so many reasons to incorporate strength training as part of your regular exercise routine. No longer is strength training just the domain of men looking to build big ‘buffed’ muscles – it has an important role to play…
Congratulations to Matt Buck (Unley Studio Manager), Adam English (Unley Studio Assistant Manager) and Sean Kinchington (Kent Town Studio Assistant Manager) who have recently completed their Diploma in Management with Insight International Consultancy. This has been a 12 month project…
As a fairly new parent (almost 3 years experience!) I’ve discovered that one of the benefits of having children is the personal development journey that they are taking me on. Much like good leadership of any team, I’ve discovered that…
Curries are one of those foods we all love in winter. Indian, Thai or Malaysian, they all have their own unique touch but they all have one thing in common – they have the potential to be calorific due to…
The World Cancer Research Fund has recently published the 100 Calorie challenge in an attempt to reduce the risk of cancer associated with being overweight or obese. This is encouraging people to make small sustainable changes to help weight loss…
I recently saw this great clip from Doctor Mike Evans, a well known Canadian physician and health educator. He provides a very simple but useful message on how we can all improve our health; 23 and 1/2 hours: What is…
I am the first to be an advocate of intensity as an important driver of success with exercise. Current research shows that achieving ‘quality’ in your exercise sessions provides a greater array of health benefits compared with exercising at lower…
