If you’re the Boss, then your Health Matters

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled ‘Beat the buldge if you want the corner office’, reported on new research conducted by the Centre for Creative Leadership (US), linking the size of an executive’s waistline with their perceived…

What’s the Plan for your Health in 2013?

With Summer holidays now a distant memory for most of us, now is the time for a quick ‘health check’ to ensure that you are on track for a net improvement in your health in 2013. Review the list below…

Training in the heat

We are well and truly into the hotter time of the year and although it is nice to wake up to warm light mornings,the extra temperature does provide some additional challenges for physical activity. However, you can’t put your health…

Chicken, Mango and Soba Noodle Salad

With summer weather well and truly upon us, we all want light, fresh and quick meals that avoid using the hot stove! Often we look for seasonal salads that are low in calories, satisfying and leave us feeling comfortable. BUT…

Life Personal Trainers work force development acknowledged by Service Skills Australia

Life Personal Trainers has grown steadily over the past 10 years and we have recognised the importance of good leadership and effective management in maintaining quality as we have progressed to operating 3 sites. Since 2008, we have been fortunate…

Worked hard to improve your health this year? Don’t let it be ‘undone’ this Christmas season…

Christmas is approaching and so are the many social functions, parties and ‘gatherings’ that we enjoy after a year of toil. While it is great to unwind and enjoy this time of the year, start thinking about how you want…

Dominique Condo joins the LPT Team

Dietitian and Sports Dietitian, Dominique Condo will be joining the LPT team in January 2013. She has experience in a number of areas including; Weight management Sports nutrition Irritable bowel syndrome and food intolerances Maternal and child health Dominique will…

Farewell ‘Borgy’, thanks for being part of the team

Andrew and his family are heading over to Melbourne in the new year as he takes up his new role in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB). Selection in the MFB was a great personal achievement for Borgy with a huge…

Exercise = medicine for your brain against high fat foods

Exercise has been shown to reduce the decline in brain function associated with high fat diets. An experiment recently conducted at the University of Minnesota has shown that rats who ate a high fat diet and who did not exercise…

Obesity crisis widens….

The Adelaide Advertiser recently reported on the concerning rate of Australian waistlines growing 1.9cm in the past 4 years with 2 million people now classified as overweight or obese. The debate still rages on the what the key drivers of…