Exercise for high school age children/adolescents

Most parents will attest to wanting to keep their children ‘busy’ during this stage of life to prevent them from having idle time and getting up to no good! Participation in sport/exercise is a great way to do this and…

Exercise for kids primary school age and younger

In this age group (12yo and younger), exercise or physical activity should be about having fun, getting away from screens and developing healthy skills for later in life. It provides a great way for kids to learn to mix with…

What exercises should I be doing at different stages of life?

  It dawned on me the other day – I’m getting older! In fact for almost half my life I’ve been a personal trainer and have been observing people of different age groups exercise. Over this time, I’ve formed the…

Do you like your spaghetti sauce chunky or smooth?

Indeed the question these days might be do you even eat spaghetti or perhaps stick with zuchinni-noodes…zoodles ? This article is not a rant about cauliflower rice but rather an interesting look at preference diversity and how we at Life…

Move better or get a sweat up – can you do both?

Over the past few years, there has been a really big push from within the fitness industry into the ‘movement quality’ or corrective exercise space. Good trainers no longer just ‘flog’ their clients – they also help their clients to…

Exercise – a true investment for your brain

We love this interesting new study which indicates yet another long term benefit of exercise. In a world where Instagram selfies sometimes dwarf the underlying holistic benefits of being active; it is nice to see studies like this pop up on…

A quick checklist if you are over 40……

My dietitian wife Tanya just sent me this article that was published in the New York Times. The article reports on a recent scientific review which concludes that people who would like to become stronger should be lifting weights and…

Just 1 hour per week of exercise can prevent depression…..

A new (Oct 2017) study has shown that 12% of depression cases could have been prevented by 1 hour per week of exercise. This research is just the latest evidence in the link between our growing rate of mental health…

A (training) week in the life of Kristin – Life PT MD

Exercise has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. Mum was always a ‘health Nazi’ ( I love you Mum!) and made sure that my sister and I ate well and encouraged us…

Why it’s not offensive to give your Dad (or husband) a PT voucher for Father’s Day…….

We love the Dad’s and the men in our life and sometimes they need a little help to prioritise their own health…… Here are 3 reasons that PT might just be the perfect gift to get them started – 1.…