Balance training – the key to prevention and management of lower back pain?

In a recent internal professional development session, our personal training team had the opportunity to hear from Dr Sam Millard from Chiropractic at Magill. Sam shared his learnings with us in relation to clients who are managing some level of lower…

Banana Girl V Bikini Girl – who’s right?

One of the top stories in Adelaide media over the past couple of days has been the online feud between social media personalities Kayla Itsines, founder of the the ‘Bikini Body Guide’ #BBG  and Leanne Ratcliffe aka Freelee the ‘Banana…

Looking to keep your mind sharp as you age? Looks like lifting weights may be superior to doing the crossword…..

Here’s a great little article that someone sent me recently that was published in a national newspaper which sums up just another reason to engage with regular resistance training, regardless of you age and stage……… -Kristin Lewis  

Is exercise still important as part of a weight loss regime?

In recent times, weight loss has been linked to what we eat and drink rather than the energy that we expend through weight loss. Some of the theories behind this are that we can’t accumulate sufficient exercise volume (time) in…

LPT partners with Rub Massage

Life Personal Trainers have formed a partnership with Cindy Koehler and her highly capable team from Rub Massage to provide remedial massage services at each of our personal training studios in Adelaide, Unley and Kent Town. The Hutt St massage…

Another study links regular exercise with decreased depression risk

A 2014 study has added to the growing body of evidence linking regular exercise with decreased depression risk. The study following 11,135 people born in 1958 until age 50 showed that depression risk reduced by 6% for each additional weekly…

Life Personal Trainers recognised as one the best fitness businesses in the nation

Life Personal Trainers has been awarded ‘Gold’ for the 3rd successive year in the recent Fitness Australia Quality Awards. This achievement ranks Life Personal Trainers in the top 50 fitness businesses across the country. Hear Fitness Australia’s CEO, Lauretta Stace…

Want to live longer? Hit the weights!

I came across this study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Medicine which found that individuals with higher muscle mass had significantly reduced risk of all cause mortality. This is really interesting as the traditional way of…