As our population ages, a greater amount of research is being done on preserving our health and therefore quality of life into our later years. Recent studies have shown the impact that aerobic exercise has on brain health and specifically…
I’ve been a personal trainer now for around 14 years working with clients who are time poor and trying to balance competing priorities including work, family and social activities. There are two key areas that I have found bring people…
High intensity interval training has become a popular exercise technique in recent times for time poor working professionals seeking greater return on their ‘exercise time investment’. A recent diabetes study has shown that subjects who completed six 1 minute aerobic…
A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has added further weight to the importance of physical activity in our lives. The study conducted by researchers from the University of Queensland, looked into the factors which contributed…
Anecdotally, I’ve always felt that regular exercise improved the clarity of my thoughts and made me feel ‘sharper’ at work. A study published in NeuroImage in May 2014, has shown that exercise does in fact improve ‘executive functions’ of our…
The Life Personal Trainers team spent an afternoon at Adelaide Body Scan today with Dr Nick Kasmeridis, an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist. We had the opportunity to learn about the idexa body scanner which provides gold standard body composition analysis…
A recent 2014 Study has shown that elementary school aged children with higher levels of cardiovascular fitness also demonstrated higher levels of cognitive control http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24743109/?i=2&from=med%20sci%20sports%20exerc. The study noted superior reaction times and accuracy in given tasks for those children with…
Here’s something I came across the other day on this site https://twitter.com/CyclingSurgeon/status/457225431423254529/photo/1. The picture shows a cross section of the thigh muscles of a 40 year old triathlete V 74 year old sedentary man V a 70 year old triathlete…
I recently spent some time in Melbourne and went along to the Australian Fitness Expo which incorporated a high level Australian Crossfit competition. A few people has asked me my impressions of the sport as it has certainly gained traction…
‘Too busy’ is a common reason that many people give to not be able to exercise. I’ve recently come across an interesting study in J Sci Med Sport. 2014 Feb 6. which showed that when people were given set exercise…
