On Saturday, when instructing the Belmont HBF advanced group I watched the amazing participants, many of them regular clients; push themselves hard throughout the whole session without complaint. I left that session to coach a Personal Training client who had only just started her fitness journey....

Have you ever entered a gym to see all the cardio equipment (treadmills/bikes/elliptical) completely chockers with people cruising for long periods of time and maybe even reading a magazine? Few people know that short periods of high intensity training (HIT) will burn significantly more fat and...

For me it was a great way to clear my mind after sitting all day at a desk. It helped me to de-stress and improve my health. At the time I had a desk job but developed a passion for exercise. One day I went out running and felt a pain in my knee. I’d previously had a knee reconstruction after a...

In my view, this was another stupid diet which I did when I didn’t know any better and wanted a quick fix. I’m not talking protein shakes for weight training; I’m talking about meal replacement shakes. Firstly, I’m not discrediting meal replacement shakes altogether, as I’ve seen them work for...

The truth is that fat loss comes from a whole body workout and a healthy diet, and sit ups are one of the least effective core exercises to choose from. Sit-ups target only a few muscles at once, imagine how long and inefficient a workout would be if you worked every muscle individually. This is...

We all know someone who has bought a fitness program or pack, perhaps from an infomercial promising a six pack within weeks, a range of expensive meal replacement shakes or gym membership, only to have given up on the program or put the weight back on at a later date. In some cases this is simply...

“I should change, but I’ve tried and failed.” Does this sound familiar? Often, changing habits does seem insurmountable. Many of us simply don’t have enough motivation to change our habits – all of our bad habits – in a way that would truly affect our health. We cling to them because we see them...

Health benefits of water Water is crucial to your health. Every system in your body depends on water. Your lungs expel between two and four cups of water each day through normal breathing – even more on a cold day. If your feet sweat, there goes another cup of water. If you make half a dozen trips...

While off the shelf food can be convenient, there is a growing awareness that a lack of nutrient filled fresh wholefoods coupled with mass consumption of refined sugars can have a major effect on our physical, mental and emotional health. Fast food chains now appear in almost every suburb,...