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Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne,Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, and Lindfield are very excited to announce that Ashleigh will now be working at our Randwick Clinic, located within Anytime Fitness Randwick. Ashleigh is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and has been working at our Edgecliff clinic since starting at Longevity last year.  She is available for gym-based, online,…

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne,Edgecliff, Marrickville,Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain ask team member Georgia to reflect on her personal experience of being an athlete during COVID-19. Many people this year have had their lives turned upside down by COVID. Forcing a lot of us to change or cancel plans and roll with the punches. As an…

Don’t you just love how the English language is constantly evolving? We have new terms being created all the time. The new words added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2014 include: wackadoodle, scissor-kick and honky-tonker. Other words are simply changing their definitions as time goes by. The word “gay” has changed its meaning several times over the course of history. What was once more closely defined as happy now also means homosexual and for the younger generations it more likely means something like “lame”. Oh yeah, that word has eveolved its definition as well. That is the beginning of the problem when it comes to having a discussion on fitness. Many people don’t really know what it means to be fit because there are many definitions of fitness and many opinions on what it means to be fit. Describing someone as fit can mean that you think they are: attractive, healthy, compatible, strong, muscular, lean, skinny and the list goes on. Well, let’s see if I can clear some of this confusion up:

It’s that time of year again where a lot of good work can be undone by excessive consumption and one of the biggest culprits is alcohol. Here are 6 reasons why alcohol is causing you to gain weight and destroying your good health and good work:

Stanislaw Kowalski is an 104 year old man who competed at the Polish Veterans Championships on June 28, 2015, in Torun, Poland, where he became the world’s oldest athlete. God has made us more capable than we believe to be. Don’t give up! 😉

In his book “Thinking, Fast and Slow”, Daniel Kahnemann talks about 2 systems in the brain. The first is fast, instinctive and emotional. The second is slower, deliberative and logical. When it comes to weight loss, I believe that one of the things that sets people apart is their ability to use this second system. Weight loss can be very emotional. Standing on the scales can be exhilarating or devastating. What sets successful weight loss clients apart is their ability to move from the emotional to the rational. They are able to analyse their results with clear thinking and whilst the the first system that Kahnemann refers to is highly useful and important it is not ideal when it comes to putting together a weight loss strategy. Here are my 4 tips for effective weight loss: