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You might recognise the image above from your favourite social media platform. This image went viral and was a demonstration by Melanie Ventura about how easy it is to fake a before and after shot. You can read about how Melanie did this by clicking here. 

Also this week a friend of mine (thanks Kelly) wrote an enthusiastic and well constructed rant regarding the (health and) fitness industry.

“Rant: The fitness industry promotes a sort of body fetishism that produces a strategy for narcissistic survival and supposed emancipation, but that is simply bringing about a ‘cultural revolution’ that reproduces the very worst features of the constrained and superficial civilisation that the industry seeks to criticise. Fitness is not about youth and sexiness. It’s about fitness. Stop showing me sexy people who happen to have abs and can lift their foot above their botoxed face without sweating. Show me someone who can do their first triathlon, or who has put off osteoporosis for another 10 years.”

The unfortunate truth is that this argument is one that I find very difficult to refute.

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista explore the great benefits boxing can have on your health. When you hear the word boxing, you might think of two blokes slogging it out in the ring with nothing but a pair of shorts and a pair of gloves–something that you might glance…

We are looking for an Accredited Exercise Physiologist to join our Longevity Team in Lindfield. This role will help to continue to grow our Lindfield location which has already grown significantly in the last 12 Months. You can read more or apply here or call and speak to us directly on 1300 964 002 if you…

Step count is a popular approach to providing physical activity targets for the general public. An optimal dose of 8000 to 10,000 steps daily has been suggested to reduce the risk of all-cause mortality. A higher step count may lower the risk of cardiovascular and cancer mortality and the incidence of diabetes, particularly more intense…

Hey, it’s Charlie. I’m in my first year at the University of Sydney, studying a Masters of Exercise Physiology, and I’m back again for another week in review of my placement at Longevity Marrickville. Let’s see how week 4 turned out… Confidence was definitely super high this week. After 3 weeks of building up more…

In this video we answer the question of: “what is the best pre-workout exercise to prepare my shoulders for overhead lifting, pressing and pull ups?” Longevity exercise physiologist James Davis and Founder Jarrat Wood demonstrate good shoulder positioning in this ‘prehab’ exercise to help prevent and manage healthy shoulders for overhead pressing particularly in Olympic lifts such…