Doctors should recommend specific exercises to

  Out of 168 hours in your week how many hours do you get to spend alone, focusing solely on you and what you want to achieve in life? For a lot of time poor adults this number is very small, and chances are you get to the end of the week and realise that work,…

Exercise Physiology Helps You Train Smarter, Not Harder  That means more results with less effort. Sounds good, right? Have you ever wondered why 20mins on the cross-trainer every morning has seen you reach a plateau or have you ever thought about how to get the best results with the least amount of effort? That is…

Since breaking her first athletics record at the age of 9, Rachel has shown a natural talent for physical exercise. She has a life-time of achievements in individual and team sports including running, swimming, gymnastics, softball and netball. Her main sport was alpine ski racing and she competed at a national level for 8 years. During this time she won the Sydney Interschools Championships three times, won the State Championships and was ranked 5^th in Australia. 

Rachel trained with elite World Cup coaches at the Thredbo Ski Racing Club and the Apex Ski Racing Club in British Columbia, Canada. From them she learnt an array of complex balance and functional movements which she will bring to Jarrat Wood PT. 

Challenge for February 2015

Are you ready for a challenge? Have you forgotten about your New Year’s resolution already? Do you need some support to motivate you to stick to any healthy lifestyle changes? Well, thanks to my expanding network of followers here is your first chance to not only start making healthy lifestyle changes but be a role model for others and to be supported in return. 

This February I am challenging all of my clients to undertake a simple lifestyle change that will help you:

decrease your blood sugar

increase your insulin sensitivity

decrease diabetes/cancer/cardiovascular disease risk

improve your cholesterol

increase your vitamin and mineral intake

increase fibre

improve bowel movements

Today, Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario – Canada  discuss the negative impacts that hospitals can have on our health and how we can prevent being there in the first place. Hospitals are a necessary evil. When we become seriously unwell, they are our first port of call….