Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble and Balmain, and Neutral Bay want to wish our Longevity community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! When reflecting on 2021, the Longevity team agreed that our friends, family, and Longevity community were what kept us happy and positive in a very uncertain and challenging year. That’s because we feel that every…
Today Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at what incidental physical activity actually means. So what does incidental physical activity actually mean? As defined by the Department of Health, ‘incidental physical activity is unstructured activity taken during the day, such as walking for transport, housework and the performance of activities of daily living’….
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain today discuss common health shortcuts and the importance of sustained lifestyle changes. Achieving your ideal state of health is by no means easy. It takes commitment, effective goal-setting and various adjustments along the way. It is no wonder that the industry has given birth to various ‘quick fixes’…
Today Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at the role hip flexors play and decide if they really deserve the bad rap they often get! Often hip flexors get a bit of a bad rap when it comes to muscles being ‘tight’. Most people have been given a hip flexor stretch to do…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bellam Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain today discuss why you should consider giving golf a try as a way to increase your physical activity. Our Exercise Physiologist Georgia over the Christmas break played her first ever round of golf. After 18 holes, she came to one sure conclusion, golf is hard! However, it also…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at cold water immersion therapy to optimise recovery in athletes. So what is cold water immersion or cold water therapy? It basically involves sitting in cold water (about 10 degrees Celsius) for a period of time (around 10-15 minutes) after strenuous exercise, as it is believed it…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain,today explore how to deload to improve performance. It is very common when people begin training quite frequently and are putting a lot of effort into their training in terms of progressing each week, that they may find themselves struggling physically and mentally some weeks. This is often…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain, today explore the importance of strengthening movements which carry over to everyday life. Out of all movements in the gym, if I could only do 2 for the rest of my life, it would be a squat and a deadlift (floor to waist lift). This is formed…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain today discuss type 1 diabetes and how exercise can be an effective management tool. Type 1 Diabetes as defined by Diabetes Australia is an ‘autoimmune condition in which the immune system is activated to destroy the cells in the pancreas which produce insulin. We do not know…
At Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain we encourage being active every single day, however regular rest days should be included in your weekly exercise regime to promote a healthy mind and body. Here are a few reasons as to why rest days are so important for all exercisers: Allows for muscle recovery…
