The Longevity Exercise Physiologists at Edgecliff, Marrickville, Randwick, Lindfield and Drummoyne often treat individuals who have repetitive strain injuries, athletes with chronic fatigue and recreational athletes who get injured doing something that they have been doing for years. Although these may feel like unavoidable injuries, the magic answer usually involves looking at your exercise routine and…
The Longevity exercise physiology team at Edgecliff, Marrickville, Randwick, Lindfield and Drummoyne take another look at fuel selection and how it is affected by intensity. In part 1 of this blog series, we covered exercise duration and fuel selection in 0-5 second, 5-30 second and 30-60 second efforts. This is the amount of time it takes…
Are you burning fat? Should you “carb up”? Intensity matters! The Longevity exercise physiology team at Edgecliff, Marrickville, Randwick, Lindfield and Drummoyne often get asked about fuel sources and the best ways to burn energy. At Longevity, we track your cardiovascular fitness, strength and endurance in every session. Many of our clients have a weight loss…
Following on from our blog this week on the Glutes, we are finishing up the week, discussing the Shank! At Longevity in Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick, we often have clients coming to us with knee pain, Calf pain, Achilles tendon and ankle pain. This week we’re talking about Shank! What is the shank? The…
Talking About Glutes Following on from our hamstring blog, we’re now going to discuss the role of the glutes in the body. We will discuss the difference between the 3, their importance in injury prevention, athletic development and especially rehabilitation. At Longevity in Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick, we often have clients coming to us with knee pain, hip…
Lets talk Hamstrings! At Longevity in Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick we often have clients coming to us with ACL tears, Hamstring tendinopathy, chronic low back pain and chronic hip pain. These issues can originate due to a deficit in Hamstring control, strength or mobility. The “hamstrings” refers to a group of 3 muscles on the back of your…
At Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick, we are constantly asked what are the quardicep muscles, in particular the VMO and what it’s function is. What are your quadriceps? Your quadriceps are a group of 4 muscles running down the front of your thigh. One of these muscles, the rectus…
Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick have Accredited Exercise Physiologists and Exercise Scientists servicing a wide range of people for differing purposes. Many of us will look at training for specific goals throughout our lifetime. These can include certain physical goals such as weight loss, increase muscle mass, improve…
Longevity year in review! As 2019 ends, Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick have taken some time to look back at 2019 and acknowledge all of our business and personal achievements. May this year was incredibly exciting for Longevity and all our clients as Longevity opened two new…
In today’s blog we discuss a topic that is often overlooked or not perceived by people as something that can be improved; that is the pelvic floor. Urinary incontinence affects up to 13% of Australian men and up to 37% of Australian women (1). Additionally, 1 in 5 women suffer from pelvic organ prolapse which…
