Do you suffer from lower back pain? You are not alone as 80% of Australians will experience back pain at some point in their lives (Briggs & Buchbinder, 2009). Back pain affects your quality of life, functional capacity and ability to exercise. So what can be done about this problem? Strengthening your core stabilisers is…
Exercise and health goals are some of the toughest things someone can achieve or work towards. It takes dedication, discipline, motivation and forward planning. One part of this process that is often overlooked is what you do AFTER you train. Outlined below are 3 common mistakes people make when they have finished a workout. 1. Cool…
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…
The Exercise Physiology Branch of Longevity The Exercise Physiology branch of Longevity continues to grow and this week we officially welcome Laura Long to our team at Edgecliff. Laura is a youthful practitioner but brings extraordinary experience with her and has made a big move from Mareeba in Queensland all the way to Sydney to…
The team at Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology are please to announce that we are now open for business in Lindfield at Hive Active, Lindfield. Longevity is offering Exercise Physiology services at this fantastic family and community-focused facility. This will compliment our existing personal training and exercise physiology services at Regenesis Fitness, Edgecliff. For…
Longevity PT Founder Jarrat Wood Interview Rupert Guinness about life, health, fitness and his next big challenge: The Indian Pacific Wheel Race. This Race is 5,500 km unsupported and solo across Australia. Rupert will be raising money for www.helpingrhinos.org. We talk about: the bulimia he developed as a young lightweight rower, fear of the scales,…
What do you think about protein? How much protein do you need after a workout? Are protein shakes good for you? One of my clients asked me what I thought about protein so I decided to answer a few often asked questions. Protein for Training Well for starters, I like protein. It’s in chicken, and I like chicken. And…
Most of us lead very busy lifestyles. Work, family and life commitments all too often leave us short on time to complete all the things we want to achieve on a daily or weekly basis, especially with the desire to achieve maximum physical results. Some of you may find yourself saying “I don’t have time…
Humans are designed to move around. Picking things up, pulling things around, pushing, reaching, running and jumping (to name a few). But as we all know, in todays world a lot of us spend most of our time sitting in front of a computer, in a car, huddled over a table at meetings and…
People come to the gym for lots of different reasons; to increase our cardiovascular fitness, our flexibility and range of motion, for rehabilitation, sports training, and specific strength training. A lot of us just want to be stronger, have more muscle definition, and look good as well (I’m looking at you!). And with summer just…
