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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. 

It’s time to blog on a topic that affects EVERYONE. That’s right, everyone gets colds. Some are mild and virtually unnoticeable, some are fended off by the first barriers of your immune system – skin, mucus etc. and others can take hold for some time. Here are my tips to prevent and treat the common cold (rhinovirus).

Today, the Longevity Exercise Physiology teams at Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario – Canada explain chronic pain, and how it is managed during exercise. What is chronic pain? Pain is a personal and subjective, but very real experience. Chronic pain occurs when there is a lingering pain experience, even after…

The team at Longevity has expanded again and we welcome our new Exercise Physiologist Jack Whitaker to the team. Here is a little bit of history on Jack and how he found his calling as an Exercise Physiologist. Growing up in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Jack was heavily involved in playing sport with the…

As we age, maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness becomes more crucial than ever. One of the most effective ways to assess and improve your cardiovascular fitness is by focusing on increasing your VO2 max—a measure of how efficiently your body can use oxygen during exercise. Improving your VO2 max through regular cardiovascular exercise contributes to increased healthspan and…

“Time is the most precious commodity out there. It’s the one thing you can’t buy or ever buy back. Give it your absolute all to whatever task it is your doing, no matter how big or small it is.” – Muscle Prodigy

This is a deep quote that hits home every time we read it. Ultimately, this has brought us to writing this article on rest periods.

Why is it that we are constantly feeling pressed for time? Why do we always keep track of time whether it’s with our cell phones, watches, or clocks? Why do we always look at the time to see if it’s 5 pm yet at work? We are always keeping track of time, but why is it that we don’t keep track of time when we are training, as in our rest periods?

We’ve found that a lot of people don’t do it simply because they are always in a rush, too lazy to keep track of it, or they don’t understand the benefits of it. So, before we get down-right nasty with this article, just remember that this might not be your cup of tea, but trust us, we will make you think twice about going to buy a stop watch or busting out your I Pod’s stop watch during training.

How Much Time Should You Rest?