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We know that for many new grads, the idea of starting your first full time job and be exciting but also daunting. Today, we have asked Michael, our latest Exercise Physiologist to join the team at Randwick and recent new grad, to share his experience.  My Experience with Longevity has been nothing short of incredible….

In 2017, Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology will have another record number of clients, friends and fundraisers preparing for the City2Surf. Once again, I thought it would be pertinent to pass on some of my advice as a former distance runner turned sprinter on some of the do’s and don’ts of the world’s most…

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario – Canada have the honour of changing the lives of many people in our community through personalised Longevity exercise prescription. What we love most about our jobs is how our community grows through changing one person’s life and the exponential effect this has…

OK. This is a big one! Time for me to share the program and some of the golden rules I live and train by when preparing for a distance running event. I’ve been doing this for a long time now. My first City2Surf was in 1998 (51mins). Over the years I have tweaked this program with new evidence and ideas but it is amazing that the basic principles I apply have changed very little. I used the same principles to prepare for the Sydney Half Marathon this year and with just an 8 week preparation ran 1hr 26mins in my first and only half marathon. The great thing about this program and principles is that regardless of your starting fitness level you can apply them to your training. So, here we go:

What is Diabetes? Diabetes Mellitus refers to a number of chronic conditions that share the common feature of elevated blood glucose (sugar) levels (WHO Consultation, 1999). For the body to work properly it needs to convert glucose from food into energy. A hormone called insulin is essential for this conversion to take place. In people…