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This Saturday is the inaugural “Accidental Runners” 5km event. I have organised this event to provide a supportive and encouraging first step for inexperienced runners to move into social and perhaps, eventually, competitive running. It is targeted towards novice runners and clients who have never competed in a running event before. Some of my more talented clients will also be joining us to support and lead the newest of the “accidental runners”. This means there is no better time to write a blog with my top 10 tips for preparing for an event:

Last Friday the Longevity teams at Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain, Neutral Bay gathered at our Neutral Bay location for a professional development night on all things shoulders with presentations from Andrew, Kale, Kyle and Matt. Andrew started off the night getting us to limber up with some shoulder circles. Following this he tested our anatomical knowledge quizzing us on…

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending Sydney’s Unconvention. An entrepreneurial conference of well over a thousand attendees at Sydney’s Town Hall. Amongst the wonderful speakers on the day was Michelle Bridges of ‘The Biggest Loser’ fame and founder of the 12 week body transformation. Michelle had many insights to share but one stuck with me. It was a simple question: “what do you want?”. She asked the audience to consider the question of not just what we want but what do we REALLY want and that is what I want you to ponder today – ‘WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?”

With a record contingent of our clients currently preparing for the City2Surf 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 popular fun run. I first competed in the City2Surf when I was…

Graduating as an exercise physiologist feels like a milestone. You’ve put in years of study, done the placements and finally hold the qualifications you worked towards. What often comes next is knowing how to translate that into a first role, especially in a practise that values long-term, high-quality care. From our perspective, employability as a…

Following on from the topic on the benefits of exercise irrespective of weight loss; this week we are delving into the benefits of exercise for the prevention and management of osteoporosis.   Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones lose minerals, such as calcium, more quickly than the body can replace them. As a…