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Your Health is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

I watched a fantastic TED Talk during the week on Success. The crux of the message from the talk is that the biggest contributor to success across a wide variety of fields is grit: the ability to be both resilient and perseverant in your field of choice to attain the highest level of competency. You can view the full talk here. 

This talk had so many parallels with my approach to health I had to blog about it here:

It’s that time of year again where a lot of good work can be undone by excessive consumption and one of the biggest culprits is alcohol. Here are 6 reasons why alcohol is causing you to gain weight and destroying your good health and good work:

While some parts of the world are concerned with eating, because of food insecurity, the ‘worried and well-fed well’ are increasingly obsessed with so-called…

It has been 13 days since gyms have opened after the COVID-19 lock down, and there are many positive aspects seen across all Longevity locations; Edgecliff, Marrickville, Randwick, Lindfield, Drummoyne. The Longevity staff as well as gym owners have been very pleased with the smooth transition. Before gyms opened again on June 13, Longevity highlighted extra measures…

Michael Bloch is the first of a number of superstar trainers that will be joining the Jarrat Wood PT and www.personaltrainingprograms.com.au team. We have undertaken an exhaustive search to bring on the best and brightest trainers that will deliver World Class personal training sessions for our clients. Michael is an experienced trainer having most recently worked at the RACV City Club in Melbourne. Michael will bring a range of complimentary new exercises and styles of training to the team. His qualifications and experience include:

• B Science (University of Newcastle)
• First Aid/CPR Certificate
• Anthropometry Research
• Myofascial Release
• Kettlebell Training
• Functional Movement
• Running Technique
• Boxing Level I
• Certificate III and IV in Fitness (Australian Fitness Academy)

Read on for more information about Michael and his health philosophy:

  Last week we looked at the effect of quantity and quality of food on weight management. This week we delve deeper into the macro and micro-nutrient composition of our intake and why balance is important in weight management.   What are macro and micronutrients?   Macro-nutrients are nutrients that are required in large amounts by the body. There are three…