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What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a 3-Dimensional curvature of the spine. The curvature is typically in the form of an “S” or “C” shape – double or single curve, respectively. ‘Idiopathic Scoliosis’ is the most common type of scoliosis meaning the underlying cause is not known. This type of scoliosis is most commonly developed in…

A surprising statistic is that the average Australian consumes 14 cups of coffee every week, that’s over 3 billion dollars on coffee every year. We often hear the news come about and say that “Researchers have found that people who drink two and a half cups of coffee daily have a 17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular…

You might recognise the image above from your favourite social media platform. This image went viral and was a demonstration by Melanie Ventura about how easy it is to fake a before and after shot. You can read about how Melanie did this by clicking here. 

Also this week a friend of mine (thanks Kelly) wrote an enthusiastic and well constructed rant regarding the (health and) fitness industry.

“Rant: The fitness industry promotes a sort of body fetishism that produces a strategy for narcissistic survival and supposed emancipation, but that is simply bringing about a ‘cultural revolution’ that reproduces the very worst features of the constrained and superficial civilisation that the industry seeks to criticise. Fitness is not about youth and sexiness. It’s about fitness. Stop showing me sexy people who happen to have abs and can lift their foot above their botoxed face without sweating. Show me someone who can do their first triathlon, or who has put off osteoporosis for another 10 years.”

The unfortunate truth is that this argument is one that I find very difficult to refute.

After a six day journey from Perth to Sydney, I was ready to immerse myself in a new city I would now call home. I anticipated it wouldn’t be easy to find a job that would allow me to integrate my AFL commitments and exercise physiology career so seamlessly, but luckily for me, this became…

Since the early 1900s, women have been living longer than men. Of course, there are historical events which may explain this for certain periods of time, such as WW1 and WW2, but why have men not caught back up? Why in today’s society are Australian women living almost 4 years longer than Australian  men? Today,…

Hearing that higher repetitions with lighter weights have little effect in muscle mass may have you questioning your fitness routine. In contrast, it’s well-established that heavy weights lead to greater hypertrophy, however, science has proven both WRONG!   Today, Annabel and the teams at Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario…