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Today we take you through a story of a female in her mid-50’s who began training with Longevity Exercise Physiology at our Lindfield location at age 56. She had trained as a young adult, but after becoming a mum and working at the same time, she put her own health and wellbeing on the back…

Over the past 3 years during the current Covid-19 Pandemic, stress and anxiety levels have increased. Between the 16th of March 2020 and 9th of January 2022, almost 25 million Medicare Benefits Scheme subsidised mental health-related services were processed. This is largely related to the covid outbreak.   Today, Annabel and the Longevity Exercise Physiology teams at Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain,…

Recent discussions with clients have lead me to revisit the importance of goal-setting and planning. You have probably all heard of the SMART principle which states that goals should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Bound. When I conduct Certificate IV Fitness Courses this is the principle that we teach our students to use for developing goals for clients. This is a great system. It’s memorable and easy to apply and you can cross-check your goal with each of the 5 points to ensure that it is an appropriate goal. Once we have a goal set we can then work backwards to develop a plan that will deliver the client to the goal. Where I have found that this principle runs into trouble is when the goal does not provide sufficient motivation for the client to undertake the necessary changes in their lifestyle to achieve the goal. So our goal can be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound but if motivation is poor then our goal can easily slip by. Which brings me to my concerns over the word “motivation” and our reliance on someone or something providing the motivation for us?

Today Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at the role hip flexors play and decide if they really deserve the bad rap they often get! Often hip flexors get a bit of a bad rap when it comes to muscles being ‘tight’. Most people have been given a hip flexor stretch to do…

Today, Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay,and Coburg,  sit down with two more of our team members participating in the City2Surf , Grace and Rachel, to discuss how they have been preparing. Grace Ryan: Team member at Edgecliff I decided to run the City2Surf so that I had a goal to motivate myself to keep…

When I came to Australia via Canada in 2018 I anticipated a great education, relaxing on the beach, plenty of leisure time and treating patients with very complicated pathologies and conditions. As many of you know, several setbacks (COVID included) have changed what I will forever take away from my experience living overseas. The best…