Exercise Scientist Jarrat Wood from Edgecliff,

ON THIS DAY IN 1990: Australia’s Andrew Lloyd produced one of the greatest finishes in athletics history to claim gold in the 5000m at the Commonwealth Games. Five years before the race, Lloyd was driving to the AIS in Canberra with his wife, Lynn, when his car was hit by a truck. Lynn tragically died….

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or down? You’re not alone! Mental health issues are becoming increasingly common and significantly impact our quality of life. Understanding and addressing these issues is crucial for overall well-being and longevity. In this blog, we’ll explore how exercise can be a powerful tool in improving mental health and how Longevity Exercise Physiology…

Do you suffer from lower back pain? You are not alone as 80% of Australians will experience back pain at some point in their lives (Briggs & Buchbinder, 2009). Back pain affects your quality of life, functional capacity and ability to exercise. So what can be done about this problem? Strengthening your core stabilisers is…

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne,Edgecliff, Marrickville,Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain ask team member Georgia to reflect on her personal experience of being an athlete during COVID-19. Many people this year have had their lives turned upside down by COVID. Forcing a lot of us to change or cancel plans and roll with the punches. As an…

Longevity’s Q3 Quarterly Meeting This past Saturday, our 29 team members across the 9 locations in Sydney and Melbourne from Longevity got together to celebrate a successful 4 months. This involved our Quarterly Meeting, followed by dinner and drinks at the Rydges Hotel in Surry Hills. It was the first time a majority of the…

Every personal trainer remembers their first client. They are often a friend or family member or at least someone in your immediate social circle. My first client was not only a great friend but also became inadvertently a great teacher for me. I’d been coaching and training people for many years but this was my first formal client and it takes someone who has belief in you to allow you to take charge of their health and fitness and share themselves with you. Little did I know at the time but the challenges that lay ahead for Monique were beyond anything either of us could have expected. Monique had just had her first child and had a goal of returning to competitive touch football and recapturing her pre-baby fitness. She did this with amazing dedication and veritable ease but this would perhaps be the easiest challenge of the next few years of her life. Here is Monique’s story in her own words: