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Longevity Exercise Physiology, Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, and Coburg,   are an established company of Exercise Physiologists helping to give the gift of Longevity through personalised exercise prescription. Longevity Edgecliff are now recruiting for their 8th team member! Today, we highlight the growth of our longest standing location and the experience you can…

Knees. Everyone has them, everyone needs them, and most have had some kind of injury to them. Our knees are one of the largest and most structurally supportive joints in the body, rightly so, as they are involved in some of the more complex movements we perform daily. In saying this, injury or trauma to…

  Body composition describes the percentage of fat, bone and muscle in the body. What is considered a healthy body composition varies between males and females and different age groups. For example, healthy body fat ranges increase in older age groups.   Do I need to know the breakdown of my muscle and fat?  …

With a lot of my 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 16. I was fortunate to enough to be sponsored by the Department of Sport and Recreation and it was quite the adventure travelling to Sydney for the first time by plane from Gunnedah.

That year I made a lot of mistakes but still managed a great time of 51mins 15secs especially when I enjoyed the luxury of a preferred start position. The race record is 40mins 3secs set by Steve Moneghetti in 1991 (see picture above). Since then I have run the race a further 5-6 times with all times under 60mins. I think running under 60mins from the back of the pack is harder than 51min from the preferred start line! It’s not easy running on the gutter for 14km to avoid the crowds and prams. That said, if you know a few tricks you can save yourself a lot of time and energy. Here is my breakdown of how to run a strong City2Surf time:

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“I felt I was a fish out of water but now I’m known as the cheeky one”.   Far too often we hear people over the age of 40 reminiscing on their youth and all the exercise they USED to do, how much weight they USED to lift and how fit/healthy they USED to be….