“It’s not about the ass, it’s about the brain”. An incredible exercise right message from an incredible woman for #InternationalWomensDay. We love you (and that brain), Lena. #LenaDunham #Anxiety #ExerciseRight #YouGoGirl 
Today, Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, and Coburg,have asked some of our Exercise Physiologists why they have decided to participate in this years City2Surf and how they have been preparing for the event. Ashleigh Mead: Exercise Physiologist and Team Leader at Randwick “I have been training with Eleni through Longevity since late 2022. As an active…
Personal training MUST be personal. Here’s 6 ways to go the extra mile for your clients so that you can make more by keeping them longer.
After we partake in exercise, it is important to allow our body the opportunity to recover. It is said to be even as important as the exercise itself. When recovery is not done right or at the right intensity it can lead to problems such as inflammation, lactate build-up, and overuse injuries. But the recovery…
Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick regularly see ACL injuries. We are continuing our ACL injury series by outlining the options available if you have injured your ACL and discuss the conservative/non-surgical treatment approach. Injured ACL options A ruptured ACL can be treated conservatively (ie no surgery) or surgically…
In August 2022, our Administration Manager, Nikki, embarked on her fitness journey with Andrew at Neutral Bay. Nikki started working at Longevity the previous year. Inspired by all our clients, she decided it was time for her to start prioritising her health and exercise. After just several weeks of training with Andrew, Nikki started to…
Strength Training 101:
I’ve blogged before about the 4 sessions everyone should be doing to improve their cardiovascular fitness. This week I take a look at the basics of strength training and give my top tips for putting together an effective training program. First of all, I feel it is important to point out why strength training is important. Strength or resistance training promotes muscle cell growth (hypertrophy), increases bone density, prevents muscle wastage with age (sarcopenia) and bone loss with age (osteopenia and osteoporosis). Resistance training has been proven to be beneficial for people of all ages and genders. The difficult part is knowing what to do and how much of it to do. Here is a great starting guide:
