MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE LONGEVITY TEAM

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:

Would you eat 3-4 apples on a single occasion? That’s a lot of energy packed into 1 glass! Processed fruit juices are generally packed full of carbohydrate & sugar, with little vitamin C & fibre compared with eating a single piece of fruit.

Need to kickstart some changes in your world? The pursuit of anything in life is best done with a balanced approach – both mental, emotional and physical. But how best to achieve this balance in order to make the change when you don’t have the time? The secret to spending less time inside a gym and still reaping the benefits of a great workout is Interval Training.  

Interval Training – go at maximum effort for a short period of time, recover during the rest period, and repeat.  It sounds too simple to be effective, but science doesn’t lie. 

Countless scientific studies have also shown that listening to music during exercise can improve results, both in terms of being a motivator (people exercise longer and more vigorously) and as a distraction from negatives like fatigue. You already know this though – nothing beats attacking that last kilometre on the treadmill just as your favourite dance tune drops, or getting to the top of THAT hill on your run just as your iPod shuffles onto “Eye of the Tiger” … 

Check out 8 proven benefits of Interval Training and see why you need to get on the interval train NOW!

Have you brought yourself or a loved one a massage gun, or have you received one as a gift? There are so many options to pick from, with people saying it’s a better option than heading to the stores for a massage.   Today, Annabel and the Longevity Exercise Physiology teams at Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain…

The summer school holidays are fast approaching and a great way to keep kids entertained this summer is to get them active! Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick have put together some suggestions as to how you can get children and adolescents, as well as yourself as a parent or…

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, Rhodes, Five Dock, Casey, Gungahlin and Coburg would like to update you on our brand new location in Five Dock, and how our team there can help support your health! Longevity Exercise Physiology, Five Dock, operates out of the Anytime Fitness on Great North Rd. The location is easy to access with free…