Longevity Founder Jarrat Wood demonstrates 3 common errors with the tricep pushdown. This video also includes a demonstration of correct technique: The tricep pushdown is an isolation exercise for the triceps and is excellent for hypertrophy and strength training. You can also use this exercise as a progression to more advance exercise such as dips, push…

At Longevity Exercise Physiology, we’re passionate about helping you move better, recover faster, and return to the activities you love. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, sports injuries can be frustrating setbacks. The good news? A tailored approach to recovery, led by expert exercise physiologists, can make all the difference. Understanding Sports…

You might recognise the image above from your favourite social media platform. This image went viral and was a demonstration by Melanie Ventura about how easy it is to fake a before and after shot. You can read about how Melanie did this by clicking here. 

Also this week a friend of mine (thanks Kelly) wrote an enthusiastic and well constructed rant regarding the (health and) fitness industry.

“Rant: The fitness industry promotes a sort of body fetishism that produces a strategy for narcissistic survival and supposed emancipation, but that is simply bringing about a ‘cultural revolution’ that reproduces the very worst features of the constrained and superficial civilisation that the industry seeks to criticise. Fitness is not about youth and sexiness. It’s about fitness. Stop showing me sexy people who happen to have abs and can lift their foot above their botoxed face without sweating. Show me someone who can do their first triathlon, or who has put off osteoporosis for another 10 years.”

The unfortunate truth is that this argument is one that I find very difficult to refute.

Talking About Glutes Following on from our hamstring blog, we’re now going to discuss the role of the glutes in the body. We will discuss the difference between the 3, their importance in injury prevention, athletic development and especially rehabilitation. At Longevity in  Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick, we often have clients coming to us with knee pain, hip…