If you are are a parent, then you are the number one factor that affects the way your children feel about leading a healthy lifestyle. From an early age you have been their role model and you have set an example of how you should lead your life. Eating, exercise, working,…

What does fitness mean? Is it the ability to run a marathon? To bench press 100kg? To touch your toes? It can be all of these, or none. For most people who are past their days of competitive sport and are now enjoying life playing with children, grandchildren and just…

Around the start of spring last year I broke my right wrist. It happened at capoeira training while breaking my fall from a well timed sweep kick from my instructor, and after a month of nursing what I thought was a bad sprain, I was advised by my exercise physiologist…

Training outdoors is loads of fun, especially when it’s hot and the weather is great. There are so many different ways you can exercise in a park or open area, with options including running, calisthenics, yoga, Pilates, capoeira, ball games and sports, kettlebells, medicine balls, resistance bands and many more!!…

You could say “an educated, certified, and experienced professional”. Another great definition could be “an understanding and supportive mentor”. You could probably even get away with “a sadistic individual who gets a kick outta floggin’ me”. In truth, there’s probably a bit of each of those definitions in there (although…

Want to become a better runner? A lot of runners dont think about lifting weights as part of their training. “If I’m going to run, don’t I need to just practice running?” If you want to really progress as runner, the answer is no.Everyone (runners included!) need to strengthen their…

Want to score goals? Here’s some advice on how to become a better football player and lead your team to victory! Football is a very physically demanding sport. It requires a great deal of skill and a high level of fitness to become a good player, and millions of people…