2009
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Dec 05, 2009
When it comes to food, we're not all islands...
We live in a world where we admire and reward independence, success through effort and believe you get what you deserve, reap what you sow, stand on your own two feet. The idea is succinct yet very far from reality. We are not islands, we shelter in storms and play in the sun, we crave contact, seek acceptance, adopt cultures often without regard - we are in fact significantly more at the whim of the tides of our environment than we care to admit. And therein lies a window to our health problems that is often underestimated and overlooked by a fraternity that at its core pursues research and inquiry on the basis that we are islands and the seas that lash our shores and winds that buffet our outcrops matter not. Imagine the uproar if I was to suggest we were obese or ill because our parents have made us so, our governments have been paid to do so, and the battle of the marketing minds is, and has been since the sixties, lost to those with profit aims rather than aims that develop the health of their countrymen. Imagine if I was to say it's our belief that we are in fact responsible, independent individuals that has actually enabled an anti-health environment to develop. That one simple belief that we are islands has allowed us to ignore the seas and breeze long enough that now we find ourselves collectively surrounded by all the things that are bad for us. That we have been trained to love what is bad for us. That we have been conditioned to covet the commodities that build wealth within existing power bases rather than encourage fulfilment through family, friendship, physical and spirtual development. We have gone from apples to donuts in less than 100 years with a mix of reckless abandon and delight? The sweet dough, cloud-like texture, the multi-coloured sprinkles on a sticky deep chocolate coating, the instantaneous dissolution of substance with the briefest flash of satiety leaving us wanting more. We now swell with abundance and pay for our generational melancholy. What will it take to shift all of this? read more...
Nov 12, 2009
Is what we’re eating healing or harmful?
You think you've found just the food to keep you lean, healthy and disease free, but it seems that's only half the story! read more...
Oct 08, 2009
Picture This
The first lesson my Personal Trainer taught me read more...
Oct 06, 2009
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you do if you don't want to be a lawyer, a doctor or a teacher? Focus on the lifestyle you want first, then design the work to suit! read more...
Oct 05, 2009
Fit Personal Trainers....?
Do Personal Trainers have to be fit to train other people....? read more...
Sep 22, 2009
Unnecessary Interactions
With technology advancing quicker than we can keep up with, have we displaced the need to communicate with real people altogether? read more...
Sep 07, 2009
What Not to Wear (To an Interview)
Confused on what to wear to fitness interview? I've found an easy way to get the answer! read more...
Aug 28, 2009
If it aint broke, don't fix it!
Our new government wants to overhaul our ACC system. Is it currently ineffective enough to warrant a significant change? read more...
Always look on the Bright Side of Life de do de do de do de do
As Monty Python says, there is always a silver lining in the fitness industry, we just have to look for it. read more...
Jul 28, 2009
Is it ever ok to just turn up?
If you're not thrashing yourself to within an inch of your life, is it even worth bothering to turn up? Are there any situations where the 'go hard or go home' mentality just doesn't stack up? read more...
Jul 16, 2009
When I am productive? When am I not?
We’ve all heard the term early bird or night owl but which are you and what does that mean for your effectiveness at work? Does the way we structure our day need to change to suit when we are at our best? I recently listened to a talk on A, B and C time. I found the idea really useful so I thought I’d pass it on. read more...
Jul 03, 2009
To help or not to help....that is the question
One of the age old questions that all fitness professionals new and old to the fitness industry will have to face throughout their careers read more...
Jun 20, 2009
What's realistic when it comes to gaining lean muscle...?
Working with what you've got, just what is realistic when the goal is to put on lean muscle... read more...
Jun 17, 2009
What's the best workout for losing body fat?
If you've ever worked in fitness or told someone you do you will have been asked this question at some stage. What follows is some of the science relating to fat loss and an even more important consideration to keep in mind... read more...
Jun 04, 2009
Dodgy Doctors advice [blog]
Is the Doctor always right? What do you do when your clients are getting poor advice from their doctors? read more...
May 29, 2009
Fitness Devil sent me to Hell [blog]
found this funny story thought you all might like enjoy ~ remembering how it feels during your first gym session ... read more...
May 22, 2009
Which exercise works the gluteals best...[blog]
We posted a poll asking the following: Presuming your client could complete each of these movements well, which is the best compound exercise to strengthen the gluteals? Read on to find out the results and some of the science behind (nice pun) the answer... read more...
May 20, 2009
A new exercisers view of getting into the gym...[blog]
A reminder for all of us in industry from those trying to start a new habit... read more...
May 16, 2009
Little fitness club, big membership challenge [blog]
What do you do when your club is 500 members or less and you need to grow in the market? How do you find the next member when you don't have big budgets or bling? read more...
May 09, 2009
Taking that first step...and falling on your ass [blog]
Being bloody minded gets you no where - and that's a crowded place... read more...
