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Feeling stressed?… The Summer Holidays have arrived and the kids have finished school. No matter where you put your feet the kids are right there. They are zipping around like the Duracell Bunny from morning until night. The holidays are coming up too and you are already stressed out!   Jumping on the couches, inRead more

Woodvale Women Discover The Top 10 Benefits Of Weight Training For Women   The mainstream media has done a pretty decent job over the past few years in highlighting the top 10 benefits of weight training for women.   It is now known that maintaining a healthy body and physique is equally important for womenRead more

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Eating is a play on words from the famous book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. These Effective Eating Habits aren’t the newest techniques from the latest cutting-edge plan. Instead, they are simple, time-tested, no-nonsense effective eating habits that you need to get into when designing a good eatingRead more

Seven Mistakes People Make When Trying to Lose Weight During my time as a Personal Trainer I have discovered that the same seven mistakes crop up again and again when working with clients who are desperate to lose weight. I have compiled seven of the biggest mistakes people make. Are you guilty of these sevenRead more

Life is full of challenges that can come in many different shapes and sizes. Stand tall, be strong and take action and you will overcome any challenges life throws at you. As Forrest Gump famously said “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” What he meant by thatRead more

Choosing whether a nutrition plan is right for you can be difficult. New programs continue to attract consumers with claims to promote “quick” weight loss with little effort.   Unfortunately, many diet programs and nutrition plans lack the necessary data to support their claims of lasting weight loss. Most commercial nutrition plans only provide aRead more

“Don’t hold your breath!” is something we’ve all heard before while working out…and for good reason. Breathing is something we take for granted and is generally a process our body manages for us without us having to think “how should I breathe?”   During exercise when you hold your breath, the energy in your cells plungesRead more

Everybody is different which means that when it comes to diet and nutrition what may work for one person does not necessarily work for another.   We all know somebody who can eat all they like and it seems they never gain weight and there are others who can eat exactly the same food andRead more

Healthy habits can go out the window when you’ve got no time for your workouts. Losing weight isn’t easy—and doing it in a healthy, sustainable way can make the task feel even harder.   Making simple and small changes each day is one way to get started, but it’s important to remember that just because aRead more

Do you make time for exercise? If you don’t make time for exercise then you’re not alone. Statistics are showing, that only a small percentage of the Australian population is getting sufficient quality exercise, and that most of us are eating and drinking an excess of inappropriate kilojoules every day. Well what is the answer? Most peopleRead more