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Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease—and extend your lifespan—simply by changing your outlook on life?
What if you could significantly reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease—and extend your lifespan—simply by changing your outlook on life? Well, that’s exactly what a Harvard Medical study suggests. The researchers found that those with a positive outlook enjoyed a 30 percent reduction in cardiovascular events and an 38 percent reduction in death, compared to
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The Big 6 movements that you need to be doing + a little more (plus body weight alternatives)!
The following compound exercises will ensure you receive a full body, balanced prescription. They are essential movements within your physical arsenal. Vertical push Overhead Press Or Pike push ups/Handstand variations Figure 1. Overhead Press Vertical Pull Lat pull down Or Pull up variations (fixed bar) Figure 2. Chin up Horizontal Push Bench Press Or Push
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The most underrated exercise to easily add in your routine
Walking! In this day and age, especially within the last 12 months, the need for physically getting around has reduced dramatically for most people. People would regularly walk to their car, walk to the shops, walk to get a coffee and lunch at the office etc.. Now this has been restricted which has limited us
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Welcome to 2021. A new year, full of new opportunities. What does 2021 have in store for you? What are your goals? Your resolutions? Your aspirations? Is this the year you make your health a priority? Whatever 2021 has in store for you I wish you all best! Good luck! Granted no matter what your
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And Breathe…
And breathe… 2020 Wow! What a year! A global pandemic, who saw that coming…? Despite all this 2020 has still been highly successful. We have seen clients reach milestones, achieve monumental goals, and we have welcomed more fantastic people into our fabulous community. Our community, where do we start….you are all amazing! Your unwavering faith
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The One Hour Body
“I don’t have time.” “I’m too tired after work.” “I’m too busy to exercise.” These are just some of the reasons we hear on a regular basis for why exercising isn’t possible for some people. If this is you I have good news for you! You don’t have to train 4 times a week for
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The Power of Community
Community – At Live Well it is one of our core values, and the community we have built, and continue to build is one of our proudest achievements. Our community is what gives us our essence; without the wonderful clientele we have who walk through the door Live Well just isn’t the same. If you
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Women & Strength Training
What is the difference between men and women when it comes to fitness and health? Despite the physiological differences in: Hormones (estrogen vs testosterone) Muscle mass – male athletes have a higher ratio of muscle to mass which allows for greater acceleration and speed. However, whilst comparing muscular strength to the cross-sectional area of muscle
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Why do we exercise?
It seems like a fairly basic question; what makes us get out of bed and go to the gym, or go for a run, or ride the bike. What is the driving force and thought process which leads us to make these positive lifestyle choices? The very first question we always ask prospective new clients,
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Pain and how movement can help!
What is pain? The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. A lot of people see pain as just a physical sensation, however, it is influenced by attitudes, beliefs, personality, and social factors which also play a role.
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Fit At Any Age!
The closest thing that you will get to the fountain of youth is exercise! As you get older, your metabolism starts to slow down, this means the longer you wait to start exercise, the harder it will be to stay fit! Bone density and mass will decline up to 30% by the time you reach
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Mental Health & Exercise
Let me start off by saying I write this blog not as an expert on mental health or as a psychologist but merely as someone who has struggled with my own mental health through various stages of my life. Everything written here is based on my own experiences and thoughts; and what I have found
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Making Meals vs Eating Out!
The pandemic is slowly coming to an ease, though it seems. Restaurants are seating 10 people and doing takeaway and are deemed as essential. You are feeling peckish whilst doing a project at home. You tell yourself: “I’m hungry, but I don’t have the time to cook!”. “Healthy food is too expensive; I can’t afford
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The COVID-19 Effect
As I stand in the park at Kogarah, or walk and run the streets of Oatley I can’t help but notice the amount of people; singles, couples, families and friends out and about in the sunshine getting their “daily exercise” as is their government specified right. No one can argue that we aren’t in the
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Isolation – The last 2 weeks have been a blur!
The last 2 weeks have been a blur for so many business owners, mums, dads and I am sure children. Hopefully you’ve had a chance to get a little rest and process the changes that are going on all around us. Because it’s time to dive back into the work to be done to protect
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Hang In There!
What a week it’s been here at Live Well Kogarah. We have been NON-STOP supporting our community: 1). Getting their mindset right to work through the big disruption created by our studio closure. 2). Transitioning from studio sessions to delivering ONLINE virtual Personal Training Sessions (including a super supportive ‘lockdown’ private Facebook group) to INCREASE
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Happy New Year Friends!
The New Year has kicked off and with the beginning of a new year comes new dreams, goals and plans. That’s great, but it’s important to put all of this into perspective; ‘Have you set the right goals?’, ‘Why are these goals important to you?’, ‘What action steps are you going to take to help
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How to approach your nutrition with the start of the Holiday season
The first thing I would like to say before we delve into these hints and tips for during the holiday season is this: Even though these tips will be a guide to help make better decisions and to become more aware of the foods around us and how to view them, please don’t read this
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