Physical activity should always be paired with a balanced diet, but it is not always easy to understand which are the most correct choices based on your needs. What you eat before and after a workout, a run or gym class is essential to improve your performance, to recover easier from the fatigue of the […]
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Acupuncture, the Gym and Injuries
Muscles are a bunch of fibers in muscular groups and work by contracting when fired by an electrical impulse from the nerves. I think of these as a bunch of cables bundled together and when tension starts due to poor posture, overwork or injury, the tension or the cause of muscular dysfunction tends to start […]
New Year new you?
New Year new you? Going to get back into the gym and be the fittest version of yourself you can be? Bet you didn’t expect that year to start off with multiple visits to your chiropractor or physio did you? Well as a chiropractor, I often see multiple cases in the new year where people […]
Is The Gym Helping Your Posture?
With more and more people sitting down for a living, postural issues are becoming increasingly common. I often hear people say “It hurts when I sit with good posture”, or “I feel as though my muscles get tired sitting with good posture”. If this is you then your first thought should be “I need to […]
There Is No Such Thing as a Bad Exercise!
With a background in Exercise Physiology, Personal Training, and currently a practising Physiotherapist, it is fair to say that exercise and exercise prescription form a large part of my treatments. With that said, the common questions I am asked involve: “Is shoulder pressing bad for your shoulders?” “Are squats bad for your knees?” “Are deadlifts […]
Squatting Is Bad for Your Knees…What The Function?
Once upon a time, and not that long ago, if you went to your doctor with back pain you were told to rest. The best practice was to take some painkillers and stay in bed. Fast forward to today and we know that this is not the best and if anything can make your pain […]
Interview with Alyrah Forrest form Fitness Boxx
We chat with Alyrah Forrest, PT and fitness model at Fitness Boxx. What is Fitness Boxx all about? Fitness Boxx is the leading Personalised Fitness Coaching Facility for busy Northern Beaches Locals who want to boost energy, move better and feel fitter every day. There is so much competition! What makes you stand out? We […]
Interview with a Personal Trainer: Simon from Vision Five Dock
How were you introduced to PT? Tell us about your PT Journey? My cousin used to own the Vision Drummoyne studio – he helped me get back into shape after several years of neglect. He proposed the idea of being a PT – at the time I thought we was crazy. When he floated the […]
