You don’t have to look like an athlete to have the spirit of one. I get incredibly frustrated by our media's narrow representation of what it means to be fit and active. We witness stories of elite athletes crossing finish…
Battling your inner negative voice for better fitness results When it comes to fitness achievements our minds can be our greatest tool or our worst enemy. When you're struggling to achieve that last kilometre, last few reps, or to make it up…
Two essential steps to stop hating exercise and start enjoying the benefits Falling in love with exercise is unlikely if your sole reason for getting sweaty is losing weight. Think of something you absolutely LOVE to do. Something that…
Failure does not exist in this dojo... The time I 'failed' and learned so much about the concept of failure Last week I was running one of my awesome personal training clients through some fitness bench marking, establishing where she…
9 Tips to ignite your exercise passion, and a confession from a fitness professional As a fitness professional with over 17 years experience in the industry, people usually assume I have always loved exercise. I have a confession... After a…
Heel pain in the Running Population This week's guest post is written by Michaela Barron, Senior Podiatrist at Highett Podiatry and Western Hospital with the Diabetes Foot Service. Michaela is also a member of our morning running team! Heel pain…
Essential considerations before training for your first marathon For many people the ultimate fitness goal is to complete a marathon. Undertaking the 42km event will mean many months of regular training, staying on top of niggling injuries and paying close…
This moving story is written by Deidre, one of our long term clients. It's an amazing story that needs no introduction. A seed is planted It was around June this year and everyone seemed to be doing marathons, fun…
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your health and fitness is to do less not more. Recently a few people have expressed to me that they feel out of control of the 'busy' in their lives. They feel…