If you are passionate about health and fitness and love helping people achieve their goals, you may have considered a career as a Personal Trainer. Having the ability to make a real difference to people’s lives can be incredibly rewarding, and is a main driver for why people enter the fitness industry. To succeed as…
5 Must-Do Glute Activation Exercises
It is well known that we must get our muscles and joints warm and ready before working out to help prepare our bodies to perform and reduce the risk of injury. As well as the physiological benefits, warming up also has many psychological benefits that mentally prepare us for the activities that are to come.…
10 TRX Exercises For a Full Body Workout
The TRX system was invented by a former Navy SEAL who wanted a piece of equipment that he could use to stay in shape while he was deployed overseas. He wanted something that would give him a total body workout, that he could use in small spaces and that required minimal equipment – with this…
How to Exercise Safely in the Smoke Haze
As the devastating bushfires continue to burn across Australia, smoke pollution has blanketed many cities and surrounding areas around the country. With fires expected to blaze for months, and dozens of communities fighting to protect their lives and homes, many are living with smoke haze and thick smog. In recent days, Melbourne and Sydney’s air…
Top Fitness Trends for 2020
With both the New Year and New Decade upon us, fitness professionals and enthusiasts alike are anticipating what the top fitness trends will be for the year ahead. To help guide health and fitness programming efforts for 2020 and beyond, The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have conducted their annual survey of worldwide fitness…
How to Calculate and Effectively Use Heart Rate Zones
Are you exercising at the right intensity? Have you been told to work at 70-80% but aren’t really sure what that feels like or how to calculate it? Perhaps you’re just a numbers person and enjoy analysing the figures associated with your workout! Whatever your motivation is to calculate your heart rate zones, exercising at…
Best Health & Fitness Podcasts
A bit over your Spotify playlist? Don’t have time to read a book? Not up to watching video content on your phone? Enter the world of podcasts. Podcasts have become an incredibly popular media platform, and for good reason. On the train to work, driving home in the afternoon, sitting at your desk, evening walks,…
Total Body Partner Exercises
Are you sick of training alone? Looking for some added motivation to head to the gym? Exercising with a friend, family member or partner can make a workout so much more enjoyable! Partnered workouts provide a fun challenge and allow you to feed off of each other’s energy, pushing you both that little bit harder…