FITNESS BLOG
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Selecting A Source of Protein
04/03/2019Dietary protein is well known for its positive effects on health, including weight management, bone health, cardiovascular health, blood glucose control and for the maintenance of lean muscle mass. More recently, dietary protein has been shown to favorably influence appetite and muscle protein synthesis. Given these important roles, it is important to select high-quality sources […]
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Use it or lose it
02/27/2019In the previous weeks’ articles, we have looked at how much exercise we really need to do, combining weights and cardio and exercise and ab myths. Given the emphasis on how to get fit, we now need to turn our attention to the other side of the coin, what happens when we stop exercising? This is […]
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Should I do cardio first?
02/13/2019This week we are going to answer a question that has been routinely asked by many aspiring fitness trainees to their coach/trainer when planning their workout schedules “should I do cardio first”? This, of course, is in context, to the planning of a weights and cardio workout, but it also has ramifications for circuit-based training, […]
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How much exercise do I really need to do, to be healthy?
02/06/2019In today’s Wednesday wisdom post, we are going to look at one of the most commonly asked questions – how much exercise do I really need to do, to be healthy? Let’s start with the most important part of this question, how much exercise is needed to be healthy, not to lose weight as that […]
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How long until I can see my abs coach?
01/23/2019Welcome to our first of our Wednesday Wisdoms blog posts for 2019. Pertinent to this time of year this post is going to look at what research has to say on the very common question of “how long does it take to see my abs or six-pack”? The range of answers to this question of varies between […]
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Heavy VS Light Weights Pt 4 – Wednesday Wisdom
12/06/2018In our last article on heavy or light weights, we are going to look at some of the mechanisms involved in the increase of lean muscle mass. Our understanding on how muscles remodel and grow following resistance exercise has increased significantly over the last 10 years. Previously, it was thought the major mechanism responsible for […]
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- Program with purpose by taking a structured but flexible approach to exercise planning and selection in service of their goals
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- Coach with purpose by building a strong coaching vision, mindset and technique
- Assess with purpose by understanding how to detect, correct and prevent poor movement patterns and injury
- Move with purpose by progressing through the 5 Pillars of Functional Training, which showcase the key functional movements and tools
- Program with purpose by taking a structured but flexible approach to exercise planning and selection in service of their goals