Fruit, the candy that’s actually good for you!

Fruit, the candy that’s actually good for you!

Understanding nutrition is a bit like a bell curve. On one end, an intuitive yet uninformed recommendation could be: “avoid junk food and eat plenty of fruits and vegetables”. Conversely, an evidence-informed perspective produces a similar recommendation. Somewhere in...
Do You Need to Jump for Stronger Bones?

Do You Need to Jump for Stronger Bones?

Improving bone density is critical to healthy ageing. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s latest report estimated that 853,600 (3.4%) Australians had osteoporosis or osteopenia in 2022 ¹. However, as there may be many undiagnosed cases, the true...
Strength is for everybody

Strength is for everybody

Socrates said: “It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” Of course, we can generalise this and say it’s a shame for anybody to grow old without seeing what their body can do. With that in mind, the...
Quality coaching will yield better results

Quality coaching will yield better results

What is coaching in health and fitness? Coaching is a structured and collaborative developmental process where a guide (ideally a subject matter expert) helps an individual or team achieve specific personal or professional goals. In health and fitness, coaching can...
Fruit, the candy that’s actually good for you!

Can you exercise safely while injured?

Injuries are frustrating. Whether you’ve strained a muscle, irritated a tendon, or tweaked your back, it’s natural to wonder whether you should stop exercising altogether. The good news is that many injuries do not require complete rest. In fact,...