If you’ve been meaning to increase your exercise as we get close to summer and haven’t gotten around to it yet, you’re not alone. One of the most common things I hear from people starting out with personal training is…
When you think about running what words come to mind? Here are some common associations I hear from people in the gym: • Difficulty. • Puffing. • Hard. • I Can’t. • I Don’t. • Punishment. • My knees… Whatever…
At long last some warmer weather is in sight! And while the chilly mornings don’t exactly scream beach time, summer is in fact only a little over two months away. For many of us, that will be a massive wake…
One of the most searched terms on all of the inter webs relating to health and fitness services is… How much does it cost? Just like anything worthwhile has a cost attached to it, fitness costs. Even when there is…
Why is an exercise routine so important? I have now worked in the fitness industry for more than 35 years and one of the things I have noticed over and over again is that there are certain patterns to most…
Everywhere you look there’s another transformation challenge popping up. You can bet you’re about to see a whole lot more of them in the lead up to summer too. I’m sure if I opened Instagram or Facebook right now I…
This past Saturday, 4thAugust, we were once again involved in the annual Walking Home event. For those of you who don’t know what it’s about, it is an event run by the Salvos to raise awareness and much needed funds…
At Geelong’s Gym, most of our loyal members recognise and understand the benefits of taking a holistic approach toward their lifestyle. Which is why many of you are willing to crawl out of bed when it’s 8 degrees outside, throw…
There is a common saying that actions speak louder than words, but often we don’t give a whole lot of thought to what that really means in our busy day-to-day lives. Recently, I had to drop everything and return to…
Once upon a time, when you spoke to men about yoga, they almost immediately had images of Lululemon-clad women chanting verses of Sanskrit while bending their bodies into impossible positions. For the hockey-playing, basketball-watching, sports-obsessed male species, the practice of…