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48 Ways to Stay Active This Winter

Posted on December 8, 2016 by
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I know I’m from Perth, and this is only my third winter EVER, but I’m still gonna put it out there: it’s really tough to stay active in the winter!

The days are waaaay shorter, sunlight is pretty hard to come by, and it is cold, wet, and slippery out there…

I think its fair to say that for a lot of people, one of the first casualties during winter is exercise and movement.

I totally get it, there are a lot of days where it would be much easier to lie in your nice, warm bed, than get up in the morning and go to the gym/to for a run/whatever your exercise method is.

So without further adieu, here are 48 hacks to help you stay active this winter:

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5 Reasons Women Need To Lift Weights

Posted on August 4, 2016 by
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Almost every result women are searching for is a side effect of increasing lean muscle. Forget about the myths of getting too bulky or looking manly, neither of those are legitimate concerns without performance enhancing drugs or some serious genetic predisposition.

When you combine a supervised strength training program and eating by design… here are some of the results you can expect (and 5 reasons women need to lift weights)…

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5 Mobility Exercises Guaranteed To Improve Flexibility, Function & Performance

Posted on June 23, 2016 by
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Whether you’re a regular gym goer, weekend warrior or CrossFit superstar, mobility training is an essential component of any quality fitness program.

Warming up with some quick, deliberate mobility exercises can be the difference between hitting a new personal record and crushing failure, humiliation and potential injury. (okay, maybe that’s a little dramatic, but you get the point).

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I Hate Going To The Gym

Posted on March 21, 2016 by
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For those of you who know me this is likely to come as quite a surprise…

Mostly because I own a gym…

And also because I’ve been going to the gym since I was about 13 years old and likely haven’t missed more than dozen workouts in the last 25 years (even when I broke my foot I used to put a stationary bike up on a table, sit on a chair and ‘ride the bike’ with my arms… it sucked but it helped keep me in shape while my foot healed.)

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