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My introduction to training older adults was awesome. Len, my first ‘older’ client taught me a lot. Sharp as a tack, and full of life, Len was a former soldier in the NZ Army. In his late 60’s, he was enjoying his retirement, grandkids, and…
The 2020s, good times eh…or maybe not so much! We’ve had a global pandemic of COVID to go along with a global obesity pandemic. At a national level, we’ve got a housing crisis, a cost-of-living crisis, a mental health crisis… We have two ‘existential’ crises…
Recognised as the ‘father of western psychology’, William James observed that: “All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits”. Whether we realise it or not, most of what we do occurs on autopilot. Our actions are rarely…
Pharmaceuticals are very big business. In 2022, the global pharmaceutical market was estimated to be worth $1.48 trillion (US). There’s a heck of a lot of zeros in 1.48 trillion! Expressed numerically it looks like this – $1,480,000,000,000. One and a half thousand billion dollars…per…
Like many new trainers, I used to be a bit confused about how to add value to my Personal Training (PT) business. Having worked hard to get qualified, we’re usually highly motivated to put our newfound skills and knowledge to work. Initially, we’re concerned with…
Where protein is widely acclaimed and carbohydrate maligned and misunderstood, fat is the ‘chameleon’ macronutrient. One day it’s an under-rated super-nutrient, the next its linked to a variety of serious diseases. The ‘black or white’, either it’s good or bad, framing doesn’t help anyone. It…
I sometimes wonder how many non-exercisers have been put off exercise by an over-confident, well intentioned, but misguided exercise instructor. Exercise instruction should be considered one of the most important and fundamental skills a trainer brings to the client-trainer relationship. The trainer’s ability to expertly…
In contrast to the widely acclaimed macronutrient protein, carbohydrates (carbs) tend to be misunderstood and frequently maligned. We have a huge array of ‘low carb’ diets, food products and supplements. Big alcohol cashes in on the carb-bashing to sell a range of ‘low carb’ beers,…
At the core of every resistance programme are the exercises within it. This is why exercise selection is one of the most important considerations we make when designing programmes for ourselves or others. With so many options available, finding the perfect mix of exercises can…
Ever been stuck in a meaningless job? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve been reading David Graeber’s Bullsh*t Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work and What We Can Do About It [ref 1]. Graeber cites a YouGov poll of UK employees. Of those surveyed: Only…
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