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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…
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In a previous article we examined the Ketogenic Diet (Keto). Outside of its limited use in clinical settings, Keto meets all the criteria to be considered a ‘fad diet’. At least according to Dietitians Australia that is! Keto has rigid rules regarding what can and…
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Former American President Benjamin Franklin famously stated that: In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. We could safely add ‘…and the proliferation of fad diets’ to this quote! As long as we have a problem with overweight and obesity, we’ll have an…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Looking at the picture of health in New Zealand, you can’t help but be concerned. Almost 70% of the adult population classify as overweight or obese. In relation to longevity, the ‘Foresight’ report from the UK Government [ref 1] estimates that: For men, up to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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