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Go to any supermarket, close your eyes, find a random aisle and pick up a random item off a shelf.  You have a 74% chance of picking up an item jam-packed with added sugar.  Australians consume over 40 teaspoons of sugar per day without even realising it, and the effects this sugar has on our minds and body can be overwhelming.  I really do believe that sugar will become the cigarettes of our generation.  Over 63% of Australians are obese and that number is continuously climbing every day.  If we don't change our attitudes about what we put into our bodies, then we will continue on our no brakes, crash course into those human-like creatures from Wall-e. With the abundance of dietary information on the back of every packaged food, coupled with the

Vision Personal Training Kogarah's Guide to Weight loss and Fitness

Vision Personal Training Kogarah's Guide to Weight loss and Fitness

For over 10 years I battled with chronic insomnia.  A condition I contracted from my unbeknown poor lifestyle of unhealthy diet, excessive drinking, intermittent shift work and lack of exercise.  I tried all sorts of ''remedies'' from medications, herbal teas, meditation to self-medication.  NONE of these remedies were as effective as a balance of healthy eating and plenty of exercise.  The combination of the two finally brought my "chronic" condition (more like a lifestyle condition) under control.  Sleeping like a baby was never easier and I was immediately hooked.  As I progressed in my training I soon realized just how important a proper night's sleep was for my results in the gym.  My quest for an even better sleeping experience continued over the next few years and I have come up with 5 essentials for the perfect nights sleep.

How to get rid of "THAT"!

As a Personal Trainer, I am frequently and resolutely warned:  "I will not give up alcohol".  To which I respond,  "That is perfectly okay."  …providing you align your expectations of your progress with your behaviour.

Around this time of year lots of gyms and personal training centres start advertising their annual Weight Loss Challenge. So many people committed to having a healthier year and have found themselves in February not much better off than December and still trying to work off the damage they did in the holiday season. (Not to mention the Australia Day drinking!)

The fitness elite, however, have pushed on. For these people, half marathons became marathons and are now ultra-marathons. Ironman events are standard fare, body fat decreased and heavier weights lifted. When these events proved achievable we started to combine different pursuits for an additional challenge.

Making any lifestyle change can be challenging. Many people find that having a goal in mind gives them something to strive towards, which motivates them to stay on track and provides them with a tangible measure of how well they are doing. Goals or targets help give you a reason to get up in the morning when previously you would have stayed in bed, they push you to new levels of health and performance and are great to review and reflect upon once achieved.