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Well don't worry, you're not alone. 76% of the workforce has reported being tired on weekdays. Does that mean only a quarter of people are energised and excited to tackle each day and live life to the fullest? A scary thought.

When trying to reach your health and fitness goals it can be a quite frustrating trying to navigate the social events you get invited to. They always seem to pop up at the worst times, just when you are starting to make some serious progress and starting to feel awesome. I've been working in the fitness industry for the last 7 years with clients and have seen how quickly a single event can bring undone our healthy living intentions for weeks after the event!

1. Energy Balance

There are so many reasons why a Personal Trainer is essential to achieving your fitness goals, whether they be weight loss-based, sports-driven or for athletic purposes. Let's look at the top 10.

In 2019, our Hawthorn team all decided that we would aim to complete a physical goal that was way beyond our capabilities from that current point in time. The goal had to be something that both scared and excited us at the same time. A goal that was pushing us physically and mentally. We have called this our "Stretch Goal"

When it comes to health, we generally grow up to adopt the habits and behaviours of our parents. There is something in us humans that makes us regress to the middle when it comes to most habits. Hang out with people that drink, and you will drink more, hang out with a group of smokers and the likelihood that you become a smoker goes through the roof. It's little wonder that when children grow up in a household with one overweight parent are much more likely to grow up overweight. In a 2017 study in the Journal of Clinical Research in Paediatric Endocrinology boys were 2.79x and girls 3.46x more likely to be overweight. It's hard being healthy these days; we don't need any more of a handicap.

Emotional Eating is a phrase that gets thrown around. But what does it mean and how do you recognise the signs of an emotionally charged meal time?

TOM'S STRETCH GOAL FOR 2019

As I write this article, the Gold Coast Marathon is approximately 11 weeks away! I hope that the training everyone is doing, for whichever race, (the 10km, 21km or the big 42km!) is going well and you're confident in your ability to cross that finish line.