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To our Vision Prahran community, First and foremost, massive thank you to you all. Like many, CV19 has had a massive impact on the studio and personal lives of myself and the entire Team. 2019 we had many battles with road closures, tram works, Coles/Woolies closed and Prahran square carpark redevelopment which was frustrating for us all. Come 2020 we felt like a plane on a runway about to take off for some massive success, albeit come CV19, where we grounded to a halt and have felt like the planes at Tullamarine ever since. Wednesday 18th March I got wind of Gym closures, followed by the PM's announcement that the Australian boarders where to be closed and at 10pm that night having to convince my Dad to return to Australia immediately from Cambodia otherwise he wouldn't be back in Aus for a while. The following day, I call it my freak out day, how long can we survive if we are forced to close? I gave myself 3-4months, reality that this could be the end of VisionPT Prahran, no more community events, no more trainers and no more Visionaries (you guys and gals L).

As Personal Trainers, I'm pretty sure we have heard almost every excuse in the book when it comes to avoiding working out. Yes, there are going to be times where you have no time on your hands or that you are generally exhausted but you need to be careful that these excuses don't turn into bad habits.

With a return to normality in sight I took some time to reflect on how the covid shutdown has affected me in regards to my training, nutrition, health and what I've taken out of the whole situation. 

During your fitness journey you will experience various types of training and achieve numerous desired results, however there are more benefits and improvements your body will experience besides the obvious weight gain or loss.

Beat your sweet tooth!

We have all been there and it's hard to sometimes feel like you are making any progress, but below I'm going to breakdown three of the main reasons why you may not be seeing the results that you are expecting.

There is a very fine line between treating yourself and binging. Don't get me wrong, if you are consistent with your training and nutrition, having a meal off plan or a little treat here and there is not a bad thing and can actually be very beneficial to keep us motivated and on track. The issue is when this one 'treat' meal turns into multiple, or goes on for days and even weeks. This loss of control needs to be identified and dealt with before it escalates and you end up stuck in a vicious cycle of yo-yoing.

Sleep is seen as the last "must do" of the day.

These words seem to be very commonly used in the fitness industry but many people don't actually understand the difference between the two. You will hear people say "How are you so motivated?" "How can I be motivated every day?" but in reality that's just not possible.