I remember when I was a child and attended my uncle’s 40th birthday party. Everywhere there was the saying of “Over the Hill.” Nearly every birthday cards had “Happy 40th You’re Now Over The Hill”. Even his birthday cake had the saying “Over the Hill” on it. I remember thinking to myself. He is soooo …
I heard a statistic the other day from the World Health Organisation (WHO). “2.8 million people die each year due to repercussions of being overweight or obese. While overweight and obese individuals were mostly seen in countries with high-incomes, we are now seeing this health epidemic in low and middle income countries as well”. So …
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When visiting my physio the other day, we started chatting about client care, rehab and exercise. I get along well with him and have a very similar thought process. So, it allows me to have some pretty open discussions with him as he is doing a little “maintenance work” on my body. We were talking …
There is no shortage of 28 day challenges, 6 week challenges, 8 week challenges and even bootcamps being advertised all claiming to helping you lose weight. They show good looking models and unbelievable before and after pics. These sounds so good… but what if they don’t apply to you? Most of these challenges are designed …
Being fit and healthy even though you are over 40 Read More »
I was recently having our quarterly goal setting check-in with my personal training client. I knew his age. He was 44. But looking at him you would swear he was 35. Of course I knew this was not the case, he was not 35. I have his records on file, his date of birth. He …
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Let’s talk about stress. It isn’t just something you feel. It’s not just that anxious feeling and tightness in yourchest. When new members join Adaptive Strength (formerly Box33) we ask them to complete our Health & Fitness questionnaire. This questionnaire has a whole section about stress. Why is this important and relevant to exercise and …
There is a common challenge that all business owners face… The challenge is time. Initially many of these people got in to business so they could eventually achieve freedom – be able to live life more on their terms and achieve financial freedom. However once in business you quickly realise that its hard to ever …
Minimalist training for time poor business owners Read More »
A student of ours recently had some life changing events occur to him. A close friend of his, health took a turn for the worse. This caused him to examine his own life and think about where he was heading. He looked at his parents who have been struggling to stay healthy and are pretty …
Our mission is to raise the standard in the fitness industry. Unfortunately, we see too many ‘personal trainers’ and not enough ‘coaches’. This ranges from Cert IV Personal Trainers all the way through to Exercise Physiologist. As good as their education is, in the majority of cases they are not prepared in the finer details …
Why did Adaptive Strength (formerly Box33) create the Exercise Professional Internship? Read More »
Holiday preparations, family visits and epic meals can make it feel impossible to avoid gaining weight over the Christmas period. This is something we see a lot of people struggle with and it’s definitely one of the most common patterns we see. They spend all year successfully getting fit and staying fit only to then …
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