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Walking vs Running: Which is more beneficial?

UncategorizedBy Justin BartlettJanuary 12, 2021Leave a comment

Walking Or Running: What is the best option for you? Many people wonder which is better if to run or…

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NAVIGATING HEALTHY EATING DURING A PANDEMIC

UncategorizedBy Nishaat PatelAugust 14, 2020Leave a comment

**Disclaimer: None of these tips are claims that any food can prevent or cure COVID-19, or any other such virus.…

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Equipment Free – Outdoor Workouts

Fitness, Functional Training, Healthy LifestyleBy Damian BoddyAugust 14, 2020Leave a comment

This year has without question, shaken up our day to day way of living! The changes we have been dealing…

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Healthy Eating Habits – Winning the Long Game

Healthy Lifestyle, NutritionBy Nishaat PatelAugust 1, 2020Leave a comment

What determines whether a lifestyle change is sustainable for you in the long-term is very individual and will depend on…

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Exercises To Help With Tennis Elbow Pain

Functional Training, RehabilitationBy Damian BoddyMarch 27, 2020Leave a comment

Tennis elbow is a pesky injury that seems to never go away, but is it all doom and gloom? Damian…

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5 Easy Ways to Eat More Fruits and Veggies 

NutritionBy Nishaat PatelMarch 27, 2020Leave a comment

Author: Nishaat Patel, Accredited Practising Dietitian Do you Think you Eat Enough Fruits and Veggies Per Day?  It may surprise…

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Simple Outdoor Workout Ideas

Fitness, Functional TrainingBy Ryan BartlettMarch 20, 2020Leave a comment

Looking for ideas on how to shake up your workout routine? Well, we’re here to help! Training outdoors is a…

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Breaking Down Fad Diets

Nutrition, UncategorizedBy Nishaat PatelFebruary 28, 2020Leave a comment

“Lose 15 kgs fast” “The weight-loss shake that doctors don’t want you to know about”   “The 7-day detox to cleanse…

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Suspension Training and Building Strength

Fitness, Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Damian BoddyFebruary 12, 2020Leave a comment

Suspension Training Is it the best resistance training method for strength, mass and muscular performance in older adults? Once you…

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Lady Eating and Apple

Pre-Workout and Post-Workout Nutrition

NutritionBy Nishaat PatelDecember 28, 2019Leave a comment

Eating to optimize your exercise performance Have you recently made and/or accomplished a goal to improve your fitness through personal…

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Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch

5 Steps to fix your anterior pelvic tilt and reduce lower back pain

Functional Training, RehabilitationBy Damian BoddyNovember 8, 2019Leave a comment

How is the pelvis structured? The pelvic girdle is responsible for constantly supporting your load as you move, whether you’re…

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Strength and mobility drills to help avoid lower back pain

Functional Training, RehabilitationBy Damian BoddyNovember 1, 2019Leave a comment

    Back pain is something that is likely to affect us at some point over our lives. It is…

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Nutrition Tips to Keep Your Energy Levels Up Throughout the Day

NutritionBy Nishaat PatelOctober 25, 2019Leave a comment

Energize Your Body, Energize Your Day! Do you find yourself experiencing a dip in your energy levels throughout your day?…

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5 Important Steps to Begin Your Journey to Healthier Eating

NutritionBy Nishaat PatelOctober 5, 2019Leave a comment

By: Nishaat Patel, Accredited Practising Dietitian   Welcome to your journey to healthier eating! New beginnings can be scary- but…

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Corporate Fitness Training and Wellbeing Programs

Corporate Health and Wellbeing, Healthy LifestyleBy Justin BartlettAugust 30, 2019Leave a comment

Considering Corporate Personal Training?  Since the inception of Functional For Life in 2016, we have been fortunate enough to work…

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What is Strength and How Does Training Improve It?

Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettAugust 15, 2019Leave a comment

What is Muscular Strength? Muscular Strength refers to the amount of force a muscle can produce in a single maximal…

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Hip Stretches For Improved Movement

Functional Training, RehabilitationBy Ryan BartlettJuly 3, 2019Leave a comment

How Can Tight Hip Muscles Impact you? Thank you for taking the time to read our blog on hip stretches.…

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The Functional Benefits of Unilateral Training

Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Ryan BartlettJune 12, 2019Leave a comment

Welcome readers as today we explore the functional and general benefits of unilateral training. Lets start  with breaking down the…

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Four Fun ways to Find Workout Motivation

Fitness, Healthy LifestyleBy Damian BoddyJune 10, 2019Leave a comment

4 Fun Ways To Find Workout Motivation At the end of the day, motivation may be the single most important…

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Back Stretches For Office Workers

Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, RehabilitationBy Ryan BartlettMay 19, 2019Leave a comment

Why Back Stretches? Muscles of the back begin at the top of the buttocks (hips) and extend all the way…

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Stretches For Your Body

Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, RehabilitationBy Ryan BartlettMay 19, 2019Leave a comment

Stretching for optimal movement At Functional For Life Personal Training, we are obsessed with the ‘why’ of training. There is…

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How can stress impact our health and well being?

Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettMarch 16, 2019Leave a comment

Stress in our daily lives Throughout human history the human species has always had to deal with some form of…

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The functional benefits of correct breathing

Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettMarch 6, 2019Leave a comment

On average as human beings we breathe approximately 14,000 times per day.  We can last days with food or water…

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Being mindful of destructive health and fitness habits

Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettFebruary 23, 2019Leave a comment

Destructive Habits All human beings generally have a set of habits and routines that they adhere to and engage in…

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Hydration and why it is essential

Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettFebruary 7, 2019Leave a comment

Hydration- Why is it essential? Water, as we all know is one of the most essential things a human being…

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Why is sleep important?

Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettJanuary 21, 2019Leave a comment

What is sleep? Have you ever rolled out of bed at 6am when your alarm goes off, sat on the…

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Quality movement and why it should be the foundation of all training?

Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettDecember 15, 2018Leave a comment

Why is it important for the body to move in an efficient and functional way? There are over 650 muscles…

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Personal training- are you up for the challenge?

Fitness, Healthy LifestyleBy Justin BartlettNovember 7, 2018Leave a comment

If you are reading this now it is evident you are at least thinking about personal training. At Functional for Life we…

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Why is functional training beneficial?

Fitness, Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Functional For LifeOctober 22, 2018Leave a comment

My PT journey: My PT journey started back in early 2012 when I completed my cert 3 and 4 in…

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How should you do your core training?

Fitness, Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Ryan BartlettAugust 11, 2018Leave a comment

Core training is a very popular term in the fitness industry. However, during my time as a PT I have…

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Why mobile personal training might be for you?

Fitness, Functional Training, Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettJuly 12, 2018Leave a comment

For those that are not aware, mobile personal training is becoming a big part of the health and fitness industry…

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Change is hard, believe in yourself and achieve results

Fitness, Healthy LifestyleBy Ryan BartlettJune 18, 2018Leave a comment

Training and Motivation: Today at Functional For Life we are going to go in a slightly different direction to our usual posts.…

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Essential advice on pain free shoulder exercises!

Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Training PrinciplesBy Ryan BartlettMay 27, 2018Leave a comment

Front raises, lateral raises, above head shoulder press are all very common exercises designed to build and sculpt the shoulder…

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How can prolonged sitting impact movement?

Corporate Health and Wellbeing, Functional Training, Healthy LifestyleBy Justin BartlettApril 27, 2018Leave a comment

Hi Readers, Today at Functional For Life we have decided to highlight an issue that is going to be highly…

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Why you should do hill runs

Fitness, Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettMarch 18, 2018Leave a comment

For those familiar with the ‘Tan’ run in South Yarra you will certainly be aware of the Anderson Street Hill.…

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Why foam rolling? Part two

Functional Training, Rehabilitation, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettFebruary 21, 2018Leave a comment

Welcome back as we continue our discussion on ‘myofascical release’ and why we foam roll or do any other form…

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What is the point of foam rolling?

Functional Training, Rehabilitation, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettJanuary 11, 2018Leave a comment

Foam rolling and what is technically known as ‘self myofascial release’ is a huge part of our training philosophy at…

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Haven’t trained for a while? Where do I start?

Fitness, Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Training PrinciplesBy Ryan BartlettNovember 27, 2017Leave a comment

High Intensity Training, Endurance Training, Body Building, Pialtes, Yoga, Interval Training, Circuits, Speed and Quickness Training……. The list goes on.…

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Should age be a barrier to exercise?

Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Training PrinciplesBy Ryan BartlettOctober 18, 2017Leave a comment

Gladys Burill, the oldest woman to complete a marathon at an age of 92 (credit: http: www.worldrecordacademy.com) Hi Readers, Today, we’re focusing on something that Functional…

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Why do you need a neutral spine when lifting heavy?

Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettSeptember 21, 2017Leave a comment

From an early age, I remember a very specific cue given to me when I was going to lift something…

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Are you forcing results?

Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettAugust 21, 2017Leave a comment

Squats, Lunges, and the more advanced Jump Squats are all exercises that have a lot in common. They are all…

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Do you balance your workouts?

Fitness, Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Justin BartlettJuly 15, 2017Leave a comment

Recently a friend of mine on Facebook shared a video with the title ‘How to Lose Lower Belly Fat’. I…

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Why the why matters?

Fitness, Functional Training, Training PrinciplesBy Ryan BartlettJune 21, 2017Leave a comment

Today more than ever there is so much information out there about the best way to reach your health and…

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