Living Fit in Sydney, Australia | Fitness trainer

Living Fit

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9521 2865

Address: 22/429 The Boulevarde Kirrawee 2232 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.livingfit.com.au

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25.01.2022 Showing up is not enough! Dont get me wrong, its a huge part, but it means nothing without putting in the work. It will be hard, it will test your physical and emotional fortitude, but when you come out the other side, you will thank yourself for going through it all!

25.01.2022 Chest supported rows are a great finisher exercise for the back. Usually by the end of a training session, trainees are generally fatigued and the chance of injury goes up with that fatigue, which is why you should generally program exercises, from most neurologically demanding to least neurologically demanding as to reduce this increase in chances of injury. Living Fit super client Simon, finishing off a big leg and back workout with Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows.

24.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Best Weight Training Protocol For Body Composition - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at what I feel is the best weight training protocol for body composition goals. Enjoy

23.01.2022 Pushing through and getting out of your comfort zone is arguable the hardest part of making positive body compositional changes, along with any change. The body loves routine, but it also craves change. Make that change today! Give yourself a reason to change, otherwise you will always give yourself excuses not too.

22.01.2022 Good old walking lunges One of my favourite post exhaustion exercises for the legs. Helps when you get the entire facility to yourself for your PT sessions too

22.01.2022 A new day, another day under the bar. Remember, consistency is key! Consistently showing up. Consistently working on your weaknesses. Consistently incorporating good technique and progressive overload principles. Consistently making sure you have having small successes both in the gym, at home, with your diet and lifestyle goals. But most importantly, consistently reminding yourself, that you are where you are, because of the decisions you've made in the past that have led you this place. If you want to end up somewhere else, you are going to have to change something.

22.01.2022 Balance and core or ab work go hand in hand. The body works off Centrally Generated Movement Pattern which is a fancy way of saying from the core outwards. Meaning that the midsection or abdominal (core) muscles will turn on before arms or legs move. This happens to stabilise the body for movement, and to counteract forces generated by moving limbs etc. Having good abdominal tone and strength not only reduces injury, but also aids in balance skills. Here, David is working both, at the same time, and obviously having a balancing good time.

22.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Importance of Posture - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at the different types of posture and how important it is to make sure you address postural dysfunctions for better health, performance, function and quality of life. Enjoy

21.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Good Form & Technique PARAMOUNT! - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays we look at why good form and technique is paramount and why getting it right the first time will save you so many headaches and possible injuries as well as lost time down the road. Enjoy

20.01.2022 Balance Training has it's place, especially when training youth. By the age of 13, you have already acquired 95% of your balance skills. After this time, it's only refinement of what you have already learned, which is generally considered the 5% that is left for improvement (efficiency of the balance skills you've learned). This is why childhood development is so important. Getting it right from the start, placing the body in many different skill situations, to grow, absorb, ...Continue reading

20.01.2022 Turning up is the first step, but putting in the hard yards is what gets you the results you really want!

20.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Back Pain - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at the most common of musculoskeletal injuries, why and how it happens, and how to combat it, and essentially rid yourself of it forever. Enjoy

19.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Deload - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at deloads and why they are so important, why you need to utilise them, and my preferred deloading protocol. Enjoy

19.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Late Night Training & Sleep - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at how training late at night can affect sleep quality as well as ways to combat this as well as suggestions around training modalities if one has to train late in the day. Enjoy

19.01.2022 Balance and co-ordination are paramount skills to master during childrens developmental stages. By 13, they should have developed all the righting and tilting reactions needed for a safe, long term physical journey through life, but more and more we are seeing many of these developmental stages missing from their movements screenings. Children need to be exposed to the art of play, different balance and coordination efforts and as many physical scenarios as possible to enrich and prepare their bodies for a long life of physical joy and performance.

18.01.2022 Seated Rows can be done many ways. Elbows down and close to the side, elbows flared an slightly higher, or even hands pronated or supinated or with a twist. The key is variation. Mix it up. Find weak points in your rows and improve on them

18.01.2022 Father & Son getting it done! Family is everything. Whether you're providing or supporting, nothing beats family. Simon & David are regulars at Living Fit nowadays. Some days are good, some days are war, but it's always small steps forward, for everyone.

17.01.2022 There's always room for improvement and fine tuning. In this image, Christian displays great range of motion in the front squat but if you look closely, you'll notice that right here, at the bottom of the movement, his ankles are beginning to cave in medially (roll in). This is a common weakness that I see often (especially in this position for both squatting and deadlifting. Remember, the body only moves towards a position of strength and away from weakness. Thus, in this i...nstance, Christian's load has is shifting from his external rotators of the hips, and moving medially towards his internal rotators of the hip. This is commonly referred to as a 'gravity pattern'. Note: You can do supplemental exercises to strengthen the external rotators of the hip (and this does help immensely), but remember, they are 'supplemental' exercises. You fix a squat, in the squat. Good queuing, paying attention, and focusing on form over load is always going to give you the best return on your investment, especially from a structural or postural balance stand point. See more

16.01.2022 Walking Lunges! The great finisher exercise for legs! Whether your targeting quads or hamstrings, you can manipulate the lunge to suit your preferred target muscle. But having more bend at the front knee and allowing the front knee to pass forward of the toe, you can place more emphasis on the quads. By leaning forward at the hip and pushing through the heel of the front foot, you can place more emphasis on the hamstrings and glutes. Either way, you can manipulate these to suit your needs, goals, or just use as a finisher exercise at the end of a set. Enjoy

14.01.2022 The Man, showing us how much compression you can get out of these medicine balls when you slam them. Top work champ!

14.01.2022 Pushing through Mondays like a boss!

12.01.2022 Boutique Bootcamps & Semi Private Small Group Training Living Fit knows that in tougher times, everyone needs more financially viable options to help us get though all this, while still helping ourselves towards the health and fitness goals we so desire. Living FIts Boutique Bootcamps and Semi Private Small Group Training experiences, are just the ticket for those looking to improve their health and fitness, in a small private boutique setting, while not breaking the bank. ... Our Boutique Bootcamps cater to only 6 individuals at a time, for that very personal experience, while our Semi Private Group Training caters for friends and family who want to train together in a personal training setting while minimising the cost. Ask us how we can help you today. See more

12.01.2022 Now that we are back in the gym, we showcase a bit of fun (probably wasnt that fun for poor Gav haha) that will hopefully challenge you to try a few new things. Enjoy

12.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Food Allergies/Intolerances & Gut Issues - This week on Living Fit's Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at food allergies, and intolerance and their effect on gastrointestinal issues and how you should combat them. Enjoy

12.01.2022 Kettlebell Deadlifts are a great way to learn the art of deadlifting. It allows individuals who havent learned how to hinge at the hips to allow good deadlifting mechanics, to get the feel of how the hips should track back while pushing the knees out, all in a safe and controlled manner.

11.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - 5 Sabotaging Mistakes - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at the 5 biggest mistakes that I see everyday with regards to individuals sabotaging their health, body composition, and fitness efforts. Enjoy

11.01.2022 Learning to deadlift well is one of the best things you can do in a gym, as well as for your health and longevity. It carries over to nearly every aspect of your life and if done correctly, in a safe manner, and with good form, it will set you up for a life with a strong and stable platform to carry out just about anything life throws at you.

10.01.2022 Our Boutique One-on-One Training give you our entire studio to yourself for your complete personal training experience.

10.01.2022 Effort is everything! Anyone can just show up. But no one can question you, when you put everything you have into what you are setting out to achieve!

10.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Music & Exercise - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at the power of the right music for training and exercise, and just how you can use it to help you with motivation, adherence and performance. Enjoy

10.01.2022 There’s always that one client that goes all out. Interestingly, it’s always the same guy! Merry Christmas to everyone from Living Fit and a big shout out the Simon who always goes all out!

10.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Quitting Smoking & Weight Gain This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at why weight gain after quitting smoking is so common and the pitfalls to avoid and some tips and suggestions to make sure you have the best opportunity to overcome this transition into better health. Enjoy

10.01.2022 The Lock Lat Pull is often used as a primer for the lats before big chest workouts, but it can be just as effective as an alternate to single arm rows, but instead youre standing and theres side flexion added to ensure the lower fibres of the Lats are fully contracted. Enjoy

09.01.2022 RDLs are a must for building a strong posterior chain. Also very effective at correcting strength imbalances between static and movement strength. Isometrically holding different positions will overload the static stabilisers and help make you stronger in your weak phases of movement

09.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Top 5 Diet Must Dos - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at my no BS Top 5 tips that you really must consider when undertaking a diet or nutritional protocol for health or body composition goals. Enjoy

09.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Stretching - This week on Living Fit's Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at the one modality I wish I had invested more of my time and energy into earlier on in my career, and why you should incorporate it as much as possible into your health and fitness and lifestyle journey Enjoy

08.01.2022 Heels Elevated Squats arent just for those who have range of motion issues in the lower limbs, theyre great for placing more emphasis on the quads in the squat pattern

08.01.2022 You have to have fun and enjoy the process, otherwise youll always find excuses not to do it. Living Fit super client Simon is having a ball doing some shouldering exercises with our heavy dead balls. These are great implements that translate very well to everyday life activities.

08.01.2022 Hard work, consistency and perseverance will always get you to where you want to go. Just be honest with yourself, your goals and what you are truly willing to do and give up etc, and then just get after it!

08.01.2022 Its no secret, women benefit hugely from training with weights. In many cases, its actually more important for women to train as their male counterparts do. Due to ligament laxity caused by increased oestrogen levels found in women, weight training will significantly reduce the injuries naturally associated with increased or excessive range of motion (ROM) cause by ligament laxity. Its also highly beneficial for women to train with weights for increases in strength in the muscles most associated with joints where most of these common injuries occur.

07.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Importance of a Food Diary - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at the importance of a food diary or dietary recall, why you need to consider it (at least initially) and the benefits of incorporating one into you health, fitness and body compositional goals. Enjoy

06.01.2022 Walking Lunges, the great finisher exercise! These are amazing for smashing those quads or glutes and hamstrings, as part of a superset, giant set, or just at the end of the session. They can be modified for all levels and also target different muscles depending on foot position, how far the knee travels past the toe, bending forward at the hip, or even uneven loading. The choices are endless.

06.01.2022 - Balance & Coordination - By age 13 the body should have acquired 95% of its balance and coordination skill leaving essentially on 5% to be actually trainable beyond this age. People often see vast improvements beyond this so called 5% trainable zone, but more often that not, the improvement is more than likely improvements in efficiency, stabilisation and neural adaptions that mask the illusion of improved balance and coordination. This is why its vital to work with children on both righting and tilting reactions, different surfaces and different coordination tasks to expand their balance and coordination envelope while they are still able to soak it all in.

04.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Fast vs Slow Weight Loss - This week on Living Fits Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at fast vs slow weight loss and which is the better option for you, what are the inherent trade offs and what to avoid. Enjoy

04.01.2022 The Meadows Row (named after John Meadows 'The Mountain Dog') even though he admits he didn't really invent it, he just popularised it. Nonetheless, it's a killer exercise for the upper back and scapular retractor muscles (between spine and scapula, do rhomboids, mid to low traps and even some rear delt) where many individuals are weak. When done right, these are tough (as you can see with the smile on Grants face haha). Keep the torso static, and drive the elbow up. Put these at the beginning of the workout as it's draining because anything in a bent over position uses heaps of energy. Good Luck and enjoy!

04.01.2022 Two Minute Tuesdays - Top 3 Body Composition Tips - This week on Living Fit's Two Minute Tuesdays, we look at my TOP 3 TIPS for body compositional changes, whether that be fat loss/weightloss, increasing lean muscle mass, or performance related goals. Enjoy

03.01.2022 Ive said this before and Im sure Ill repeat it again, Im a huge fan of all variations of Bent Over Rows. Many individuals avoid bent over rows because their static strength holding this positions is inferior to how much they can actually row, which is an imbalance problem on its own. So they move to chest supported or rowing machine variations (which all have their place) but if these (machine based variations) are used at the expense of Bent Over Rows (as demonstrated here by Living Fit super client Gav), the imbalance will become more and more significant over time. Get a strong Bent Over Row, and the your body will pay dividends done the road!

03.01.2022 Range of Motion (ROM) is always a critical component of factor into programming especially when its work or sport performance related. Though not as important for body composition goals (as most emphasis needs to be placed on creating the best biological environment for that particular individuals goals), ROM should still have an important role when creating programs, regardless of the end goal.

03.01.2022 Sick of crowded bootcamps and gyms? Our Boutique Group Training Sessions (Max 5 Participants) might be just what youre looking for

02.01.2022 Getting those Sunday training sessions done fast!