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If you’re a regular at the Te Atatu Club you will have noticed an increasing number of members making use of the Swedish Saunas and the Swimming Pool, all year round. And the fact that the pool is not artificially heated has become a drawcard. The buzz about hot and cold therapy is turning athletes […]

Some years ago, a seminar presenter coined the term ‘Presenteeism’. He was referring to whether members of an audience were fully engaged with the moment, or whether they were thinking about yesterday or tomorrow. On Wednesday I spoke with one of our members who is in fact a full-time addictions counsellor. He shared that, unfortunately,

Admittedly, not everyone is able to fit an early workout into their day. And of course, any exercise you do will pay healthy dividends. Personally, I just don’t feel complete and ready to start a day until I’ve completed my workout. I’ve tried having midday and midafternoon sessions, but it seems so easy to be

Most assuredly, you are one who takes full responsibility for your own health. You exercise regularly and you eat healthily. But when you try to inspire your friends and family to do the same, sometimes you run up against opposition, excuses, and yes, laziness. Here is a small collection of thoughts and facts that might

Every day we see hundreds of highly motivated ‘athletes’ visit the gym. If you are a regular, you are to be congratulated for having overcome the barriers to working out. In fact, now you feel that something is missing, physically and emotionally when you don’t exercise. You have become used to the healthy and natural

Today a group of ten local business people were given the task of writing five goals to place on their ‘bucket list’. Their subsequent goals spanned from taking the kids to Disneyland, competing in an ultra-marathon, becoming a stand-up comedian, walking a daughter down the wedding aisle, feeding the homeless on Christmas Day to creating a

Earlier this week at a Club Physical founded TOASTMASTERS meeting I was given the instant speech topic of ‘The Queen’. The concept of these ‘Table Topics’ is to increase your skills and confidence in being able to communicate opinions and ideas without notice to an audience. The experience forced me to think on my feet

As a Kiwi you have double the likelihood of dying from ‘lack of exercise’ than you do of COVID according to the NZ College of Public Health. So far September has six deaths daily from COVID but twelve daily attributed to lack of physical activity. Meanwhile thirteen people die as a result of smoking or of secondary smoke, nearly two daily

This ad made Charles Atlas famous. The beach bully kicks sand in the skinny guy’s face, embarrassing him in front of his girl. Right now, does the thought of exposing your lily-white body on the beach send shivers up your own spine? With the official start of summer just 87 days away, you can bet that there

  “Hey Dad, I just realized those two are the first overweight people I’ve seen here” … innocently came a comment from our daughter/Personal trainer – Chloe, last week in London.In England to support Brahm’s entry in the Commonwealth Games, it made sense to spend an extra week in London. Keeping pace with Chloe and Brahm’s 25,000 steps

In the true-life story of Chris Gardner, actor Will Smith portrays the absolute pain of rejection Gardner experienced in almost everything he tried. As a homeless single father, soon resorting to sleeping nights in an in-demand homeless shelter, he had every excuse to give-up. He didn’t have much but thank goodness he did have resilience. Romans-5 in the

  Don’t you admire people who make things happen? Those who create, lead, innovate and build. The truth is that if you are the type of person that ‘has a go,’ you most certainly face more risks of things not quite going as planned. The safer method is to become a ‘follower’ and take fewer risks. While

  Have our heard the ads constantly urging you to get your whanau ‘boosted’? Isn’t it all the more important, to inspire your family to get ‘fit’. In other words, naturally BOOSTED. There’s a couple of good ways to introduce your partners, teens, brothers, sisters, mates, cousins.  One is to bring them along with you

  If you don’t have your life, you have NOTHING. And certainly your treasured friends and family would miss you if you weren’t around. Then what about those goals and aspirations, things you would have loved to have achieved? Forget all that without your LIFE! It’s interesting where people place their priorities. Take smoking as

The Club Physical Team had the privilege of attending a lecture by Paul Taylor of The Mind, Body, Brain Institute at FILEX in Sydney. An extremely dynamic speaker, Paul is currently authoring a new book entitled Death by Comfort. As he spoke to us he produced a lemon and ate it on stage. Paul challenged us to ‘harvest discomfort’. “Become stress adaptors” he said. “And if

Over the last two years you’ve experienced the constant bombardment of conflicting information. You might have experienced social isolation and anxiety around possible disease contraction. And all of this has led to an increase in individual depression along with collective societal post-traumatic stress. This, coupled with the impact of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, with the

Have you believed that your brain power begins to decrease when you hit your 20s? It’s true that some of us begin to get ‘brain lazy’ as the years advance, but new research has proven that you can positively develop your brain at ‘any age’. Working out itself has a marvelous impact on your brain including

  Years ago after travelling to the FILEX Fitness Convention in Sydney, we took 2-3 extra days to unwind in the Blue Mountains. That time and experience was valuable to reflect on what we had learned and what could be implemented at Club Physical. If you ever get the chance, visiting the Blue Mountains is like taking a trip back into

  It cannot be ignored. The term was coined in a New Zealand Herald feature last week asking political leaders what action they would take. Solutions to the last two years of strain on mental health are being debated. And if you were to ask a Policeman, they’ll be quick to agree that symptoms such as increased

When sticking to your fitness routine becomes a lifestyle habit, you get results and keep them. It gives you a noticeably higher level of motivation and makes you feel better about yourself. When I was new to the industry, I noticed that for some, especially new exercisers, it only takes a minor disruption, like an All Blacks game or