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Every day YOU get to decide on your attitude. On Tuesday the goal-posts suddenly changed and it will have been a shock to some. No one can blame you for becoming a little stressed, temporarily. But now you’ve had time to adjust, the challenge is to look at what you CAN do. Choose to look […]

Someone is watching you and emulating everything you say and do. It could be your little boy or girl, or it could be your team at work. Role modelling is a vital ‘role’ in life and whether you know it or not, you’re doing it. Sociologists estimate that even an introvert will influence up to

  In a time, unprecedented in the world, at the time of writing fifteen million Australian’s are in lockdown and the people of Fiji, in a state of desperation. People are being isolated at a time when they need community support the most. The most vulnerable, those in poor health, obesity, the very young and

  It can be a tough world out there and when you dig a little deeper with any member of the club, it doesn’t take long before you realise that ‘every one of us’ struggle or are challenged in some area of life. For some, especially the younger members of the gym, a few wrong

A recent Gallop poll sought to determine the wellbeing of respondents with dramatic results. Only 4% of American adults considered themselves as ‘thriving’ in physical wellbeing. A Kiwi survey would likely have a similar outcome. CEO of IHRSA (International Health Club Association) Brent Darden wrote this month ‘There are several common elements to wellbeing that

Half of the results you can get by adopting a healthy lifestyle will be from exercise and simply by moving more. The other half is by being smart about what you eat. Carley Nicholson spoke this week about the incredible benefits of increasing your daily vegetable intake. “We are eating fewer vegetables than at any time

Laughter is music to my ears when I walk through one of our clubs. I love to hear laughter among the Club Physical Team and among members. Laughter is as powerfully positive for your mental health as it is for the culture of a team. You can do your work with a serious demeaner, or you can

So, you’ve finally decided to get physical with your weight-loss goal. You’ve got twenty kilos to lose and you want it done NOW! In order to get the rapid results you crave, I hope you’ll realize that you will probably need to go through some radical changes to the way you move, how often you move, and

Mo Farah accidentally tripped and fell on his tenth lap of the 10,000 meters in the 2012 Olympic Games. But Mo sprang up and quickly returned to lead the pack to a Gold Medal victory. A traveler once met a wise man while on his path. He asked him “Where is the quickest road to

  Years ago, after my grandfather died in his mid-90’s I was given his Gold Watch. The inscription read ‘Awarded to David following 50 years of service and no sick days’.  Granddads job was to stock chemist shops throughout the country which he did year round by wagon and horse-back. Clearly he was an active

  Rock icon Jimmy Barnes admitted to New Zealanders on Friday that ‘exercise’ is his key coping mechanism to deal with the high expectations placed upon him. “When I feel the need I go for a workout,” told Jimmy on a Rock Radio interview. By now the term ‘runners high’ is well-known, proven, and experienced by many. Certainly, by

In last weeks newsletter we suggested that, if you are extending your life with regular exercise, that this extra time could contribute to a life of  increased ‘significance’ – making a positive impact in this World.   Then on Thursday, Mental Health Counsellor Melissa spoke about the ‘Blue Zones’ in her speech at the Club Physical founded Toastmaster Club, WAKE-UP.COMMUNICATE. Melissa highlighted a National Geographic feature

Here’s a challenge for YOU. In a 2018 study, an international group of researchers led by scientists at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that adopting five healthy habits could extend life expectancy by 14 years for women and by 12 years for men: eating a diet high in plants and low in fats. This was featured

It’s laudable that the Government has an aim of seeing our country Smoke Free by 2025. With HALF of chain smokers dying of cancer it is confusing to many of us why anyone would sabotage their own health? But isn’t it somewhat of a dichotomy that moves within the same Government are pressing to legalise the

Did you know that the cognitive decline you potentially experience as you age can be reversed? The subject was discussed in a speech on Thursday by Lucy Thomas at the Kelston-based Club Physical founded Toastmaster Club – WAKE-UP. COMMUNICATE. “We have one hundred billion cells in our brain. In fact, your brain is like a factory”

You will never reach your true potential in life as a hermit. To enable growth, you will need to interact with others. Living a life that is all about ‘YOU’ will limit your growth. As you consider more the character and needs of others, your roots grow deeper, leading to greater growth. The fact that

You’ve wanted this for so long; To not feel so tired. To have more energy. To lose that spare tire. In fact, you crave those results so badly. But then like hidden assassins, the ‘what-ifs’ creep in. What if I look stupid? What if I can’t keep up? What if I quit after a week?

  Have recent changes in society caused you to work fewer hours or perhaps even become redundant? Here are three ways that maintaining your exercise routine will help you stay on-top; (1) Avoid stress and fatigue; Scrolling jobs for endless hours until you’re brain dead and blurry-eyed won’t help your situation. Before this happens, it’d

From the moment of your first breath, you’ve had to fight to survive. The plan for your life wasn’t meant to be a walk-in-the-park. Instead, the plan involved dealing with problems and overcoming challenges. That’s how your character is developed. The mark of a successful person is his or her ability to see problems as

Most of us know that longer periods of sitting lead to an increased risk of heart attack and early death. Increased couch sitting is the surest way to weight gain, back and shoulder pain, and diabetes. But how does this affect your mind? Research published in the International Journal of Obesity not only emphasizes that extensive sitting can lead