Most people love to talk about success (and life in general) as an event. We talk about losing 10kg, or building a successful fitness business, or winning that race you have been dreaming about for a decade as if they are events.…
How are you finding online study? Is your brain feeling a bit fuzzy? Have you been staring at the same paragraph for hours now? We feel you; we have actually come up with a name for it. Yep - we at IFA…
Whether you’re a 7-day macro junky, leafy green lover or paleo champion, food takes up a lot of our thinking space. We seriously can’t stress how important food is to health - especially your study brain! In Certificate III in…
The Keto diet - the truth as told by dietician, Steph Cronin. The Keto diet is a low carbohydrate, high fat diet (LCHF), which causes the body to enter “ketosis”. Ketosis is when the body produces ketones in the liver…
Does exercising for 30 minutes 3x per week improve health outcomes? For years we’ve been told that 30 minutes 3x per week was all we needed to do to improve overall health and body composition. However, according to most research,…
Protein builds big muscles? Although athletes and exercisers have believed for generations that eating more protein builds big muscles, this statement isn’t always true. Sure, if an individual is undereating protein (getting less than the recommended 1.5g/kg) then they might…
The cholesterol myth Eating eggs leads to high cholesterol levels. Adults are continually told that eating foods rich in cholesterol can elevate an individual’s risks of atherosclerosis and heart attacks. As egg yolks are a major dietary source of cholesterol,…
You probably don’t know that Tom Hoel held a plank for four hours and 28 minutes on May 22, 2015, setting a world record, Men's Health Australia's Lou Schuler wrote. You probably don’t know that this is the second plank…
There is something about IFA partner and personal training coach, Jacob McLuskie that makes you want to run to the gym and high five every person in sight.
Seriously, he just has that effect.
The south Brisbane-based PT ‘s bootcamp, Positive Existence Personal Training, is about helping clients create a happier and healthier life through exercise.