I address this to Parents and Guardians as a forewarning. This is going to sound like a jealous organisation attacking a rival. However, something must be said from a safety standpoint not a commercial one. F45 have just released their F45 program for children called F45 Prodigy. Children or adolescent health and fitness is very…
You may have seen this on our website or in our social media posts and not known what it means. In short, LTAD is: “SPECIALISED TRAINING FOR PRE-PUBESCENT AND PUBESCENT CHILDREN” Anyone who has children or is responsible for children’s development should read this blog very carefully. At the end of last year, we launched…
When it comes to fat loss we believe that ‘consistency is key‘ and forms the basis of any successful program. The more time you are able to spend on the gym floor, the more likely you will experience results. In order for to attain consistency, the body, like any structure needs incredibly sound foundations. Every…
During the time course of an athlete’s career there is a high risk of suffering a significant knee or lower limb injury during sports participation. Over the past four years, the cornerstone of my research has been looking at anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and hamstring strain injuries (HSI) in sport. Many of you may be…
With the significant rise in popularity of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Matt Ham asks “is the importance of endurance training being neglected?” A while ago I wrote a blog on the rise of CrossFit, 24/7 facilities and places like F45. As you may be aware, I am not a big fan of their model;…
However, we also know that this process isn’t without its flaws; just like any industry, tertiary education is now a large commercial enterprise, with 16,000 sports science and human movement students’ graduating from universities in Australia last year alone. While a large graduate population allows for a competitive workforce comprised of talented and well-educated individuals…
Sure, the title might sound like a loaded statement and you might just think that our facility serves simply as a means to an end for people’s fitness goals; after all, we are but one business that exists within arguably one of the most competitive industries this side of hospitality. However, we strongly believe that…
Cause it’s VBT (Oi! …Oi!) While we might be channelling AC/DC in the title, this doesn’t mean ‘VBT’ stands for Victoria Bitter training. If anything, it’s quite the contrary – unlike VB, we are improving on our methods by dropping some coin on cutting edge technology in order to complement the knowledge we have cultivated…
‘New Year, New You’ and all that schisse! If you are expecting a post full of optimism, mindfulness and inspiration then obviously you don’t know me or our facility well enough. No three word slogan (with the exception of ‘live, laugh, love’ – how can your heart not skip a beat out of pure positivity…
