One January morning, while attempting my first jog since the birth of my 6-week-old baby, I was taken aback by my low endurance as I plodded along, hyperventilating and draped over the stroller’s handle. I soon discovered endurance was only the beginning of the physical challenges I’d ex...
If there’s one thing that is never fun, it’s feeling powerless over your relationship with food. I know the torment of having a secret love affair with food. And I also know that there’s not enough chocolate coated goji berries in the world to soothe that kind of pain. It’s dark. You f...
How does your health you stack up against the rest of Australia? How healthy are we? What is health? What does it mean when we say a person is ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’? At a simple level, one can view the concept of health by focusing on the individual and on the presence, or...
Meet Gosford Member, Shayne! Hi, my name is Shayne and I’ve been a member of Planet Fitness for a few years now. Initially I joined because it sounded like a good thing to do but I was never particularly committed to the time and energy it takes to come to the gym on a regular basis. This changed in...
Meet Belmont member, Jyh! Have you always been involved in fitness or exercise? Yes, I’ve always played team sports. What exercise have you done previously? Cricket, soccer, gym. Did you have a goal when you first joined? Yes, to lose 15kg before Christmas starting February 2016. Have you reached a...
