Why doesn’t personal health rate as highly as personal wealth? This is a great question and worth exploring in some detail. As we go through school the emphasis is on preparing us for a life of wealth accumulation, of productivity gains, of spending to grow our material possessions. Whilst there is also reference to social [...]
Avocado and Fetta on Sourdough Rye. A simple yet very easy and tasty breakfast or lunch treat. This little beauty is packed with goodness and all the food groups to get your day off to a flying start. You’ll need: 1/2 an Avocado handful of Bay spinach enough Fetta cheese to liberally sprinkle on your [...]
Health and Fitness – what do I need? is a big question and one that may of us just cannot answer. The reason for this is that we are a very complex beast and we are constantly plagued with ideas and suggestions from every corner. For example there’s always the latest fad program that’s designed [...]
Spring is coming and that means one thing. Summer is right behind it and that means getting out and being seen, in all your glory. You can’t hide behind all those winter woollies that hide a multitude of ripples, bulges and flabby bits, so what are you going to do about it? There are plenty of [...]
As mentioned in the summary of week 1, RIP60 is about doing functional movements to support everyday movement patterns, but doing it with higher intensity and with greater resistance than you would normally encounter. Week 1 was definitely just an introduction as it didn’t stress my body to the extent that I would normally stress [...]
By being fit, you can make a difference. We all know that during our formative years we regularly participate in exercise activities, sometimes in an organised way like basketball, netball, football or in casual backyard cricket or a ride on a bike with friends. There didn’t really need to be a reason, it was just [...]
RIP60 is an exciting new style of exercise, creating an all over body transformation experience, largely without anything but the RIP60 bands and my own body weight. My Week 1 RIP60 Transformation Challenge has just ended and the style of exercise is quite different from my normal workout routine. To give you some context my normal [...]
A 30 min cardio with strength element workout will get you fit and keep you strong. The two most important aspects of a fit, agile and healthy body. This routine is for beginners to intermediate levels of fitness and directs exercises to all parts of the body, providing an all over workout. The routine is [...]
Why exercising is not an elective! Let’s think back a few years, to a time when we either worked primarily with our hands and when we didn’t have enough disposable income to pay someone else to do our manual chores. Statistically we were a much healthier mob. For instance our rate of overweight and obesity [...]
For me being obese is a very scary proposition. If I’m scared of being obese and I currently don’t have a weight problem, then so should you. Obesity means a life of hardship, immobility, doctor’s visits and constant excuses. For these reasons it scares me more than just about anything else. Why would any of us [...]
How much do you know about the “Health Eating Guidelines“? I want to explore this as it appears that most people know very little and it’s such an important topic that spreading the news about it is a task we should all take on with gusto, determination and persistence. The guidelines are pretty clear on [...]
Get fit at the office! This can be a challenging task and one that needs a bit of planning, but if approached with the right attitude, it could be your way to keeping your state of fitness and health at the premium end of the spectrum. We’re all bombarded these days with a plethora of [...]
My Coleslaw with Tahini dressing is full of vitality and it also tastes great. Match this with a nice piece of fish or lean meat/poultry and you’ll satisfy a lot of the healthy meal options for the day. The combination of the raw vegetables really makes for a very satisfying dish when combined with your favourite [...]
Work out like it’s your last. How many times have we told ourselves that we’ll work harder at getting our fitness and therefore our health back on track. Most of us would be quite wealthy if we threw a dollar into a money tin each time. If you’re now well into your thirties and still [...]
This brown rice and lentil pattie recipe is a really tasty vegetarian dish. It’s full of curry perfumes, nutty flavours and delicious saucy extras. The original recipe comes from Taste.com.au but I thought it needed a few new flavours to enhance it somewhat. The recipe (direct from Taste.com.au) is: To the base ingredients I have added: [...]
The leaders board has changed a little with a few of our members now starting to get a little break on the others. Gary, Katie, Rhiannon and Kathy are edging away so be sure to line up for the next challenge, being held on the Pipeline Track in the Mt Dandenong ranges Sunday July 26.
What sort of exercise training should you do? This is a pretty common question and the answer is “A well rounded one”. What do I mean by that? There are several aspects to our physiology so the implication is we need to do different things to keep the whole of our body in the right [...]
This “Exercise in the park with Ageless Force Fitness video” is the first in a series of location based exercise video’s that I’ll be bringing to you. This video is based in a park near where I live and highlights that there are many places located quite close to where you live, that can be [...]
I’ve been doing a little experimentation with different combinations of grains, seeds and nuts to be the base of a healthy and vitality packed breakfast option and this one is really simple, yet it tastes great. My oats quinoa seeds and nuts muesli is a starter to which you can other tasty treats, such as [...]
The Ageless Force Challenge series is an event that will be held each month on the last Sunday in the month. This is a chance to visit some really interesting and picturesque locations, most within 20-30 mins drive. The objective is participation and for those interested a little competition with some great prizes. How it works: Points [...]
The healthy alternative is always there, just that it appears for many, to be out of reach. Why is this the case? We all know that leading a healthy lifestyle will reward us with “more time” on the planet. You would think that alone might be enough of a motivating force to get us to [...]
My “Packs a punch brekkie” recipe is one of my favourite breakfast treats and it’s so simple to make. Even better is that it’s cheap as chips and totally portable, so if you don’t have time to eat before you go to work, or the gym or dare I say it one of my Ageless Force [...]
How tough is it to keep in shape is a really interesting and wide-open question. Some of my blog followers have asked to me to write this article describing what it is I do to keep my weight under control and also how I maintain an athletic physique at 55 years of age. The answer [...]
Today’s video is shot on location in Port Phillip Bay – Seaford. A great spot, only 30 minutes from the centre of the city of Melbourne. Port Phillip is a large, clean and safe swimming pool. Conditions for swimming are almost always conducive to getting in it and enjoying the peace and tranquillity of salt [...]
This is a really beautiful location and one that’s only a short drive from the heart of the city. The Pipeline track is just one of many tracks that criss cross the ranges, so you can keep coming back for a new experience time and again. In no time at all you’ll be walking amongst [...]
I attended an Anzac day march this past weekend down at Maffra, a regional town in country Victoria and couldn’t help but be impressed by the embracing spirit of all the people who turned out to watch the March. In the parade were past returned service men and women and present day folk honouring either fallen [...]
Chicken creole with seasonal vegetables. A delicious light and tasty meal. Enjoy with flat bread as a hot wrap or as a savoury pasty pastie. Ingredients: 500g free range chicken mince 2 tbl spoon Olive oil to cook One medium onion, chopped roughly 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped or crushed) 1 red capsicum, chopped roughly 1 [...]
Depression sufferers can quite often end up in a dark place and they have an enormous amount of difficulty in seeing where the light is that will lead them out of the darkness. I think we’ve all experienced the dark side of anxiety and/or depressive moments but to experience that on a regular and uncontrollable [...]
Is your club selling health and fitness to its members? This is an increasingly important topic and quite often needs an outside perspective to get the message to land and be heard. I’ve found that the best way to get a message across is to use life examples. There are plenty of people out there [...]
Could you do with a motivational speaker on health and fitness? This is a question that is cropping up more and more as we understand more about the state of our nation’s health. Many workplaces and clubs have a substantial number of employees/members who are in desperate need of a lifeline when it comes to [...]
