by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer
I have found the last 3 weeks fascinating from a habit change point of view. It’s always been good advice to wash your hands regularly, but very early into the COVID-19 pandemic people became obsessed by washing and sanitising their hands to the point of skin...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer, postpartum exercise, Pregnancy Exercise
No-one wants to come home without baby It’s the most devastating of news that drives the writing of this article. The reality that despite the absolute commitment to health, the following of all medical advice for the pregnant woman – the healthy diet and sensible...
by admin | Jun 14, 2018 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer
Sleep deprivation – the results killer We need to remember that sleep deprivation was a form of torture in war time. It is true we can not survive without it and we seem to be a nation of people who are suffering a range of sleep disorders. From those who...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog, postpartum exercise
Here is a story of a Hobart woman who had a separation of abdominal muscles following her pregnancy. I have changed her name to protect her identity (lets call her Louise) but I felt her story was particularly worth telling as the separation of abdominal muscles was...
by admin | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog, Pregnancy Exercise, Water workouts
Aqua gymstick – why I use it I’ve been using aqua gymstick for more than 5 years in my pregnancy aqua, aqua bootcamp and deep water gymstick classes at Hobart Aquatic Centre. The gymstick is diverse piece of equipment that has been designed for the pool...
by admin | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Personal Trainer
Adrenocortex stress testing (cortisol testing) – my results and first impressions of this approach. I’ve just returned from my week away to Kaizen Institute of Health (Queensland) where I was immersed in study and observations on a personal training...
