by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer
Does exercise help fight cancer? Coming out of COVID I thought I might do some professional learning while my private gym in Hobart was quiet. I decided to train as a Cancer Exercise Specialist. I’ve been dealing with quite complex clients for years now and some of...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Apr 24, 2020 | Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
I’m a big fan of walking in nature to promote health and happiness. This goes over and above the need for exercise. I was delighted to find that many shared my experience. In fact this therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how...
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 | Nov 29, 2019 | Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
My name is Jo, and I don’t holiday with my family (want to join me)? Don’t get me wrong I love my family and we spend plenty of time around a campfire, but there are a few reasons why I don’t holiday with my family as much anymore. Our kids have experienced...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Sep 26, 2019 | Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
“I’m not fit enough to hike..” Many people feel they couldn’t do a hiking trip because they aren’t fit enough. Plus there’s the considerations of: The right footwear (often boots are TOO HARD – so let me tell you what you...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Sep 3, 2019 | Inspiring Women, Personal Trainer, postpartum exercise, Water workouts
Why do pelvic floor exercise while pregnant? I’d like to thank Miriam for her honesty and willingness to share this story of why it is very important to understand and do your pelvic floor exercises while pregnant. Mirium presented as a strong and...
