This is the second part to the news post The Priority Principle – Part 1

Life is ever evolving and we as individuals must engage in a constant state of change to adapt to keep ourselves one step ahead of the game. It’s vital for us to step back, think, and make a logical analysis of where we are at, we want to go, and what course of action will get us there.

Set Your Goal and Take Action

The first and most important step is to identify your goal and create a list of tasks that will help you achieve it. Make no mistake about it – changes will have to be made.
Your goal requires you identify where you are currently failing and what small steps you need to take to get the ball rolling. Immediate action is vital – giving your goal life and creating momentum will make it real.

Write down goals and tasks for need to complete in the short, medium and long term.
I guarantee that you will have to make sacrifices along the way. Some things you will need to do away with on a temporary basis, while other sacrifices will be of a more permanent nature. No matter what your goal is, it will force change for the better!

My Experience – The Mental and Physical Challenge

As a personal trainer in Melbourne, I help people make changes to their bodies.

In the case of the overwhelming majority of people wanting to get fit there is a much traveled path that usually ends in failure.

Statistics prove that 90% of new gym goers become non active members just 12 weeks into their memberships – They don’t have any clear direction with their exercise programs and simply give up in frustration.

The members that continue to frequent the gym have identified that they need help and seek the expertise of a personal trainer. A top level personal trainer will not only prescribe exercise, but help you with your diet and set you on the right path to a long term sustainable healthy lifestyle. If you’re not prepared to confront yourself a personal trainer should do it for you set out your path to success.

Only a dedicated few have the discipline to make all the necessary lifestyle changes with little or no professional guidance.

The Priority Principal

When a new client starts with me I establish this person’s goal, why they want to change, and what their weekly exercise and dietary habits are.

Let’s use the common goal of weight loss as an example.

When you find yourself in this type of scenario it’s obvious that the balance between nutrition and exercise isn’t right. My experience tells me that most people are reluctant to talk about their dietary habits and believe they don’t need to change much in this regard. If this was the case then there would be no weight issue to begin with!

Neglect your body for long enough and you will find yourself with extra weight and the possibility of contracting health problems.
When your priority is to lose weight new habits need to be formed. Here I need to make my clients understand that the status quo cannot remain. Certain things need to be given up and new habits need to be forged. Your new priorities need to take precedence over the destructive and less important lifestyle factors. A new lifestyle must be created and adhered to until your goal is conquered.

Common lifestyle factors that clients need to temporarily change are:

• Food preparation – Make your own meals and take them to work with you.
• Cut back alcohol – Moderation is the key.
• Cutting back take away dinners – Control your food intake
• Change the nature of your social outings – Create an environment that suits you and that will encourage you to rest properly
• Make time for your own exercise and book personal training sessions

These lifestyle modifications will not only lead you to achieve your goals but they will save you money! Getting yourself a personal trainer shouldn’t mean you to have to go out and earn more money. When you reshuffle you priorities I can guarantee that you will have the financial freedom to eat well and commit to at least 1 personal training session per week.

Fitness Goal Personal Training in Melbourne has experienced and successful personal trainers that can help you achieve your goals. We guarantee to meet and exceed your expectations and get the best out of you!

Thanks for reading.

We have become involved as one of the sponsors to guide Melbourne’s number 1 cougar to the national title. Voula won the title at Rydges on Swanston in February and scored herself the prestigious title of Miss Cougar Melbourne. She is now preparing herself for the national showdown to win Miss Cougar Australia on the Sunshine Coast in June.

Voula has already appeared on Channel 7’s Morning Show, Channel 9’s Kerri Anne and Eddie McGuire’s hotseat shows and there are more media appearances scheduled over the coming weeks.

Stay tuned with us for the latest updates on her progress and keep an eye on her media campaign trail through the Miss Cougar Australia website. There is some great info on some upcoming Cougar and cub events too!!

We are happy to be able to show you a little more about our personal training and soccer coaching services running throughout Melbourne via this new video page.

The page currently has excellent video demonstrations on soccer strength and conditioning training that focus on exercises for junior and youth soccer players. There are also some great clips showing exercises and circuits we use in our personal training sessions in Melbourne.

We will aim to post as many video clips as we can about health, fitness, personal training, injury management and our soccer skills coaching and conditioning.

Our personal training now goes beyond Melbourne, so no matter where you are you can access us and do your favorite workout online!

If there is any thing you’d like us to cover send us an email and we’ll do our best to answer your questions, or even better still we’ll put it on video!!

Enjoy!

Our commitment to keep you exercising has just taken another major step forward! Whether you are involved in our personal training in Melbourne or are on the other side of the planet – we can help!

We now offer you his expertise as we endeavor to provide you with the best possible service and advice to give you the most effective outcome in your pursuit of fitness and good health.

Fitness Goal Personal Training strongly encourages you to make use of this free resource by speaking directly to your personal trainer or by emailing us with your injury concerns and we will gladly provide you with the right solution to your problem. Further more we will be publishing articles every month on common injuries that most frequently affect our training patterns.

Greg’s experience has taken him across all parts of the globe where he has not only practiced as a clinical physiotherapist, but has extensive experience with athletes of various sporting disciplines and has helped servicemen in the military keep on the job.

Take a closer look at Greg’s impressive credentials:

Qualifications

Master of Physiotherapy (Sports) – coursework degree – due for completion January, 2010 – Latrobe University, 2008-2010
Graduate Certificate Sports Physiotherapy, LaTrobe University 2007
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), University of Melbourne 1999
Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne 1996

Professional Memberships

Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)
Sports Physiotherapy Australia, Special Interest Group of APA

Sports Physiotherapy Positions Held

2009-2010 Manager Darwin Dingoes Rugby 7’s Club for the “Hottest 7’s in the World” international tournament, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Responsible for specialist coach and physiotherapist selection, fitness and injury prevention and management.
2008-9 Team Physio for Northern Territory Rugby Union (NTRU) in the Australian Rugby Shield competition
2009 Team Physio for Darwin Dingoes at the “Hottest 7’s in the World” international tournament, Darwin, NT, Australia.
2008 Team Physio for Northern Territory Thunder Under 18’s Australian football team in the TAC Cup competition
2007 Team Physio for NTRU Schoolboys at the Australian Schoolboys Championships
2005 Visiting Physio for Team Tenax Professional Cycling Team July altitude training camp, Dolomites, Italy.
2003 Court-side Physio for Victorian State Netball League winter competition
2002 Court-side Physio for Under 18 Australian Junior Basketball Championships

Clinical Physiotherapy Positions Held

10th January 2007 – current, Contracted senior clinician for the Australian Defence Forces in Darwin, Australia.
2008-2009 – After-hours high performance sports physiotherapy screening and clinical service at my own private practice, Palmerston Australia.
Senior 1 locum musculoskeletal outpatients physiotherapy positions:

4th July 2006-21st December 2006 Mill Park Physiotherapy, Mill Park, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. Private clinical practice.
5th September 2005 – May 26th 2006 Mansergh Barracks Health Centre, Gutersloh, GERMANY
July 4th 2005 – September 4th 2005 Princess Royal Barracks Medical Centre, Gutersloh, GERMANY
9th May 2005 – 23rd June 2005 Mold and Lluesty Community Hospitals, WALES
11th April 2005 – 6th May 2005 Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, WALES
31st January 2005 – 23rd March 2005 Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility, Duchess of Kent Barracks, Aldershot, ENGLAND
Permanent senior musculoskeletal private practice positions:

July 2004 – December 2004 Robertson Barracks Medical Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory AUSTRALIA
May 2002 – May 2004 Clinical Manager at LifeCare St Albans Physiotherapy, St Albans, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
January 2002 – May 2002 Nelson Bay Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre, Nelson Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
November 2001 – May 2002 Port Stephens Physiotherapy Centre, Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
December 1999 – November 2001 Head of Department at Army Recruit Training Centre, Blamey Barracks, Kapooka, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Continuing education since graduation

2009 Level 3 Sports Physiotherapy Course, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.
2008 Cycling and Running Biomechanics Course, Sydney Sydney, Australia (hosted by Trish Wisbey-Roth, Olympic/Sports Physiotherapist).
Optimising Lumbar Spine and Pelvic Biomechanics Course, Sydney, Australia (hosted by Trish Wisbey-Roth, Olympic/Sports Physiotherapist).
Master of Physiotherapy (Sports), Latrobe University, Melbourne Australia.

2007 Musculoskeletal Acupuncture: Western Acupuncture & Dry Needling, Gold Coast.
Level 2 Sports Physiotherapy Course, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.
Graduate Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy, Latrobe University, Melbourne Australia.
APA Sports Physiotherapy Conference, Cairns, Australia.
2006 AFL Hamstring Injury Symposium
2005 The Art of Running Workshop, Melbourne, with international Level 4 track and field coach Malcolm Falk.
2004 In service training at: RBMC Darwin, AUSTRALIA; PCRF Aldershot, ENGLAND and RRU Gutersloh, GERMANY (2004-2006)
2003 Level 1 and 2 Clinical Pilates for Physiotherapists
2002 Part A (Lumbar Spine) McKenzie Course, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne

2001 AFL Injury Symposium, MCG, Melbourne
Level 1 and 2 NAGs, SNAGs and MWMs Course, Melbourne University
Level 1 Sports Physiotherapy Course, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Sydney Branch

2000 Victorian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Melbourne University
Level 1 Spinal Physiotherapy Course, Royal Talbot Hospital, Melbourne

In our endeavour to provide you with the latest in personal training advancements, Fitness Goal Personal Training is proud to announce that we have personal trainers that are Power Plate® certified.

The Power Plate® is a training tool scientifically proven as an effective way to accelerate the body’s adaptation to a training stimulus.

Power Plate® is currently only available to our personal trainers at the Fitness First gymnasium on Bourke st in Melbourne.

Read on to discover exactly how the Power Plate® works.

Technology: What is Power Plate?

Power Plate® equipment is the premium vibration device powering a new dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles and physical abilities. It uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration.

These vibrations transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions between 25 and 50 times per second, enhancing overall performance in sessions as short as 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week.

Acceleration Training™ on Power Plate® equipment offers a host of benefits, ranging from an immediate improvement in blood circulation, to a variety of other measurable outcomes: such as increased muscle strength and flexibility, improved range of motion, decreased cellulite, increased bone mineral density, reduced pain and soreness and faster recovery.

This three-dimensional vibration technology continues to lead the industry, and its benefits are grounded in extensive academic and independent scientific medical research.

Technology : How Does It Work?

Acceleration Training™ with Power Plate® machines creates instability in the human body, as with each vibration the body is forced to perform reflexive muscle actions, 25 to 50 times per second. Furthermore, these contractions must work in multiple dimensions as the Power Plate® machines actually oscillate in all three planes, exactly as the human body is designed to do. The net result is an incredible improvement in force production, or strength and power.

The principle by which Power Plate® machines work lies in the law of motion, stated by Sir Isaac Newton: that the force of an object is equal to its mass multiplied by acceleration, or f = m x a. What this means is that one can improve functional force (stability, strength or power) by either applying more mass or more acceleration to the body. Many forms of training and conditioning use mass – as seen in methods with weight machines, free weights, etc. Power Plate® machines, instead, use the second half of this equation, by applying acceleration to the body, while keeping mass, i.e. your body weight, the same.

This is a real breakthrough in training and conditioning as we can now optimally “load” the human frame while minimizing high impact, high load, and high stress factors. Gravity is the force that adds load to the human body every second of every day for every movement we perform. Through Acceleration Training™ exercise, Power Plate® machines make the body feel as though it “weighs” more every time acceleration forces increase.

The result is that you work against a far greater influence or “load” of gravity in every movement you perform. This is the essence of all strength and conditioning programs and Power Plate® machines simply use a different part of the same equation to achieve this! In fact, the amazing outcomes seen with Acceleration Training™ exercise respect the same biological and physiological laws of the body as witnessed in other forms of training. The difference is merely the nature of the stimulus applied (i.e. acceleration), and not the human response.

Please click through to the Power Plate® Australia website for more information.

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