According to a recent survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 60% of Adult Australians live a mostly sedentary lifestyle. In short, this means that more than half of our population spends a lot of time sitting down. This may be at home or work, and can actually be counteracted by purposeful participation […]
By Gemma Holly one of RunFaster’s amazing ambassadors! My first running outfit was my old soccer shorts. Then I bought my first “running uniform” – an aqua singlet and black ¾ tights. I definitely felt more like a proper runner when I had the right gear. But soon enough I started admiring those ladies rocking […]
If you had of asked me a year ago how to get a good strength workout, I would have told you to go and get a set of weights. As for resistance bands? They weren’t even on my radar. Now, fast forward 12 months and boy has my view drastically changed! Not only are resistance […]
Today on the blog we hear from one of our awesome ambassadors Gemma Holly and her running coach, Graham Hand of UP Coaching with some great tips on what you can do to get your mojo back after a big race! It’s a couple of weeks after your big race and the post-run high has well […]
We are joined today by the lovely Brooke from Stay Fitness & Wellbeing who shares her top tips on how to get back to feeling motivated again. Motivation doesn’t last, but nothing ever does. As a Personal Trainer and someone who seems to be over the top motivated year round, I frequently get asked the question, ‘How […]
We are joined today by one of our awesome ambassadors Jesika Mullins of House of Jes who gives us a little insight into her life up until now and how she incorporates exercise into her daily routine with little ones in tow! I became a qualified personal trainer at the age of 18, I had found a love […]
Today on the blog we have one of our lovely ambassadors Gemma Holly share with us her running journey at the Canberra Half Marathon recently… It’s been a tough start to the year for me and my running. Since before Christmas, I’ve had dozens of physio visits, been taped back together, eaten painkillers for breakfast […]
Today on the blog we are joined by the lovely Rachel – head coach @ Rachel’s Runners who shares with us her tips for newbie runners… You’ve dusted off the old trainers, got your baggy track pants out and donned your favourite cotton T-shirt. You just decided to take up running because, well everyone else seems to […]
About 4 years ago as I was sitting on my lounge waiting to leave for my personal training session, I was thinking how unhappy I was about my body. I had never been comfortable with the way I looked so mid-session I decided to ask my trainer – how do I get rid of my “love handles”?? His […]
Today we have the lovely Georgie from our favourite local yoga studio Sutherland Yoga share with us the benefits of Yin Yoga. A good one to add to your weekly workout schedule… Many people are familiar with the more ‘yang’ styles of Yoga, such as Power, Hatha, Iyengar and Vinyassa Yoga. Less well known, or perhaps less understood is Yin […]
It felt like the universe was telling me no but I wouldn’t budge. “I will DO this marathon” were my only thoughts. After doing Perth marathon last year I swore no more hills, then a dear friend of mine caught me in a moment of weakness and I agreed to run the great ocean road […]
My Name is Carin and I’m a Body Positive Athlete. 6 years ago, after having my children and dealing with a condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, I thought it’s time to move off the sidelines and get involved in my life. I wasn’t comfortable being on the sidelines anymore. So, that brought me to my […]