John Hart Fitness

Healthy Curry One whole chicken breast cubed (or more if desired) 1 medium sweet potato, cubed 2 carrots, sliced 2 brown onions chopped 5 large fresh tomatoes finely chopped 2 whole large mushrooms, sliced 1 large stalk of broccoli, chopped into smaller pieces 3 cloves of garlic chopped finely 2 teaspoons of virgin olive oil [...]

Use this great recipe to make your own yummy Bircher Museli at home. 2.5 cups rolled oats 2 cups of your favorite juice freshly squeezed IE Lemon/Orange 1 large green apple, grated 1/4 cup toasted almonds 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon raisins 1 cup natural yoghurt 1 cup each of frozen mixed fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries & raspberries) [...]

Carbohydrate is not your enemy, too many calories are. No matter what you eat (carbs/fats/protein) all will end up as adipose tissue (FAT) if you don’t require them. Where we make mistakes is consuming too many total calories, in particular empty useless calories such as high glycemic carb foods. These are good if you are a marathon runner but for the average person or body builder they are not needed. Use only as a treat.

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Young Body Builders   The older I get the more I smile quietly to myself as my grandfather did with me when I would make some grandiose ridiculous statement. I am of course referring to young body builders training in the gym. There does seem to be so much more grunting, back slapping and high [...]

As you are all aware from time to time I am asked to review products, advice, and all the latest crazes. My Swedish friend and ex student Rebecca Mansson suggested I have a look at this one. People wonder why I want to distance myself from the fitness industry these days. It seems we have [...]

At the ripe old age of my 53 years my mate and I (Mike Phillips, who taught me exercise science and fitness some 20 odd years ago) are heading off with our wives to walk the “Great Ocean Road” walking Track in Victoria, Australia. So as these too old fellas prepare themselves (Mike is much [...]

The other day I visited my local surf (dog) beach with my trusty Labrador (LIZZY) who is teaching my wife to body surf. Yes that’s right the black 2 year old lab loves the surf and chases after the frisby, turns around when the wave is about to break, and body surfs her way into [...]

I recently made a trip to the dialysis unit at a hospital in Brisbane to visit my Dad who is now on dialysis for his kidneys that are no longer working. My Dad is now 86 years young and his kidney damage was due to analgesics use over many years of suffering chronic pain. For [...]

Gout is when our bodies have an excess of uric acid in our blood stream. This excess can cause crystals to form in our joints. While some people may have high uric acid levels they may not suffer with an attack of gout.  The disorder is a painful inflammatory disease and can be treated by [...]

As professionals in the health and fitness industry it is vital we have a good understanding of some disorders and diseases which as personal trainers and in particular Rehabilitation Exercise Trainers we may come across and be able to assist. Let’s now look at Friedreich’s Ataxia. This disease is an inherited progressive disease that causes [...]

Someone told me the other day that this was something new. However for the last 30 odd years weight trainers/body builders have been doing intuitive training. What is it? Well while there are indeed set procedures and rules that are still true today in relation to weight training such as: set times, repetitions, sets and [...]