Health

12 Week Challenge

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One of the segments on my Morning Café radio program on 98.5 Sonshine FM is a look at fitness and health with personal trainer Kellie Long.

When we began the segment last year we started out with a little of Kellie’s story. It’s a story with which many of us can identify. It’s a story about dissatisfaction from where we find ourselves but the difference in Kellie’s story is that she did something about it then set about inspiring others.

I am not unfamiliar with the pain of being unhappy in my own skin, both physically and emotionally. I was once 93kgs and can proudly say that after 18 months of hard work lost 30 kgs and have never looked back. Was it easy? NO! Was it worth it? Yes! This is why I have been working and studying in the fitness industry for the past five years. I enjoy training people of all walks of life whether they are mothers, aspiring firemen, police recruits or business men and women. I’m proud to be a partner in their lives and a catalyst for them to reach the goals they strive for.

My goals for my clients are to see not just the improvement of their physical capabilities but their mental and emotional progress also. Physical training cannot be separated from a person’s emotional state. Therefore, my training has a holistic approach in building self confidence through client’s achievements and newly formed lifestyles of clean eating, their ability to handle stress and of course their new found strength in all their physical achievements. – KellieLong.com

Something very exciting is happening with the segment this year. We’re offering a couple of listeners the opportunity to undertake a 12 Week Challenge that will help them make a life transformation. It’s not just a weight loss challenge, it’s an opportunity to turn their life around while being supported by a great bunch of people. We’re teaming up with Goodlife Health Clubs to change lives.

Kellie and I chatted briefly about the 12 Week Challenge on air this morning. You can hear our conversation by clicking play on the audio player at the bottom of this post.

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Reducing Breast Cancer Risk

Jan 16th, 2012

by Rodney Olsen.

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There’s been a lot said about high and low GI foods in recent years. GI stands for Glycemic Index and many experts say that choosing foods based on their GI values can have significant health benefits.

A recently published review of scientific evidence reports that consuming a high GI diet for five years or more may increase the risk of breast cancer by 8%.

It’s a major cause for concern that the average Australian diet contains far too many high GI foods.

1 in 9 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85, with the disease accounting for around 1 in 4 cases of all cancers in women.

While there are a large number of uncontrollable risk factors for breast cancer such as genetics, menopause and family history, there are also a number of lifestyle-related risk factors that you can change. Factors which increase the risk of developing breast cancer include:
· Excessive alcohol consumption
· High-fat diets
· High processed meat consumption
· Being overweight or obese.

Australia’s leading GI researcher, Professor Jennie Brand-Miller, from the University of Sydney, joined me on my radio program this morning to talk about the research findings and what we can do to reduce the risk of breast cancer and other diseases. You can hear our discussion by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.

You can get more details about the Glycemic Index at the Glycemic Index website.

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Ride to Work Day 2011

Oct 12th, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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The short video doesn’t really capture the atmosphere of the breakfast in front of the Perth Concert Hall this morning but it certainly hints at it.

It’s Ride to Work Day and so I did waht I do every day and cycled to work. I detoured into the city on the way for the free breakfast. I didn’t really get to eat breakfast but I did catch up with a number of people I know.

Ride to Work Day is on Wednesday 12 October 2011 and is part of a National Behaviour Change Program. Ride to Work Day is a National Day and celebrates bike commuting within the workplace as an alternative means of transport while encouraging Australian workers to adopt a healthier and environmentally sound means of commuting.

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Café Fitness

Aug 20th, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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I recently mentioned that my radio programme was changing to become the Morning Café.

One of the new segments that I’ve been looking forward to is a look at fitness and health with personal trainer Kellie Long. We introduced the segment yesterday and got off to a wonderful start.

I know that whenever someone is introduced as being a personal trainer, the natural assumption is that they’re a person for whom fitness comes naturally. We get the idea that they’re somehow created just a little differently from us mere mortals and we’re never likely to achieve the things that they’ve been able to achieve.

That’s why we started out with a little of Kellie’s story. It’s a story with which many of us can identify. It’s a story about dissatisfaction from where we find ourselves but the difference in Kellie’s story is that she did something about it then set about inspiring others.

I am not unfamiliar with the pain of being unhappy in my own skin, both physically and emotionally. I was once 93kgs and can proudly say that after 18 months of hard work lost 30 kgs and have never looked back. Was it easy? NO! Was it worth it? Yes! This is why I have been working and studying in the fitness industry for the past five years. I enjoy training people of all walks of life whether they are mothers, aspiring firemen, police recruits or business men and women. I’m proud to be a partner in their lives and a catalyst for them to reach the goals they strive for.

My goals for my clients are to see not just the improvement of their physical capabilities but their mental and emotional progress also. Physical training cannot be separated from a person’s emotional state. Therefore, my training has a holistic approach in building self confidence through client’s achievements and newly formed lifestyles of clean eating, their ability to handle stress and of course their new found strength in all their physical achievements. – KellieLong.com

If you want to find somewhere to start on your own journey to being happy in your own skin you can listen to our segment by clicking the play button on the audio player below. We’re starting with the basics but there’ll be something for people of any fitness level in the coming weeks.

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Walk Safely to School Day

May 19th, 2011

by Rodney Olsen.

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Walk Safely to School Day is an annual, national event when all Primary School children in Australia are encouraged to walk safely to school. It’s a community event which promotes road safety, health, public transport and care for the environment.

Now in its twelfth year, Walk Safely to School Day will be held around Australia tomorrow. This morning I spoke about the project with Harold Scruby, Chairman of the Pedestrian Council of Australia on 98.5 Sonshine FM.

It seems that everyone used to either ride or walk to school but these days there are lines of cars outside every school each morning. Did you walk to school? Do you have children who walk to school or do you drive them each day? Do you enjoy walking?

If you’d like to hear a bit more about Walk Safely to School Day and the benefits of walking generally, just click th play button on the audio player below.

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