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Breathe In, Excel Out: The Incredible Perks of Yoga for Desk Sitters
Leap Health and Wellbeing2023-09-28T17:17:24+10:00
In a world where desk jobs have become the norm, our bodies often pay [...]
Discover the Marvels of Barre: Sculpt, Strengthen, and Sizzle!
Leap Health and Wellbeing2023-09-28T17:16:54+10:00
Are you ready to embark on a journey that will not only [...]
Mat Warriors: Pilates vs. Yoga – Which One Wins Your Fitness Heart?
Leap Health and Wellbeing2023-09-28T17:16:34+10:00
Get ready to dive into the world of mind-body wellness as we [...]
Bungee Fitness: New, Thrilling, Fitness Fun!
In the world of fitness, we are always looking for new and exciting ways [...]
Aerial Yoga: More Than Just Yoga
Yoga has always been celebrated for its ability to enhance physical and mental wellbeing, [...]
Functional Training: Making Daily Tasks Effortless
Functional training is the modern approach to fitness that prioritises movement over muscles. It [...]
Breathe In, Excel Out: The Incredible Perks of Yoga for Desk Sitters
In a world where desk jobs have become the norm, our bodies often pay [...]
Discover the Marvels of Barre: Sculpt, Strengthen, and Sizzle!
Are you ready to embark on a journey that will not only [...]
Mat Warriors: Pilates vs. Yoga – Which One Wins Your Fitness Heart?
Get ready to dive into the world of mind-body wellness as we [...]
Reformer Pilates vs. Mat Pilates: The Showdown of Fitness Fun
Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to witness the ultimate fitness face-off: [...]
Friendships + Fitness
Working out can be tough! Friends are a great way to keep [...]
Here’s Why You Need To Vary Your Exercise Routine
Humans are creatures of habit. We have comfort foods, songs, places, people, [...]
Active Recovery: The Key to Building Fitness Momentum
What is Active Recovery? After an intense exercise session, it [...]
Not All Fat is Your Foe!
“What’s your fitness goal?” “To lose this stubborn fat!” It’s not uncommon for [...]
Is Your Post-Holiday Sleep Eluding You? Here’s What To Do.
We take showers, and look after our physical hygiene, but when was [...]
“New Year, New Me” – Powerful or Pointless?
“What are your 2023 New Year's resolutions?” A New Year marks a [...]
5 Most Effective Exercises You Will Want To Do Everyday
We asked our team of instructors — 'If we only had 10 minutes [...]
What’s the Deal with Vitamin D?
There's a new disease in town...called Vitamin D deficiency! Almost 1 in [...]
10 Sure Ways To Hack Your Happy Hormones
Types of Happy Hormones There are four main hormones which you [...]
5 Things That Make Barre Unique
What is Barre? Barre, or ballet barre, is a total body [...]
5 Good Mood Foods to Beat the Winter Blues
Inspired by: https://www.culinarynutrition.com/mood-boosting-foods/ Winter has without a doubt got us in hibernation [...]
Why motivation isn’t the key to building your exercise habit
Imagine this: you go on a hiking trip and realise how unfit you [...]
How to Safely Return to Exercise After COVID
*This article is inspired by the ESSA article ‘Exercising after COVID-19’ (Nathan Butler, [...]
Lower Back Pain? Try Pilates!
*This article is inspired by ‘How Simple Exercises May Save Your Lower Back’ [...]
Starting A Conversation About Climate Change
Eco anxiety and the fear of climate change is a growing phenomenon among [...]
9 Things You Wouldn’t Expect From Your First Reformer Pilates Class
You’ve probably heard of Pilates and it’s amazing benefits, and maybe even have [...]
From ‘No Time for Exercise’ to ‘No, Time for Exercise’
In our 2021 year-end studio member survey, many people said time was the [...]
3 Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
Much attention has been given to the mental health benefits of regular exercise. [...]
Feeling Bored or Anxious? Pick up a Hobby!
The science is in- everyone needs a hobby! With everything that’s going on [...]
Can Clutter Lead to Unhealthy Food Choices?
Before you read on, it may be worthwhile to note that clutter is [...]
How to Hike Safely- and Enjoy the Blue Mountains While You’re There!
Day trips to amazing locations is easy for Sydneysiders- the Hunter Valley, the [...]
3 Tips to a Health(ier) Holiday Season
The end of the year is the time where most of us will [...]
5 Ways to Get Your Teenager to Exercise
Exercise can be a challenge when you’re working from home, and your teenager is [...]
5 Things To Keep You Active At Home
With school and university holidays thrown into the mix, living our daily lives [...]
Beat the Winter Blues and Keep Moving!
If the cold weather and short daylight has been affecting your motivation to [...]
Feeling blue? Exercise can help!
If you’ve been feeling blue lately, there’re a few ways that’ll trick our [...]
What’s the Best Exercise for My Age?
Ageing. Every second of every minute of every day we’re getting older- and that’s [...]
6 Unconventional Tips to Build an Exercise Habit
Creating an exercise habit is hard – the reward is intangible and it [...]
How to Use Your Fitness Tracking Tech to Your Benefit
Fitness tracking tech is the Next Big Thing, according to reports. Chances are, [...]
Fitness Tech: Worth or Waste?
With the migration of exercise from gyms to living rooms in 2020, it [...]
5 Tips for Making 2021 A Year of Experimentation, With Surprising Benefits
As we get into the rhythm of 2021, many of us see the [...]
Starting a new exercise program? Here’s how you can succeed
Many of us may have slipped a little with our exercise routine [...]
You say New Year’s Resolution, we say New Year’s Reflection!
What. A. Year. This year has been a toughie. Now that we’re (finally!) [...]
3 Reasons, 3 Ways, 3 Things to Keep You Planking This Holiday Season!
Use it or lose it. 'You'll likely lose half your fitness if [...]
How Your Body Changes After 4 Months of Exercise
Jess T (Leap studio admin) writes - Four months since I began regular [...]
Shirley’s Staycation: My Week of Rest and Relaxation
I recently took my second ever staycation. It’s interesting to note that both [...]
How to Achieve Your Best Physique Through Walking
There's a lot of benefits from walking your 10,000 steps everyday, but science [...]
Exercise for Lower Back Pain
If you've been working from home lately, chances are that you might be [...]
Top 10 Weirdly Wonderful Benefits of Exercise
You might know about the well-known benefits of regular exercise, such as getting [...]
10 Things your body and mind wished you’d done yesterday!
We all have days when we feel we've given more than we could [...]
Think 2020 is a write-off? Think again!
Now that things are opening back up, the kids are heading back to [...]
5 Positives of Self-Isolation
Adjusting to life at home has been challenging, to say the very least, [...]
5 Motivation Tips to Keep Exercising During Self-Isolation
Finding motivation to maintain your workout routine or even exercise at all when [...]
10 Things You Can Do Today To Thrive In Times of Uncertainty
Our lizard brain doesn’t like uncertainty. In fact, studies have shown that measures [...]
5 things you need for a home workout and how to use them! (Pets optional)
Home-bound and you want to keep exercising while away? We got you covered. [...]
Boost Your Immunity With Exercise!
A study by US researchers from the University of North Carolina found that [...]
3 Ways to Curb Emotional Eating
Have you ever turned to food when feeling overwhelmed by work, family or [...]
7 Holistic Ways to Manage Your Stress
With all of life’s demands, challenges, changes and expectations you’re confronted with on [...]
8 Tips to Exercise Well in Summer
With summer in full swing, warmer days are the ultimate motivation to get [...]
10 Things All Exercise Beginners Should Know Before Putting on Your Trainers
As a fitness centre, we often see exercise beginners plunge head first into an [...]
10 ways to stay sane and slim during the festive season
The holiday seasons has just kicked off – all those parties, dinners, lunches, [...]
Do this one thing weekly to be sharper, smarter, and make better decisions!
What is the most transformative and immediate activity you can do that does [...]
4 Strategies to Find the Time for What You Want To Do!
Being busy is often worn as a badge of honour these days. Let [...]
Why You Can’t Out-Train a Bad Diet!
Uncover the benefits of regular exercise COMBINED with proper nutrition to produce the [...]
3 Golden Tips for Better Mobility and Flexibility
Let’s assume that on average, we spend approximately 7 hours a day sitting [...]
Why sitting too long is bad for your brain
Planted behind a desk all day? Stuck in peak hour traffic? And going [...]
6 tips for your best night’s sleep!
Feeling tired? Not sleeping well? Busy through the day? Running on low battery [...]
10 better ways to measure your exercise progress without the scale!
You’ve been training hard, coming to regular classes, you’re starting to get the [...]
What happens when you quit drinking for a month?
Do you regularly enjoy a glass of wine, beer, champagne or other alcoholic [...]
Sugar Cravings: Tips to Tame a Sweet Tooth
Do you regularly experience sugar cravings? Health professionals believe this could be one [...]
Better Health for Men
With June being Men’s Health month, we'd like to draw your attention to the [...]
Your Core: More than just a sexy six-pack
Have you ever wondered what your core does? And why is everyone (your [...]
What you should know about losing weight
Did you know over 70% of Australian women feel they’d like to lose [...]
How mindful are you?
Do you often rush out the door and on with your day without [...]
5 Exercise Myths that You should Know About
MYTH 1: No pain, no gain. This is our absolute least favorite [...]
Exercising to Your Menstrual Cycle
Period is a taboo topic. Yet, it is such an important function of [...]
Exercise – a pain in the back side, or preventative medicine?
We often hear the saying ‘prevention is better than cure’. Exercise as a preventative [...]
Making Exercise a Sustainable Lifestyle Choice
You understand the benefits of regular exercise, or at least, understand the risks [...]
What’s stopping you from being active?
Exercise offers bountiful health benefits both physical and mental. Research suggests that people who regularly take [...]
Goal Setting for Success
It’s that perfect time of the year where you put all of last [...]
You say New Year’s Resolution, we say New Year’s Reflection!
As we enter the holiday season, things will start to slow down and [...]
10 ways to lift your mood without sugary snacks or alcohol!
October is Mental Health Month, so we’re sharing our 10 favourite mood lifting [...]
10-minute workout you can do before the morning shower
If you’re strapped for time and you're stuck at home, then this 10-minute [...]
Simple Office Stretches for Busy People
Our bodies are designed to be upright and move about. When we sit [...]
5 snacks for a sharp mind
It's 3:30pm. You're feeling peckish. Your focus is waning. Your mind is wondering. [...]
6 things holding you back from being more active and HOW to overcome them!
You know you should/would/could be more active, do more exercise, incorporate more movement [...]
Are all exercises made equal?
Numerous scientific medical studies confirm the effectiveness of regular exercise to counteract many [...]
What’s the difference between ‘good’ pain and ‘bad’ pain after exercise?
The saying ‘no pain, no gain’ is coined as motivation to spur you [...]
How Pilates makes you feel better, look better, and transforms you
Saniya: After having taught Pilates in Singapore and Myanmar, moving to Sydney as [...]
6 ways to make positive changes stay in your life
We regularly set brilliant intentions for living a healthy life: being fit and [...]
What exercise, and how much exercise, should you do every week for optimal health?
Many people embark on an exercise program with the goal to improve health. [...]