Tara Pickham
Can Exercise Make Me Younger?
It seems today that life is all about how to live longer and look younger. However, what’s the point in living longer and looking younger...
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Tara Pickham
May 25, 20214 min read
Can Exercise Help me Manage Menopause
For most women menopause can be a daunting stage of life, as this is the start of a women’s biological ageing. Perimenopause refers to...
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Tara Pickham
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Why Is Fibre Important for Good Health?
In a world full of highly processed food fibre often gets forgotten. Like carbohydrates, fats and protein fibre is crucial to good health...
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Tara Pickham
Feb 12, 20213 min read
How to Prevent Shin Splints
Shin splints or medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is a condition that results in pain on the inside or to the front of the shin bone...
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Tara Pickham
Jan 16, 20213 min read
Muscle Fibres: Slow Twitch vs Fast Twitch
Skeletal muscle makes up about 36% of an average females body mass (42% for an average male). Skeletal muscle has many functions and is...
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Tara Pickham
Nov 18, 20204 min read
How to Choose the Right Training Shoes
If I’m honest, there are plenty of training accessories out there that we can simply just do without. A good pair of training shoes on...
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Tara Pickham
Oct 13, 20204 min read
Is Alcohol Sabotaging My Results?
Despite being one of the leading causes of preventable disease and illness, alcohol still holds a significant place in Australian...
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Tara Pickham
Sep 11, 20205 min read
The Psychology of Weight Loss
When you look at what is physically required from a person to lose weight it’s not complicated. In fact it’s pretty darn simple, create a...
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Tara Pickham
Aug 24, 20203 min read
How to Get Back on Track after a Holiday
Holidays are a time to unwind and an opportunity to break free from our daily routine. They are a time to see and do new things and...
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Tara Pickham
Jul 28, 20203 min read
Common Myths about Strength Training for Women
There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to women and there involvement in strength training. Hollywood superstars and misleading...
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Tara Pickham
Jul 7, 20202 min read
What Causes Muscle Cramps?
Muscle cramps are annoying, painful and can strike at any time. Cramps are often harmless but in some situations can be symptomatic of an...
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Tara Pickham
Jun 25, 20203 min read
How to Eat Healthy While Dinning Out
Socialising often means eating out but that doesn’t mean you have to kick your health goals into touch. Dinning out with your friends or...
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Tara Pickham
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Can Sports Massage Improve Performance?
Whether you’re a beginner, a seasoned lifter or an elite athlete we’re all looking for ways to better our performance. In order to...
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Tara Pickham
May 27, 20203 min read
High Calorie Foods You Should Have In Your Diet
People often assume that consuming high calorie foods will result in weight gain. But put the calorie content aside for one moment and...
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Tara Pickham
May 1, 20204 min read
Why do I get dizzy when I exercise?
It’s not totally unusual to feel lightheaded or dizzy while exerting yourself at the gym or even after you’ve finished your workout....
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Tara Pickham
Mar 23, 20202 min read
How to Train Around Back Pain
Back pain affects just about all of us at some point or another. At times the best thing for you to do is rest but in most cases movement...
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Tara Pickham
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Why Fats Should be Part of a Balanced Diet
Fat is probably the most controversial of the three macronutrients. Fat tends to get a bad wrap because of its high calorie density (9...
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Tara Pickham
Mar 2, 20203 min read
How to Improve My Squat
Squats are regarded as one of, if not the most important and beneficial exercises we can do. They are a part of our everyday life and...
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Tara Pickham
Feb 21, 20203 min read
Understanding My Metabolism
Our metabolism is responsible for all the chemical reactions that take place in the body, this includes breathing, circulating blood,...
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Tara Pickham
Feb 12, 20203 min read
How to Overcome Training Plateaus
It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or how much of a seasoned trainer you are, training plateaus can happen. Are they the end of...
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