Apt Personal Training & Pilates

05/08/2025

Many people don't know this - but the original reason the so called '10,000 steps a day' was used, was through a Japanese Tech company selling tracking devices - in other words to boost their sales!

Here's some real study with encouraging results from 7000 steps a day - have a read.

I also believe walking 'in nature' is very healthy and healing in other ways than the actual active walking itself.

I worked all day from home yesterday - teaching 2 very active classes and working with private clients - but a short walk around my local oval in nature at 5pm brought refreshed energy and a sense of rejuvenation - the walking OK - but getting outside in amongst trees, the vast sky and sunlight is amazing - even for 15 mins!

While many people aim for 10,000 steps a day, new research finds 7,000 daily steps can provide meaningful health improvements and may be a more "realistic" goal.

02/08/2025

🙋🏻‍♀️💫 Happy SaturGAZE - a gentle reminder the 10 year BODYART Celebration spots are filling & will go up $10 after tomorrow Sun 3 Aug.

Silv’s Cafe are doing lovely individual lunch pack catering with platters of fruit & sweet treats - when you book you can send your dietary requirements - vegetarian, gluten free etc can be catered for 😋 if you need to dash away - you can take your lunch pack with you - though we’d rather you stay!

Today I’ve been revising my amazing Breath Coach Course. The BODYART session experience at the event, will include some biodynamic breathing some simple breathwork techniques - it will be a session designed to be super accessible for almost anyone!

BODYART is healing & brings strength, mobility, yin & Yang balance & so much more. Breathwork is excitingly transformational & I want to share it with you!

Bring your friends & family - this is a one off special celebration & an intro to the future - breathwork!

A decade of beautiful healing BODYART doesn’t come around everyday 💃🏽☯️🧘🏽‍♀️🙏🏼🥰💜

https://aptbookings.as.me/APT10yearsBODYART

23/07/2025

Resistance training for healthy ageing is a buzz word right now, with good reason. But how can you learn & do safe resistance training to improve strength, balance & brain function - so you can do all the things you enjoy in daily life and into the future?

Without joining or having to go to a gym?

No need to do hard core long training sessions - let me introduce you to ‘Resistance training for healthy ageing with a difference’
Check out my FREE 20 min video 🔗 in bio & in the Bite Size FREE library 💪🏼💃🏽😊

I have clients who train solely with MOTR . . . when they do want to lift free weights their technique is safe & solid. Injury prevention is a huge part of training - move well to BE well - quality longevity 😁

23/07/2025

Resistance & strength training are real buzz words for healthy ageing right now. But you don’t have to do long hard core workouts to benefit & you don’t need to join or go to the gym either.

See my 20 min intro video of ‘Resistance training for healthy ageing with a difference’ below in the comments ⬇️

15/07/2025

13/07/2025

As my eldest son just became a Dad, naturally my radar is picking up new parent info & News . . .

He & his partner are doing an incredible job at hands on parenting team work in these very early days - if you’ve ever been there we all know it’s a blur & if Mum & Dad can form an equally responsible hands on parental partnership, everyone benefits.

Interestingly, the day before I met my new granddaughter I listened to a podcast with World Expert on Love & Fatherhood - Dr Anna Machin. 🔗⬇️

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett/id1291423644?i=1000715550977

Today I read in the Sunday Age - The Care Fracture: How shocking abuse allegations have added to the mother load (read below)

I felt incredible guilt when I put my sons into part time child care to do some paid work & had the need to use my brain outside of being a Mum for my own health. The family support structure was not there, having lost almost my entire family & others were not capable or able to offer support. The modern family structure often isolates the mother into a massive mental & physical load in the parenting role.

I could not help thinking when I listened to this world leader in fatherhood studies, that the root of so much of this goes back to the way the parents choose to share that responsibility from the moment their baby is born. I do get it, financial stress often takes the Dad away, my husband went overseas for work 3 weeks after my first son was born.

My memories were how isolated & unsupported I felt with this new beautiful but helpless human (recovering from a C-section) I never questioned it could have been different. I thought it was my role solo.

This Child Care abuse guilt that has arisen, cannot be carried purely by the mother’s. Fathers have an opportunity to really examine their role now & if you listen to the podcast research, everyone, mother, father & child will benefit.

Thoughts?

https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-care-fracture-how-shocking-abuse-allegations-have-hit-mothers-20250710-p5me0t.html

A seam of shame and blame on mothers has been exposed. Parenting advocates say this needs to be dispelled.

12/07/2025

💗 Becoming a Grandy is a love like no other . . . witnessing my son becoming a new hands on loving Daddy to his beautiful new daughter is just as heart melting 💗♥️💗

🎙️🎧 happened to listen to a very interesting podcast the day before I met Roman all about love, monogamy & fatherhood by a world expert evolutionary anthropologist
I have popped the link in the comments - well worth a listen - the studies/research are I believe very positive. Dads from their child’s birth are equally as important in a hands on role as the Mum. I’d love to know your thoughts. . .

💕💗💕
& are such a supportive connected & loving parenting team - it is very beautiful for a Mum/Grandy to witness & know this. Roman is blessed & will benefit, as will her Mum & Dad 💗🥰💕💫

09/07/2025

Ageing is a privilege - you can age well by moving well & often - we show, teach, guide & support you to know how 💃🏻☯️🧘🏾‍♀️🙋🏻😊💜

Term 3 Movement Menu - Nutritious, nourishing movement for every pillar of your health & well-being.

Studio, Live online & recording access Richmond Neighbourhood Centre
& Phoenix Bridge Road, Richmond

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Fall in love with moving - move well to BE well 🙋🏻😊💜

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