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Be Activated
In a society filled with stressors, we believe we all too often get stuck in a “fight or flight” state, resulting in poor health, such as sickness or injury and fatigue, both physical and mental. We use a system based approach termed ‘Be-Activated’ to help the body fire in the correct sequence.

Do YOU want to look good, feel and function better?
At Personal Best Fitness in North Hobart, we are more than just a gym, come and see for yourself.

5 Ways to Reduce Back Pain
Lower back pain can have many different causes and can be a nuisance but it may also be a serious medical issue.
If in doubt please consult your doctor before adopting any of the following techniques, particularly if you do not know the cause of your back pain.

The Takeaways on SUGAR
Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, Ga-lactose, Lactose, Maltose etc, but not all of these different types of sugar effect our health in the same way. There are at least 61 different names for sugar that can be used on the packaging of products to disguise it from the consumer.

5 Myths of Dieting and Nutrition
If there is one thing that is clear, according to Google, it is that every food both causes and cures almost every disease! The point being it isn’t hard to find articles claiming a certain nutrient is ‘good’ or ‘bad’.

Dealing With Stress
Stress in the 21st century is almost as common as the flu. What is stressful for me may not be stressful for you. So what is stress?

Free Weights Or Machines – Which is Best?
Going to a gym for the first time can be a rather confusing experience. Which equipment? Which machines? How many exercises? The choices are endless. Then there are the free weights – the dumbbells and barbells, squat and bench press racks. You can do the same exercises on both types of equipment.

Watch Amanda Coombe Accept Her Telstra Business Womens Award 2013
Telstra Business Womens Award Acceptance Speech.

Which Exercise Is Best
In the fifteen years of being a personal trainer, one of the most frequent questions that I am asked is what exercise should I do now I’m in my 40’s or 50’s etc ? In actual fact your chronological age has little to do with what exercise is most appropriate for you.

Facts on Losing Weight
Weight loss can be the bain of many people’s life. Some of us go from diet to diet looking for a secret or an easy way for losing weight, the last 5 to 10 kg while others just bury their head in the sand.
“Personal Best Fitness has provided me with motivation that I had never previously been able to achieve.”
Marilyn MartynWe are Tasmania’s most awarded Fitness Business and the second most awarded Fitness Business in Australia.










