As a baby boomer I grew up in the great outdoors – bushwalking, camping, playing a variety of team sports, orienteering, etc. However in 1998 a reoccurring injury heralded the beginning of a more sedate lifestyle in the interest of self preservation. 4 years later, with an increasing middle age spread and tired of being […]
Last September I came home from a holiday in the snow, which was great exercise, however I had indulged a little too much of the Apre skiing eating and drinking. I decided after looking in the mirror that I needed to do something about my expanding waistline. I didn’t want to go to a large […]
Hi, my name is Lee Grice, I’m a Principal Architect, designing computer software. I am 47 years old, in my early years I played first grade professional soccer in Brisbane. During this stage of my life I also trained in Tae Kwon Do (Korean Karate) and achieved black belt level. My elder Brother at the […]
We have been clients of this service since its establishment at Auchenflower, in 1999. What better testimony than we remain satisfied clients to this day. Neither of us had experienced personal training before Personal Best. However, our busy lifestyle as self-employed small business owners required a flexible, accessible and cost effective approach to fitness. Large […]
I decided to join Personal Best after seeing the amazing results my husband achieved in such a short time. I joined when my youngest child was 5 months old and was carrying about 6 kilos of extra baby weight. I was flabby, unmotivated and had no core strength whatsoever. At my initial appraisal I could […]
I had been overweight all my life. Like many people I’d tried diets and going to a regular gym, and although I played team sports regularly I was never able to lose much weight – and keep it off. I started to realise that I had to make a change in late 2007 when two […]
I have had the most success losing weight, and getting and staying fit, when I have a fitness goal that I am committed to, and have recognised the achievable smaller steps in getting to that goal. It is all in my mind really. It’s what I think that makes the difference. Not letting it get […]
Ingredients 2 finely chopped onions 4 finely chopped cloves of garlic 1/2 – 1 tsp. chilli powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp tumeric 1 tsp paprika 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp garam masala 2 x 400g cans of chickpeas 2 x 400g cans tomatoes Directions Heat oil briefly and add […]
Ingredients ½ cup drained sundried tomatoes 1 tbsp pine nuts 2 tbsp olive oil 2 gluten free pizza bases Baby spinach leaves to cover the base (approximately 1 cup) 150g buffalo mozzarella or bocconcini, thinly sliced 170g jar marinated artichokes, drained, halved ½ cup pitted kalamata olives ¼ cup capers Baby rocket leaves, to […]
Ingredients 2 Teaspoon olive oil 1 brown onion (chopped) 2 carrots (peeled, chopped) 2 celery stalks (trimmed, chopped) 1 red capsicum (chopped) 1 Teaspoon dried oregano 2 Clove Garlic (crushed) Ounce pinch dried chilli flakes 1⁄4 Cup no-added salt tomato paste 400 Can no-added-salt diced tomatoes 1⁄3 Cup chopped fresh basil 75 Gram baby […]
