Dr Susan Baxter
What You Can Do to Reduce Stress Eating
Stress eating is a common problem for many, which involves the consumption of food as a coping mechanism to deal with stress. Although it...
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Dr Susan Baxter
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Scared to work out in the gym? Read this first.
Just started going to the gym? Found out that you are avoiding going at certain times, or avoided it all together? Don’t worry you are...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
How often should I go to the gym?
So, you’ve just started exercising and are unsure if you are doing enough sessions or are doing too many. Well, the answer to this is...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Where Are All My Gains / Losses / Results?
If you don’t change anything, nothing changes right? But what about if you changed a good deal of things – maybe you have changed...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Aug 16
- 2 min
What Do I Do To Change My Workout? And When?
We learnt in the last post here that the body adapts to exercise: the more exercise that you do, the better and more efficient the body...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Have You Used Your Protein Powder In These 7 Wheys?
So many people think that protein powder can only be used in smoothies. However, that is not the case! It’s time to re-think the whey you...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Jul 25
- 4 min
“I’ll Be Back”
With the Arnold Classic Australia coming up in March, we figured that we would channel our inner ‘Terminator’ and help you get back on...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Exercises To Get The Heart Pumping And The Sweat Flowing!
Arms: Hammer Grip Chin Ups – A lot of people cheat on their ROM (range of motion) when they use a wider grip, but this is one of the...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Jul 11
- 5 min
How Do I Speed Up My Results?
Congratulations on commencing your new healthy life plan! Making a change is hard to do. But how long does it take for the change to...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Jul 4
- 5 min
Have You Hit A Plateau?
Congratulations on your new healthy workout routine! You are knocking your sessions out of the park, and you haven’t missed a beat when...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Jun 27
- 4 min
Is Sleep Undermining Your Gains?
We have all been there. The procrastination that happens on a “school night” (or work night), where you feel just a little bit naughty by...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Fruit and Vegetables Can Make You More Attractive!
Can you get a real life “Photoshop” and become more attractive (without surgery?) and become a nicer person? They always say that eating...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Drop it like it’s hot! Drop sets.
Purpose: Drop sets are a great way to promote muscle growth, bust through plateaus and to enhance your training by stimulating your...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Signs it is time to change (your exercise regime)
No matter whether you are a runner, lifter or a group fitte; your body learns how to make any exercise easier. It does this by adapting...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Mar 29
- 4 min
What is a plateau?
If you are no longer noticing changes in you workouts despite working hard, you might find you have hit a plateau. A plateau is a...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Will high protein diets make me lose weight?
There are a number of high protein diets out there that are popular: atkins, duke, paleo, and the infamous low-carb. High protein diets...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Do you need to have a break / or deload?
I do. By the principal of Seyles law: “General Adaptation Syndrome”, it is important to allow an organism to recover to the demands...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Dec 11, 2015
- 3 min
7 injury mistakes that you are making daily
These are all things that can contribute to imbalance through uneven stress on the body. Identifying the issues is part of making a...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Oct 15, 2015
- 2 min
What is the BEST time of the day to exercise?
Well my young padewan, the answer all depends on your goals! First thing is first, showing up is paramount. If your aim is to get there...
Dr Susan Baxter
- Sep 30, 2015
- 2 min
When you mix sessions: Cardio/weights…. Which should go first?
The question you need to ask yourself is… what is your goal. Your goal determines the answer. You want to be healthy: Congratulations,...