Professional Fit – The Importance of an Active Lifestyle

Whilst Jadeja Partners helps practitioners move through the M&A side of their world, there are a couple of areas that raise a little concern… One of them, is their fitness, or lack off. There is a reason those CEO’s ride their bikes in the morning or workout multiple times a week – STRESS MANAGEMENT. So, […]

Whilst Jadeja Partners helps practitioners move through the M&A side of their world, there are a couple of areas that raise a little concern… One of them, is their fitness, or lack off. There is a reason those CEO’s ride their bikes in the morning or workout multiple times a week – STRESS MANAGEMENT.

So, with this, we are proud to bring a bit of health to the table. Sydney-based Personal trainer Simon Margheritini will write an article every month about health and fitness. From beating the winter blues to gaining more energy from those work days that seem to drag on and on Simon gives great advice for a healthy body and healthy mind.

The Importance of an Active Lifestyle – Go and Get Fit 

Our genes, as well as how active we are, determine how healthy we will be in our lifetime.  What research shows is that our genes are virtually the same to those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors who inhabited the earth over 20,000 years ago.  For them, daily physical activity was not a lifestyle choice; it was a necessary part of survival. Squatting, lunging, throwing were actions these people used on a regular daily basis.  Nowadays, these movements are limited to everyday life because of our sedentary lifestyle. Driving instead of walking, letting a machine wash your clothes instead of using your arms and core to clean them yourselves and more recently sending an email to the person next to you in the office instead of walking to them to talk. Although technological advance had increased productivity and made it easier for us to communicate, it has still come at a cost – our health.

As it stands now, more than 60% of Australian adults are not regularly active, and 25% of the adult population is not active at all (Australian Institute of Fitness).  Sedentary Death Syndrome, or “SEDs,” is a term that more than 200 of the nation’s leading physiologists to diagnose the growing epidemic of physical inactivity and its relationship, preventable diseases.  All inactive Australians are currently at risk for SEDs, which can lead to premature disability or death.  Thousands of Australians will die prematurely in the next ten years due to SEDs, a number greater than all road accidents, gun deaths, alcohol deaths and drug deaths combined.  These researchers call SEDs the second largest threat to public health.

So how can we help ourselves? For starters, we need to introduce a system whereby people aren’t sitting as much at work. Standing desks are great as long as the individual who is standing doesn’t slump forward.

Always encourage breaks to get moving. Always take the stairs instead of the lift. Park further from work. Provide fitness trackers which support and encourage movement.

All these things will help greatly – So Get Moving!

Simon Margheritini has been helping people achieve their fitness goals for more than 20 years. He started his fitness career in 1999 finishing his Cert IV in Personal Training, Business and Nutrition. In 2000, Simon worked at Body Xpress Bondi Beach and then in 2002 he was the founding manager for Healthwise Global, looking after 2500 Flight Centre employees. Today Simon runs a private personal studio in Waterloo, Sydney, called ‘Go & Get Fit.’ and has worked there for 10 years. Simon has been a regular contributor to The Australian and Network Fitness over the years, also being featured in many articles by Huffington Post.

For more information, visit: www.GoAndGetFit.com