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🏋️♀️ FEEL GOOD RESISTTue & Thur 10am from 7th Oct until Tue Dec 2nd (please note: no session Melb Cup Day)
RESISTING your comfort zone…join us to explore what you can’t do yet!
An 8-week Strength & Wellness
Program for 60+
Resisting insulin resistance.
Reclaiming vitality.
Restoring metabolic health.
Reaching for your FEELGOOD 🙌
📍 When: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10am
Duration: 8 Weeks (starts first week of each school term)
💲 Cost: $150 per person (for newcomers)
🎉 Bonus: Current Feel Good Strive to Survive members attend at no additional cost
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🔬 WEEKLY CLINICAL & MOVEMENT FOCUS
Each week combines:
• 💡 An educational segment to build knowledge and insight
• 💪 A practical movement session tailored to strength, mobility, and metabolic health
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WEEK 1 – Understanding the Terrain
Topic: What is Metabolic Syndrome & Insulin Resistance?
• Learn about the cluster of risk factors: blood sugar, waist circumference, triglycerides, HDL, and blood pressure
• How these impact energy, memory, mood, and more
• Simple tracking methods for awareness (e.g., waist measurement, fasting glucose)
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WEEK 2 – Smart Fueling
Topic: Nutrition Tweaks to Support Metabolic Health
• Learn how food affects insulin and energy
• Understanding the role of fibre, protein, and glycaemic load
• Small changes, big impact: balancing meals for better blood sugar response
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WEEK 3 – Move More, Move Smart
Topic: The Science Behind Strength & Activity
• Why resistance training is non-negotiable after 60
• The role of muscle as metabolic medicine
• NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) – more movement, more health
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WEEK 4 – Rest and Digest
Topic: Stress, Cortisol & the Impact on Insulin
• How stress and sleep sabotage blood sugar
• Practical tools for relaxation, down-regulation, and better rest
• Breathing techniques and movement for the parasympathetic system
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WEEK 5 – Brain Gains
Topic: Mental and Emotional Wellness for Longevity
• The insulin-mood-cognition connection
• Managing emotions through body-based tools
• Connection, purpose, and resilience as wellness tools
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WEEK 6 – Your Inner Doctor
Topic: Harnessing Hormones & Healing Potential
• Understand the interplay of insulin with other hormones (like cortisol, leptin, estrogen/testosterone)
• Anti-inflammatory lifestyle practices
• Building a body that supports repair
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WEEK 7 – Long Game Living
Topic: Building Your Personal Blueprint for Longevity
• Practical habit-building
• Building routines for strength, insulin sensitivity, and energy
• Tracking progress and adjusting as you age gracefully
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WEEK 8 – Celebrate & Consolidate
Topic: Living the Feel Good Way
• Review what’s changed
• Personal wins, strength achievements, health reflections
• Celebration session and next steps: where to from here?
WRAP-UP
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
21 Stawell Road, Horsham, VIC, Australia
