WHY YOU SHOULD EXERCISE AS A FAMILY
We are often inundated with information about the importance of exercise every day. Flip through any of your social media handles and you can almost guarantee that within the first few posts would be a “fitspo̶...
PROSTATE CANCER
Cells in the prostate gland mutate as the DNA is damaged. These mutated cells multiply uncontrollably and can spread to other areas of the body such as bones and lymph nodes....
PROSTATE SURGERY AND EXERCISE
“I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2020 and after surgery in July at first it was a bit difficult doing the exercises because I would leak every time I exerted myself but working with my Exercise Physiologist...
Exercise and Cancer
There is growing evidence of improved survival rates associated with physically active lifestyles. Exercise plays a part in maintaining health and reducing your risk of developing chronic conditions and diseases, includi...
PHYSIOTHERAPY AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Firstly, let’s understand that yes, there are certainly similarities as both have expertise in the fields of anatomy, system physiology, and in-depth understanding of human movement. The primary role of both relates to...
CHRONIC DISEASE AND FITNESS
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in Australia. This burden steadily increases year by year. In 2019, nearly half of all Australian adults suffered from one or more chronic disease conditions...
Getting back into the routine
I’m sure you are all eager to step back into the gym now that they are open and I completely understand the want to return back to prior levels. However, now is the time to train SMART. Fitness and strength levels may ...
WANT TO BUILD CONFIDENCE?
Sitting is the new smoking. It’s been the new fitness and lifestyle adage going around the last few years. There are mountains of evidence-based research papers informing us the danger a sedentary lifestyle poses to ou...
WHY MEN DON’T GET HELP FOR THEIR HEALTH
Most of us know a guy out there who would rather do almost anything else but visit a doctor; even if his arm was falling off. All it would take to get him ranting about how seeing the doctor regularly is over-rated is to...