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Exercise tips for osteoporosis: Overview & what exercise to do
Osteoporosis can be well managed, prevented and even improved through exercise. If you or a friend/family member have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, then these 5 exercise tips for osteoporosis are for you! Take your condition into your own hands and don't take...
Fitness Loss Over The Christmas Break: What You Should Know About Detraining
The holiday season is fast approaching, organized sports are coming to a halt, work is winding up and many of us are embarking upon holidays. The Christmas break is a time where we are often given the opportunity to reconnect with friends and family while having a...
Diet Damage Control: Stop the Christmas Blowout
With Christmas around the corner, we are entering a period of overwhelming enjoyment; and a period of diet damage control. Days off work, weekends that are filled with staff shows and family functions, and of course lunches and dinners with friends. How good is it?...
An Exercise Physiologists take on PCOS: what is it and how can exercise help?
PCOS, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, is a very common endocrine disorder. However, many women affected remain undiagnosed and do not know how to effectively manage their condition. So I am here to give you some information about PCOS and exercise to help you...
why should I exercise before starting Breast Cancer treatment?
Being diagnosed with Breast Cancer can be very overwhelming, so I am here to help give you information about WHY you should exercise before starting breast cancer treatment. There are so many things happening out of your control once being diagnosed with Breast...
how fit should you be for your age, and into your retirement? FITNESS AND STRENGTH FORECASTING
If you want to age well, you need a body that can allow you to do the things you want to do… the activities and experiences that you have planned to enjoy! This article will explain why knowing how fit you should be for your age is important; and how this can...
Fitness and strength superannuation: will you have the strength to enjoy your retirement?
Only a bloke who's worked in an office his whole life would think you can work until you are 70! Having the strength to be able to comfortably work right up to your retirement, and more importantly having the fitness and strength to enjoy retirement should be part...
Aerobic fitness is your best healthy ageing predictor. Should it be the focus of your health investment?
What would you say if I told you that there's a health component that is more important for healthy ageing than the COMBINED effects of smoking, obesity, and diabetes?? Yet, the average GP is unlikely to mention this to you, much less actually test it. Could...
Why should I exercise when I just don’t feel like it? Tips to stay motivated to exercise
It can be really hard to be motivated to exercise. Much like most people in today’s society, we throw ourselves into a fast paced world where work, family and life are not always balanced. We are typically overtired, our to-do lists overflow and we tend to still...
Man versus Horse: Two runners, one winner. Who will it be?
Who would win a foot race between a man versus horse? Sorry if you are waiting for a punchline, it is a legitimate question. To answer that, a clarifying question is needed- over what distance? Ok, let’s day Melbourne Cup distance- two miles. The race record...
