Cardiovascular conditions affect the heart, blood and blood vessels and are this nation’s leading cause of death. Over 1.2million Australians have heart disease, stroke, or vascular conditions and it is undeniable that recent evidence dictates physical inactivity and not meeting exercise guidelines are well-known modifiable...
Hopefully, your answer is YES! Participating in regular physical activity can have a significant positive effect on the management of type II diabetes by helping maintain or manage blood glucose levels while decreasing risk of diabetes complications. It also has a range of other benefits...
With many public gyms closed and one of the only reasons allowed to leave the house is to exercise, there is no wonder that running has become the primary source of physical activity for many Australians and people world-wide. And why not, it is a...
Written by Exercise Physiologist, Alex Parsons. Did you know that diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, with 1 in 4 adults currently living with Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes? It is all too common that I have conservations with individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes...
Has your knee or hip replacement been pushed back? Have you been told you have ‘wear and tear’ and there’s not much you can do about it? Here’s the facts: With Australia's ageing population continuing to grow and improving health care services keeping Australians ticking on for...
With everyone spending a lot more time at home and so many of us transitioning to working from home it is SUPER important to have a good home office set-up to avoid potential back, neck (and heart) ache. Now although the lounge/laptop set-up is extremely tempting,...
"Boosting your immune system" and improving your immunity seems to be all the rage in the media and the key to every second health kick or self-improvement. Most of these fads have little too no significant evidence behind them and the primary goal is to...
Healthy Ageing Exercise is medicine for the body and brain! Staying physically active has positive effects on our general health and well-being. Exercise has been shown to reduce our risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. These include conditions like heart disease, chronic pain, cancer,...
The science is clear – exercise is medicine. But many doctors aren’t even asking their patients about their activity levels, much less prescribing exercise. If you want to start moving more, then it might be time for your doctor to refer you to an exercise...
We all know that sitting for long periods of time can be extremely harmful to our health, but new research is showing us the extent of damage – and it’s scary! At the recent European Society of Cardiology (ECS) Congress 2019 researchers presented their scary findings. The...