Author Archives: Tamika Hassum,

05 Mar 2025

Breast Cancer and Exercise Therapy

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer, with one in eight women diagnosed in Australia. While advancements in treatment have significantly improved survival rates, many individuals face ongoing challenges related to fatigue, reduced strength, mental health impacts and overall quality of life. Exercise has widely been recognised as a powerful tool in cancer care, offering benefits that have led to it being advocated as a standard part of cancer care. Let’s dive into the evidence-based recommendations.

19 Feb 2025

Getting Back to Running and Impact Exercise After Having A Baby

As an Accredited Exercise Physiologist working in women’s health, I know very well that there has been a significant gap in research and support provided to new mums who want to get back into impact-based activities like running. Some fantastic new research has come out that provides a framework for new mums and health professionals to help bridge this gap. Let’s check it out!

22 Jan 2025

Creating Good Habits

Welcome to part 2 of our habits series where we aim to help you understand your behaviour and to give you some useful tips for breaking those bad habits and sticking with the good ones. Today we will focus on creating good habits.

15 Jan 2025

Breaking “Bad” Habits

I believe that most of us want to be the healthiest and best version of ourselves. It can sometimes be frustrating when we continue to do ‘bad’ habits when we don’t want to, and struggle to stick with our ‘good’ habits even when we know how important they are. This blog series aims to help you understand why this is the case, and to give you some useful tips for breaking those bad habits and sticking with the good ones. Today we will focus on breaking bad habits.

16 Oct 2024

Exercise Your Mental Fitness

There seems to be increasingly more awareness and understanding around the importance of prioritizing mental health, which is awesome. Despite this, we often find ourselves not giving our ‘mental fitness’ the same time of day as our physical fitness. What if I could convince you that your physical exercise CAN help your mental fitness!?

09 Sep 2024

Exercise Physiology to Support You in a Healthy Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a transformative time that may fill you with big emotions like excitement and anticipation. However, it can also come with physical and emotional challenges that require careful attention to health and wellness. While many women are aware of the benefits of staying active during pregnancy, understanding exactly what this looks like to be as safe and effective as possible can be challenging. Let’s discuss why working with an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) can make all the difference in a healthy pregnancy journey.

11 Jun 2024

Empowering Men: Managing Pelvic Floor Concerns After Prostate Cancer Treatment

Prostate cancer is a significant health concern for men globally, with treatment often impacting various aspects of their lives, including urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. As an accredited exercise physiologist, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative power of tailored exercise programs in helping men manage these challenges effectively. In this blog, we’ll explore how exercise physiology plays a crucial role in supporting men’s pelvic floor health post-prostate cancer treatment.

15 May 2024

When to be concerned about your blood pressure

Hypertension (AKA high blood pressure) is often called the “silent killer” because it typically has no symptoms but can lead to serious health problems like heart disease, stoke and kidney damage if left untreated. It can be difficult to know when to be concerned about high blood pressure, so here are some general guidelines you can follow…

27 Feb 2024

Why hurt does not always equal harm (persistent pain perspective)

If you have experienced an injury that has turned chronic, then you may well understand that there are adaptations that occur in your body that can leave you feeling ‘not quite like it used to feel’ when you do certain activities. Learning why this occurs is often the first step in managing your persistent pain. We can understand this by exploring the ‘Twin Peaks’ Metaphor described by pain researchers David Butler and Lorimer Mosely in their book Explain Pain (see below). Let’s discuss!