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26 May 2023

‘The Right Advice’

This year’s theme for Exercise Right Week is ‘The Right Advice’, where Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) are promoting the importance of ‘seeking individualised and territory-qualified health professionals’ to provide advice upon your exercise and health care. Exercise Right Week runs from the 22nd of May until the 28th of May, and essentially aims to provide Australians with an understanding of the benefits of exercise and ‘where to get the right advice’.

07 Mar 2023

Endometriosis and Exercise Physiology – What’s the connection?

Endometriosis, commonly known as ‘endo’ is a word you might have heard of and perhaps even associate with the female reproductive system, but how much do you really know about the condition and the systemic effects it can have on other bodily systems?

01 Mar 2023

What is a ‘Super Ager’ and what habits help you be one?

We used to believe that our bodies and brains will age over time no matter how we live. But we now know that our biological age can be a lot younger than our chronological age if we adopt certain lifestyle behaviours and attitudes.

14 Nov 2022

Exercising with Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Many of the symptoms associated with MS can be reduced through movement and exercise. Check out some things to be aware of when exercising with MS.

10 Oct 2022

How Does Exercise Change our Brains?

Many incredible things happen in our body when we exercise; our heart, muscles, bones and lungs all get stronger among other positive changes. Some of the most fascinating changes however occur in our brains! Here are some of the wonderful adaptations that occur in our brains when we exercise: Memories are made Exercising has…

21 Sep 2022

Looking after your pelvic floor

Our pelvic floor is made up of muscles and tissues that stretch, like a supportive trampoline, from your pubic bone at the front of your pelvis, to your tailbone at the bottom of your spine. It also stretches sideways from one sitting bone to the other. Your pelvic floor muscles work with your…

27 Jun 2022

How to Interpret Your Bone Density Scan Results

How to interpret your bone density scan results So, your GP has had you get a scan to assess your bone density. You might even have a copy of this scan and a brief explanation of what it means, but let’s be honest – sometimes the numbers can be a little confusing. Let’s take this…

09 May 2022

Weight Management and Osteoarthritis

Why weight management is important for osteoarthritis Being overweight or obese is determined by BMI (body mass index), which considers your height and weight. Studies have shown that a high BMI is the single greatest risk factor for knee osteoarthritis; in fact, people who are obese are twice as likely to develop knee osteoarthritis compared…

11 Apr 2022

Falls Prevention, Reducing the Risk of Falls as You Age

How do you reduce the risk of a fall as you age? Falls are one of the major contributors to hospitalisation in Australia with 43% of all admissions due to a fall. Most of these are at home and in our elderly population(>65) and this figure has been increasing on average 2% since 2017.i Although…

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