The past few weeks I have had the opportunity to be a ‘fly on the wall’. My role, as an Exercise Physiology student, has so far largely been to observe and take in everything happening in the clinic. What has stood out to me most during this time is the huge impact that something very…
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in Australia and the third most common cause of cancer death [1]. Further to this, one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer by the age of 85 [1]. With this cancer being so prevalent in men in Australia, how can exercise…
One of the strategies I am recommending to people to help them manage their health and wellness is mediation. This may surprise some people as I am an exercise physiologist and they would be expecting me to be talking to them only about how much and what type of exercise they should be doing. More…
Unless you follow all things GP publications you may not have known that the Royal Australian College for General Practitioners (RACGP) has published updated guidelines for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) [1]. RACGP is the governing body for all GP’s within Australia. OA is the most common form of arthritis for Australians…
Any major surgery is a serious decision for anyone and with an increasing elderly population, surgeries in later life are becoming more common. All surgeries carry with them the risk of making the patient vulnerable to reduced function and societal participation. Therefore, it is important that measures be put in place pre- and post-surgery to…
Finding the motivation to exercise can be difficult sometimes, but do not worry you are not alone! Ask yourself the following 3 questions: Why is it that you want to exercise? It is very important to know your WHY. This will help keep you on track and give you some direction as to why you get up…
Retaining mobility moving into older age is fundamental to active aging and it is closely linked to health status and quality of life. While it is widely accepted how important mobility is in older adults, it is often poorly understood. Mobility can be defined as “the ability for a joint to actively move through a…
I have been surrounded by exercise my whole life. But although I am a regular exerciser most of the time this can sometimes be a negative when I don’t listen to my body. I live with lower back pain from herniated discs I did about 10 years ago. (Lifting too heavy things in the garden…
When starting strength, aerobic, balance or any other type of training keep in mind the term ‘progressive overload’. The last thing you want is to go 100 miles an hour at a new program and injury yourself. Progressive overload simply implies that over a period of time you will slowly increasing either the intensity, resistance…
