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10 Dec 2025

Surviving the Silly Season: Smart Strategies to Stay Active Over the Holidays

From work parties to family feasts and last-minute shopping trips — the festive season can feel like a whirlwind. Routines get messy, stress levels spike, and exercise often becomes the first thing to drop off the to-do list. But staying active doesn’t have to mean sacrificing the fun of the holidays.

As an Exercise Physiologist, I believe movement should make your life better — not busier. Here’s how to keep active, energised, and empowered right through Christmas (without missing a single mince pie):

26 Nov 2025

What you should know about creatine

What is Creatine?
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound found in muscle tissue and the brain. The body naturally produces a small amount of creatine, and we also get it from foods like red meat and seafood. The difficulty lies in reaching high muscle creatine levels through diet alone to fully saturate muscle stores, which is why supplementation is popular. To achieve optimal stores, you’d need to consume roughly a kilogram of beef or fish every single day—an impractical amount that you won’t hear our dietitian recommend!

13 Nov 2025

Why is Movement a Game-Changer for Men’s Health?

Movement is one of the most powerful tools men have for improving both physical and mental well-being. Regular physical activity strengthens the body, sharpens the mind, and builds resilience, helping men perform better in every aspect of life. Whether it’s managing stress, maintaining a healthy weight, or preventing chronic disease, staying active plays a crucial role in keeping men strong, healthy, and engaged.

28 Aug 2025

Connection Between Food and Sleep

What you eat can have a big impact on how well you sleep. While many people focus on bedtime routines or screen time before bed, your diet plays an equally important role in promoting restful sleep.

06 Aug 2025

Why Sleep Is the Cornerstone of Good Health

In today’s fast-paced world, sleep is often sacrificed in the name of productivity, entertainment, or stress. Yet, sleep is not a luxury—it’s a biological necessity. Just like nutrition and exercise, sleep plays a vital role in maintaining physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

27 Jun 2025

Exercising Safely with a Prolapse

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition affecting many women, particularly after childbirth or during menopause. It occurs when pelvic organs—such as the bladder, uterus, or rectum—descend into or outside the vaginal canal due to weakened pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue.

While this diagnosis can feel limiting, exercise remains a vital part of maintaining overall health and managing prolapse symptoms—when done safely.

04 Feb 2025

You Only Benefit From The Training You Are Recovering From…

No matter how small or large your fitness goals may be, recovering from exercise should be a vital aspect of your fitness routine to ensure you are receiving the most benefit from all your efforts.

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.

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