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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’.

23 May 2023

What about Insulin Resistance?

It’s something that is being spoken about more often – but what is it?
Insulin is a storage hormone, made by the pancreas, whose job is to help glucose in your blood to enter your cells in your muscle, fat, and liver, to be used for energy. Not only this, but insulin is also important in regulating cognitive function, particularly memory.

09 May 2023

Food and Your Mood

In the same way that exercise can have a positive effect on our mood, eating a healthy diet can do the same.

20 Mar 2023

Healthy eating and the cost of living

We’re all feeling the pinch at the moment with the increased cost of living. It’s important though to try and maintain our healthy eating habits. Here are some ideas to help reduce the impact of the cost of living on your weekly grocery bill.

16 Mar 2023

Nutrition for endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue which lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. This can lead to various symptoms including pain, irregular periods, subfertility, fatigue, mood changes. Below are a few tips on what to eat if you have endometriosis.

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.

22 Feb 2023

Understanding Mindfulness

Have you ever driven somewhere, only to arrive without remembering much about the journey?

It is very common for most of us to be on auto-pilot as we go about our day-to-day doings, with millions of other things going on in our minds.

25 Jan 2023

Achieving a sustainable exercise routine – set yourself up for success

A long-term sustainable health and fitness routine is harder to achieve than most initially think. Below are some ideas to help ensure you are doing the best you can to make your exercise journey a success.

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Have you ever driven somewhere, only to arrive without remembering much about the journey?