Let’s face it, this can be a crazy time of year and it’s easy to get caught up in the hype of the silly season. Here are some of our top tips for making the festive season a little less chaotic for you and your family!
Struggling to keep healthy over the festive season? We’ve got some tips for you!
Do you know how much protein you should be consuming per day? How do things like our gender, health and pregnancy affect this amount? Read on to find out.
Keely MacLean Clinical Exercise Physiologist (Student) 22/11/22 A stroke is something that we don’t see coming but it can have profound and sometimes lasting effects. We as Exercise Physiologists tend to shape our rehabilitation methods around something called ‘neuroplasticity’, so what is it and why is it so important? What is a stroke?…
Hannah Bain Accredited Exercise Physiologist Less than 23% of 5 – 14 years old’s are moving for 60 minutes per day…. Most of us are aware of the adult recommendations for physical activity (150-300 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activity per week). But how well do we know the recommendations for children…
Nutrigenomics is the study of how our genes (or DNA) affect the relationship between the food we eat and our bodies. It’s a booming industry and it’s forecast to get even bigger. The mapping of the human genome back in the 1990s brought about an era of science never seen before and by the early…
Warm-ups and cool downs are something we all hear about all the time, but not many of us truly understand why everyone says they are so important. So, what are they and how can we make the most out of them to improve our functionality, exercise performance, and exercise routine? Warm-Ups: A warm-up is a…
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…
The deadlift is a whole body strengthening exercise, especially for the posterior chain (muscles at the back of the body). The primary muscle movers include the hamstrings, glutes, adductors, calves, quadriceps and lower back, alongside many other muscle groups to both control and stabilise the movement. The Functionality of a Deadlift The deadlift technique is…
