10 Jul 2024
Exercising Safely with Diabetes: Exercise in Management of Diabetes
We discuss what diabetes is, the importance of exercise, and exercise precautions / considerations!
Tag Archives: exercise physiology
15 May 2024
When to be concerned about your blood pressure
Hypertension (AKA high blood pressure) is often called the “silent killer” because it typically has no symptoms but can lead to serious health problems like heart disease, stoke and kidney damage if left untreated. It can be difficult to know when to be concerned about high blood pressure, so here are some general guidelines you can follow…
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?
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…
16 Nov 2021
Tweaking Your Routine to Train Your Mental Fitness
As discussed in our previous blogs, there are many definitions for mental fitness, but in a nutshell mental fitness is achieving a state of well-being, and becoming aware of how we think, act and feel in order to build up our resilience to stress. It’s easy to fall into a pattern of negative thoughts, and when we have…
13 Sep 2021
Prostate Cancer- Management with Exercise
Did you know that prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Australian men with 1 in 6 men being diagnosed by the age of 85? [1] Prostate cancer is more prevalent in older men as 63% of diagnosed cases are in men over the age of 65 years old [1] Furthermore, it is the third most common cause of cancer death in Australia [1]. So…
14 Nov 2019
Why you don’t have to be an ‘Exercise Person’
As an Exercise Physiology, a common phrase I often hear is “I am not a gym/exercise person. I just don’t enjoy it.” I believe this is a perfectly reasonable statement. Gym-type activities are so mainstream and prevalent in our society, and as a result we can often get caught up in thinking they are the…