HABITS…

Did you know that HABITS form over 60% of your day???

Are you habits HELPING or HARMING you???

What's your BEST & WORST habit???

World Osteoporosis Day has recently been celebrated so it’s only fitting that we talk about the role of exercise in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

What is Osteoporosis and Osteopenia?

By Ben McGregor

Chronic pain is responsible for an estimated 9.9 million absent days from work each year, which costs the economy $1.4 billion per annum, while the total cost of lost productivity is estimated at $11 billion per annum.

How does exercise help?

By Josh McCarthy

Exercise has consistently shown to be beneficial for those with knee pain resulting from varying musculoskeletal conditions including osteoarthritis, total knee replacements, ligament strains, meniscal injuries, patellofemoral pain and iliotibial band syndrome. Read more to find out how exercise can be extremely beneficial for those managing knee pain.

By Mark Simpson, Accredited Exercise Physiologist

Junior athletes present us with a unique opportunity to teach good movement patterns at a developmental age as they have the ability to learn new skills/movement patterns at a rapid rate. Not only does this decrease injury risk in the short term, but lays the movement foundations for success later in life.

By Ben Southam, Accredited Exercise Physiologist

Research has shown that exercise may be just as effective, if not, more effective than medication and psychotherapy at reducing symptoms associated with mental illnesses. 

As the weather starts to get warmer and the days become longer Australians will hit the pavement in numbers. In fact, to put things in perspective, 200 million people worldwide have taken up running in the past 5-10 years labelling this decade “the second running boom” (the first being back in 1970-80 when the brand Nike was born). In Australia, 8% of people aged 15 years and over consider themselves “runners”. That’s 1.65 million people!

Body composition, we’ve all heard of it right, but what does it really mean? How does it influence our health? And most importantly, how do we change it?

Muhammad Ali, Michael J Fox, Billy Connolly and millions of others have all been diagnosed with it. In Australia it is the second most common neurodegenerative disease behind dementia, with 32 Australians diagnosed each day. The disease in question is Parkinson’s disease.

Understand the effects of Ankylosing Spondylitis and how you can help yourself manage it.

Although cerebral palsy is a permanent life-long condition, some of these signs of cerebral palsy can improve over time with the help of an exercise intervention program.

When significant bone tissue has been lost, or weakened osteoporosis occurs, leading to increased risks of fractures. This is a huge health issue that affects 2 in 3 women and 1 in 3 men over the age of 60 in Australia. Read more to find out how exercise can help manage this condition!

So you think you have Achilles Tendinopathy, what now?

Physical inactivity - the greatest public health problem of the 21st century - from Exercise is Medicine Australia.