Food & Mood

We all know that eating well is vital for promoting physical health, but there is growing evidence to suggest that better diet quality is also linked to improved mental health.

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Mark Simpson
Exercise for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Cerebral Palsy refers to a group of childhood-onset neurological disorders that occur from damage to the brain, either during foetal development, or during/ shortly after birth. Let’s see how exercise can help!

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Mark Simpson
Why we need to break up sitting time!

The health risks of sedentary behaviour and your total sitting time throughout the day is becoming increasingly understood by health professionals. Research suggests that prolonged sitting may increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases and overall health outcomes.

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Mark Simpson
Supporting Junior Athletes

Our role as Accredited Exercise Physiologists is to help people move better, feel better and perform better. 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 or movement patterns at a rapid rate.

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Mark Simpson
Why Seniors Need to Strength Train!

We might be getting older in age, but we can stay young at heart!

As we age, we tend to experience undesirable reductions in bone density, slower metabolism and a loss of muscle mass, strength and aerobic capacity. Strength training has been found to prevent and slow the decline of many of these battles and leave you feeling better, moving better and performing better!

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Mark Simpson
Creating a better relationship with food

January 1, 2021… For many, this will be the day that they plan to commit to some New Year’s Resolutions or ‘start fresh’ (after the year that 2020 was, this may be ringing true for even more people that usual). However, when it comes to food and nutrition, an all or nothing approach often does more harm than good.


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Mark Simpson
Exercise and Prostate Cancer

Exercise plays an important role in the treatment of, and recovery from prostate cancer, through reducing the number and severity of treatment-related side effects and symptoms (such as fatigue, sexual dysfunction, muscle loss, and anxiety and depression), as well as improving or maintaining function during and after treatment.

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Mark Simpson
Exercise and how it can support Cerebal Palsy

Exercise Physiologists use exercise interventions to maximise the potential function and quality of life of people with cerebral palsy. Understanding the unique needs and goals of each individual, exercise physiologists work to promote independence, reduce pain, reduce injury risk and develop creative ways to remain active.

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Mark Simpson