National Diabetes Week 2017 kicks off on July 9th and runs until July 15th, 2017. With over 1.2 million Australians living with diabetes, this is a condition that more and more Australians are experiencing. Every year as many as 640 Australian’s end up in hospital with dangerously high blood glucose levels because the early symptoms […]
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This year’s World Continence Week (June 19th-25th) theme is ‘Incontinence: No laughing matter’, and tackles a common response by people to laugh off incontinence, accepting it as an inevitable part of childbirth or ageing, not a health issue requiring specialist treatment. Did you know: Incontinence is not uncommon, but most suffer in silence and don’t seek help. What […]
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Did you know that Pilates has been around for almost a century? Since its conception, everyday people have been discovering things about their bodies they didn’t know they could do. How did Pilates begin? Joseph Hubertus Pilates was born in Monchengladbach Germany in 1883. As a child, Joe had asthma and other ailments. He turned […]
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What’s all the high intensity hype about? The popularity of these type of programs on the Central Coast is on the rise for many reasons, for one it they can be modified for all fitness levels and special conditions such as diabetes and obesity. They are time effective and don’t require any specific equipment. They […]
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Previous studies have shown how physical activity has been associated with lower risk of heart disease but the association with risk of Cancer has not been specifically investigated until recently. The latest study of 1.44 million adults published in JAMA Internal medicine showed that leisure time physical activity of moderate to vigorous intensity was associated […]
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Exercise during and after pregnancy needs to be adapted to the physiological and physical changes of the new Mum. Exercise can offer a range of benefits for the Mum, namely: Prevention of conditions such as pelvic and back pain due to postural changes. Improving sleep and preventing insomnia that can occur especially in the 3rd Decreasing […]
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