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Fitness and exercise
Cycling tips for beginners
Whether you're cycling to work, for exercise, or just for fun, the humble bicycle is an easy way to get more active. Here’s how to get started.
Healthy and active children
Physical activity, healthy eating and a proper rest are key aspects of children’s health. This page provides information and links to resources.
Health benefits of swimming
Swimming is a great low-impact activity you can do at any age. These tips will help you get started.
How to start exercising
You don’t have to exercise to the point of collapse to get health benefits. This article shows you how simple it can be to get active.
Physical activity guidelines for older adults
If you are over 65, you should try to be active every day. Here are tips on how to stay fit and information about how much physical activity you need.
Running tips for beginners
Running can be a fun way to exercise. It can help keep you in shape and lose weight too. This article shows you how.
Yoga for beginners
Considering yoga? Here are many of the answers to common yoga questions, including how it can benefit your health and how to find a class.
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Keeping fit during pregnancy
During pregnancy your body goes through many changes to accommodate for the baby growing inside you.
Read more on Pregnancy, Birth & Baby website
Department of Health | Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines and the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
This page contains Australias Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for adults and older Australians and the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years; and the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Young People including links to brochures and other resources.
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Sports & Fitness Professionals
Both males and females engaged in competitive physical activities, including sports, fitness and dance, have increased rates of body dissatisfaction, disordered eating and eating disorders
Read more on NEDC - National Eating Disorders Collaboration website
Fitness and exercise during pregnancy :: SA Health
When you’ve got a little one on the way, it’s really important to keep up your physical activity because it helps the body prepare for pregnancy and childbirth.
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Physical activity and exercise for children
Here is trusted advice about how much daily exercise your child needs for good health and fitness and how you can encourage your child to be more active.
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Pain and Physical Activity
Welcome to Episode 2. This episode is about the importance of physical activity. It will cover different types of physical activity,
Read more on ACI Pain Management Network website
Kids' Health - Topics - Fitness - for kids
How do you know if you are fit?If you've ever asked yourself these questions, then read on and you will find some answers
Read more on Women's and Children's Health Network website
Fitness Videos » Get Healthy NSW
Meet Katie an accredited exercise physiologist. If you watch the videos below Katie will take you through varied workouts.
Read more on Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service website
For Fitness Professionals | How Far Is Too Far?
Sports and fitness professionals are in an ideal position to notice when exercise develops into an obsession Some sports and activities are particularly high-risk Its important to be aware of your own risk factors and practice self-careParticipating in exercise and sport can be a fun, enjoyable and social way to improve your physical and mental health
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Modifying exercise programs Fitness professionals Pelvic Floor First
One size doesn't fit all when it comes to exercise, so if you have a client with, or at risk of, pelvic floor problems, it's important to tailor their exercise program to suit their needs.
Read more on Continence Foundation of Australia website
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Face-to-face versus remote and web 2.0 interventions for promoting physical activity | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There is insufficient evidence to assess whether face-to-face interventions or remote and web 2
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Fact Sheet on the Benefits of Exercise Update Your Knowledge
Exercise stimulates neurochemicals that elevate your mood, memory and learning (Mindhealthconnect 2016). Some mood-improving chemicals are serotonin and endorphins; but mood may also improve due to the environmental and social experience of physical activity (Mindhealthconnect, 2016).
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Exercise & depression
Research suggests that regular exercise may increase the level of brain serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood, sleep, libido, appetite and other functions .
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Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise, Task or Activity
I will never forget my first geriatric clinical affiliation as a physio student. I was training at a skilled nursing facility and there was one therapist working the entire department. She would arrive in the morning, sit down on a rolling stool and (being a tad hyperbolic, here) never rise again.
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Osteoporosis - Australasian Menopause Society
Osteoporosis is a condition characterised by weakened bones that fracture easily. After menopause many women are at risk of developing osteoporosis.Peak bone mass is usually reached during a womans 20s to 30s when the skeleton has stopped growing and bones are at their strongest.The female sex hormone oestrogen plays an important role in maintaining bone strength. After menopause oestrogen levels drop and this may result in increased bone loss. The average woman loses up to 10 per cent of
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The Amputation Journey
Amputation is defined as the partial or complete surgical removal of a limb (Mauk 2012). Artificial limbs have been found dating back to over 2,000 years ago, making amputation surgery one of the oldest surgical procedures in history (Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery 2016).
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The Amputation Journey
Amputation is defined as the partial or complete surgical removal of a limb (Mauk 2012). Artificial limbs have been found dating back to over 2,000 years ago, making amputation surgery one of the oldest surgical procedures in history (Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery 2016).
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Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity Creating New Neural Pathways
It was thought that the adult brain was fixed and incapable of producing new neural pathways. The brain doesnt need new growth in order to stimulate better cognition; the brain is incredibly underutilised. In other words, we dont operate at anything close to max capacity.
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How Can we Prevent the Risk of Dementia?
Probably my favourite TED Talk is that by Lisa Genova, What can you do to prevent Alzheimers? (Watch below) (2017) In the talk, Genova states that we can reduce our risk of getting Alzheimers disease by implementing lifestyle changes.
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Cancer Rehabilitation in a Multidisciplinary Team
Cancer is a disease that doesnt discriminate based on age, sex or person. There have been many advances in the treatment and detection of different types of cancers. This means that cancer survival rates have improved and people are being diagnosed with their cancer earlier.
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