Today Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at the role hip flexors play and decide if they really deserve the bad rap they often get! Often hip flexors get a bit of a bad rap when it comes to muscles being ‘tight’. Most people have been given a hip flexor stretch to do…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain want to welcome everyone to a new year and hope everyone has had a safe and relaxing break. Last year threw a few curveballs at us which may have left you unhappy with your health and fitness. Being a new year with a fresh start, let us help…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at cold water immersion therapy to optimise recovery in athletes. So what is cold water immersion or cold water therapy? It basically involves sitting in cold water (about 10 degrees Celsius) for a period of time (around 10-15 minutes) after strenuous exercise, as it is believed it…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at balance and how it is important to maintain as you get older. Balance is the ability to control your body and position, while being either stationary e.g. stretching or whilst moving e.g. skipping What is balance? Balance is the ability to control your body and position,…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain talk about sleep apnoea and what you can do to improve it. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by recurring upper airway obstruction during sleep. Some of the predisposing factors include gender (male), craniofacial anomalies and obesity. There are many secondary risk factors for health associated with sleep…
At Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain we highly recommend prescribing ‘prehab’ or pre-surgery exercises before undergoing joint replacement surgery. Today we will look at the benefits of rehabilitation exercises on joint replacement. Most people who undergo a joint replacement have been told they need to perform strengthening and rehabilitation exercises post – surgery,…
At Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain discuss today how if exercise was a pill – everyone would be prescribed it. Most of us have heard this before – if exercise was a pill, everyone would be prescribed it. It’s a very simple, factual and relevant statement in our society. This statement was made…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain today look at the research into breast cancer and exercise. Breast cancer has a relatively high survival rate, with the 5 year survival rate being 91%. There are many areas that exercise has been proven to improve quality of life for those undergoing breast cancer treatment as well…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Lindfield, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista discuss motivation and the best tips for sticking to a healthier lifestyle. Motivation has many different descriptions, and is defined as the process that helps to initiate and guide behaviour towards a specific goal. Motivation is often easily generated, perhaps triggered by…
Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain today discuss type 1 diabetes and how exercise can be an effective management tool. Type 1 Diabetes as defined by Diabetes Australia is an ‘autoimmune condition in which the immune system is activated to destroy the cells in the pancreas which produce insulin. We do not know…
