What Does It Mean To Be An ‘Accredited Exercise Physiologist’

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne,Edgecliff, Marrickville,Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain is made up of a team of Accredited Exercise Physiologists. Today we answer a frequently asked question: What does it actually mean to be ‘Accredited’?   An Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) means that they are governed by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), which is the peak professional body and only…

High Blood Pressure and Exercise

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista today discuss hypertension or high blood pressure and exercise. Hypertension as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as ‘the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of the body’s arteries, the major blood vessels in the body. Hypertension…

Everything You Need To Know About Osteoarthritis

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista today look at osteoarthritis and the role exercise can play. The association of “wear and tear” with osteoarthritis gives the impression that movement is responsible for the progression of the disease. Wrong! In fact, exercise is considered the most effective,…

Should Women Lift Weights?

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista today discuss the importance of lifting weights for women. Many young and middle-aged females often think about weight training as getting too ‘bulky’ or look too muscly, and simply just want to ‘tone up’ and reduce body fat in certain…

Does Foam Rolling Work?

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista look at what foam rolling can do for your health.  If you’ve heard of exercise, you’ve most likely seen these things as well: These things are foam rollers and you’ve probably seen people rolling their bodies all over them at the gym. Foam-rolling is…

The Benefits of Boxing on Your Health

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista explore the great benefits boxing can have on your health. When you hear the word boxing, you might think of two blokes slogging it out in the ring with nothing but a pair of shorts and a pair of gloves–something that you might glance…

4 Exercises to Reduce My Knees Caving in When Squatting!

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista explore how to improve your squatting technique, focusing on how to stop your knees from caving in during this movement as it may be the cause of your knee and hip pain.   Knee caving (or knee valgus) is far more prominent in women…

Cancer and Exercise

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista today look at the benefits of exercise on cancer and how it can help cancer treatment. Many of you may have read the recent article or watched the ABC segment on the great benefits of exercise on cancer that was…

Private Health Rebates and Exercise Physiology

Longevity Exercise Physiology Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista are Allied Health Professionals who offer and accept private health rebates. Exercise Physiologists specialise in the delivery of exercise for the prevention and management of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and musculoskeletal injuries. When is the best time to use my…

Exercising in the post-partum period

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista today discuss what kinds of exercises are suitable to start post-partum. Exercise might seem low on the list of priorities when you have a new baby (speaking from personal experience!) but there are so many benefits to doing even 10-15…