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The Longevity Team would like to welcome Alice Cuthbert Cheney to our growing team! Alice is based at Kingsgrove with Nat. Alice has joined the Longevity Wave – here’s why! Tell us a bit about your journey to being an EP, Alice I was driven to pursue my career as an exercise physiologist as I…

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario – Canada have the honour of changing the lives of many people in our community through personalised Longevity exercise prescription. What we love most about our jobs is how our community grows through changing one person’s life and the exponential effect this has…

This is what I know for sure – from now until the end of your days you will fall down. You will probably fall down many times. Some of these will be minor. They will barely even register as an event in your mind. But some will be significant and lead to injury. One thing is for sure though – you will fall! The good news is there are many things that you can do to help prevent falling and minimise your risk of injury or mortality. In 2008 almost 1% of all deaths in Australia were due to falls. Click here to see the statistics.

Of course, falls are of greater concern to older Australians, but I always have my eye on prevention so I believe everyone can take small steps NOW regardless of their age to prevent a fall in the future. Here are my top 5 tips for preventing a fall:

Today, Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain, Neutral Bay and Coburg, Melbourne, discuss the importance of Grip strength as an indicator of health.   When you go to see your GP for a health check up you will be aware of your traditional health tests – blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose and body composition. These all…

After years of training for distance running and triathlon as a teenager I developed a repertoire of training sessions that improve cardiovascular fitness rapidly. It’s now thirteen years later and I still can’t believe that the fitness industry is so far behind sport science in teaching people to apply basic principles to improve their cardiovascular fitness. The sessions I learnt in the 90s are still some of the best and well known methods to improve aerobic fitness. Here are the 4 basic sessions that EVERYONE should be doing to improve their cardiovascular fitness:

For many of us, we know regular exercise is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, as a veteran you may not be aware of the services an exercise physiologist can provide if you have a DVA White or Gold Card! Longevity Exercise Physiology Castle Hill, Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Five Dock, Kingsgrove, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Pymble,…