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All of our Exercise Physiologists at Longevity Exercise Physiology Edgecliff are SIRA approved Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEPs) and can effectively help you to treat workplace injuries. SIRA (State Insurance Regulatory Authority) regulates insurance schemes in NSW including Workers Compensation and Motor Accidents Compulsory Third Party (CTP). How can we help you? As Exercise Physiologists, we…

Hopefully, if you are reading this you are becoming increasingly confident with the connection between exercise and mental health. Brock Chisholm, former Director of the World Health Organisation famously said in 1954: “without mental health there can be no true physical health.” We have known for many years that exercise improves mental health but we talk little about the actual mechanisms by which this occurs. In this article I will detail 7 mechanisms by which exercise may assist in the prevention and support the treatment of some mental health disroders. For the purposes of this broader argument, I am referring to a wide range of issues and conditions relating to mental health including: depression disorders, anxiety disorders, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bi-polar, Al Zheimer’s and Dementia. This also includes managing stress. This article is not intended as a cure-all for mental health. It is provided as general advice. All of our programs (in particular for individuals suffering from clinically diagnosed conditions) are prepared on an individual basis and in conjunction with specific advice from mental health professionals. My hope is that you will come to see as one psychologist put it: “that exercising when you are highly stressed should be considered as appropriate as taking a panadol when you have a headache.” Read on for the 7 theories of improved mental health through exercise:

Longevity Exercise Physiology and Personal Training Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville, Randwick, Drummoyne, Balmain and Bella Vista today look at the role regular exercise plays in cognitive conditions like dementia. Dementia as defined by Dementia Australia, ‘is a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. It is not one specific disease. Dementia affects…

Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Pymble, Balmain and Neutral Bay  explain how our Pymble Exercise Physiologists are here to help with your goals for 2022! Longevity Exercise Physiology Pymble, located inside North Shore Gym, is open and ready to help you realise your fitness goals for 2022. Residents of Turramurra, Wahroonga, Waitara, Hornsby, St Ives, Gordon,…

At Longevity Personal Training and Exercise Physiology in Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick our Accredited Exercise Physiologists treat many clients undergoing treatment and recovering from cancer.   “An estimated 145,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Australia this year, with that number set to rise to 150,000 by 2020.”- Cancer Council In the past…

The Exercise Physiologists at Longevity Edgecliff, Lindfield, Marrickville and Randwick strive to keep their client’s heart health at optimum. In August, the Heart Foundation released new information and dietary advice entitled “New advice from the Heart Foundation on meat, dairy and eggs” which attracted a lot of media attention and prompted everyone to consider their…