Grip Strength — The Surprising Health Marker
Here’s a question your GP has almost certainly never asked you: how strong is your grip? Not your bench press. Not your squat. Not your VO2 max. Just your grip — the simple ability to squeeze something
Breathing for Performance and Calm
How Diaphragmatic Breathing Boosts Your Lifts, Cardio and Stress Levels After 40. You take somewhere between 17,000 and 23,000 breaths every day. It happens automatically, without any conscious input, which is
Understanding Plantar Fasciitis: More than just Foot Pain
Written by: Amy Hudson (Accredited Exercise Physiologist) Have you ever experienced a sharp, stabbing pain in your heel when getting out of bed in the morning; or after resting for a period of time? You might
Exercise Physiology, NDIS, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Holistic Approach to Enhancing Well-being Written by: Soinja Cornes (Accredited Exercise Physiologist) The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been instrumental in providing essential support and
How to Build Healthier Sleep Habits
The concept of health for most people includes having a healthy body weight: and being fit and strong. Our holistic Exercise Physiology approach to health means we assess and value other components to
The Missing Links to Successful Weight Loss
Written By: Alex Allegro (Accredited Exercise Physiologist) It is well documented in the scientific literature that exercise and diet are the two primary drivers of weight loss for most of the world’s population.
The Exercise Drug: Irisin
Written by: Matthew McQueen (Accredited Exercise Physiologist) What is Irisin? Irisin is a myokine (hormone), cleaved from the membrane protein FND5C via muscle contraction, first discovered in 2012. This hormone
How to Slow Your Brain Aging By Two Years
A plant-based diet is thought to have played a significant role in human evolution. The consumption of whole plant-based foods has repeatedly been associated in the scientific literature with a decreased risk