ProHealth Exercise Physiology

Coronary heart disease is the leading underlying cause of death within Australia. Research has shown that exercise has the ability to reduced elevated systolic blood pressure and therefore can reduce the risk of developing heart disease. ❤️🏃

As we age the tissues within in our lungs begin to change in a way that exercise cannot impact. However exercise can improve your breathing by strengthening the muscles that facilitate your breathing and increasing the efficiency of your body's ability to use oxygen. 🏃‍♀️🏃

Our wonderful client Rosanee has been attending our group sessions twice per week to improve bone strength and muscle strength!

Wall Sit with Swiss Ball This exercise challenges your lower limb strength and will help you build core strength. If you want to add an increased challenge to your wall sit you can add in an arm work out with dumbbells. Remember to keep core engaged the entire time!

Stretching after we exercise can increase the blood flow to our muscles and therefore shorten our recovery period and decrease muscle soreness. The increased blood flow brings more nutrients to our muscles and aids this process. Stretch each muscle twice for 30-60 seconds.

Make the time today. Find what you love and start now! @exerciseright_aus

Plank with Bosu Ball A great way to progress an exercise is to add an element of instability. This makes the smaller stabilising muscles work alot harder to maintain correct posture. Adding a bosu ball under your forearms in a plank will increase the difficulty!

Exercise and in particular sweating, can play an important role in skin health. When you sweat, the dirt in your pores release and therefore this reduces the chance of breakouts and acne. More motivation to sweat in your next session! 👊🏼

Are you meeting the daily recommended serving of fruit? Australia' guide to healthy eating recommends to consume 2 serves of fruit per day. Try and find creative ways to increase your fruit intake. Try a smoothie in the mornings🍌🍇🍏🍒

Resistance Band Lunges Adding a resistance band might not be the progression that you think it is. Adding a band can help anchor your balance and increase stability. The pulling of the band can also facilitate correct hip technique during lunges and help to perform the movement.

Exercise can be used as a preventative measure against sickness. Regular exercise has been proven to boost your immune system. A boosted immune system has a better chance of fighting off infection. Find your favourite type of exercise and get moving! 🤧🏃‍♀️💪🏼

Achieving your goals is always easier when you have little reminders, small stepping stone goals and something that keep you accountable. Fitness trackers, pedometers and writing down your goals are great ways to keep you on track to achieving those goals!🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏆

Welcome to 2019! Increasing exercise is often part of people's New Years resolutions and therefore hopefully you are all one week in to your achieving your new goals! However starting up exercise can be hard and it is important to remember that anything is better than nothing!

Firstly, exercise increases the blood flow to the brain and therefore more essential nutrients for the brain like oxygen and glucose are delivered. Secondly, exercise stimulates the release of the BDNF neurotransmitter which fuels your brain's mental activity. 🧠💪🏼💡

From the ProHealth EP team we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! . Our clinic will be closed over this festive season from the 21st of Dec to the 7th of Jan. We are looking forward to another fantastic year in 2019! 🎅🤶🎄🎁

Need a challenge⁉️ TRX push ups are a great way to challenge your upper body and core strength. The instability of the TRX challenges your shoulder and core stabilisation muscles to maintain your posture whilst you work your chest and tricep muscles to perform the push up.

A common misconception is that cardio is the only way to maximise weight loss. In fact, strength training raises your resting metabolism and for best results you should try combining strength training with cardio!🏋🏼‍♂️🏃‍♀️💪🏼 For more info - talk to one of EPs today!

As EPs we specialise in the prevention and management of chronic diseases and as stats show, inactivity is a huge contributor to the development of these diseases. We can use movement as medicine to lessen the burden of disease and live happy+healthier lives. @exerciseright_aus

Row The exercise is a very useful tool for not only the back muscles but also challenging the core and lower limbs. The standard row can be progressed further than simply by weight and has the power to offer great benefit to the whole body. The limit is our imagination 🏋️‍♀️

A great message from the @exerciseright_aus team. 30 minutes of exercise a day can make all the difference. Time to get moving! ⏰🏃‍♀️🏋🏼‍♂️🚴 Find your 30!