Exercise is a crucial component of cancer care, and can play a vital role in helping cancer patients to manage symptoms, improve their quality of life, and potentially even improve their chances of survival. However, exercise prescription for cancer patients is not a one-size-fits-all approach and must be tailored to the individual needs and abilities […]
Exercising with Cancer: Matching ADLs to keep you moving Read More »
If you’ve ever known somebody with cancer, you will likely be familiar with the physical tolls of battling the disease. Often, over just a few weeks we are forced to standby and watch our loved ones drastically change shape as their muscle mass disappears. Despite affecting the majority of cancer sufferers, up until recently,
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Last week we (hopefully) convinced you to begin tracking your heart rate in order to get the most out of your workouts. But once you’ve got that data at your fingertips, what exactly should you do with it? Today the goal is to empower you with that information! Intensity matters To build on
Getting in the zone – How to use heart rate zones to get the most from your workouts Read More »
Wearable technology is (still) on the up! According to the American College of Sports Medicine, it remains the top trend in the exercise industry for 2023 – and it’s a trend we can definitely get behind! We’re big fans of wearable technology and have been using it with our customers for years now. Some of
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Imagine if we could take the healthiest people in the world and ask them for all of their secrets? Lucky for us, somebody did exactly that! Call it a map of longevity, or the “blue zones”, representing global health hot-spots – places where people live the longest without chronic illness. The concept of blue
Movement Lessons – From the Healthiest People in the World! – The “Blue Zones” Read More »
Ask any health care provider about patient centred care, and they will say, “Yes, of course we provide patient centered care!” The phrase ‘patient centred care’ or ‘client centred care’ has become somewhat of a buzz-word in recent years, the meaning almost becoming synonymous with ‘wanting what is best’ for patients, or trying to
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If you’ve worked with us before, you may have come across breathwork in your customers reports and email updates. In doing so, you may have wondered how something as basic as breathing, is going to help someone in their recovery. As a company who prides themselves on using evidence-based practice, we thought it would
The Research Behind Breathwork Read More »
Bones… We have 206 of them, and they serve us all day, every day. But how much thought do you give to the bones that allow you to live, move and function? For most people, it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind’ – we typically don’t consider the importance of our bones unless they break!
Preventing Osteoporosis with Exercise Read More »
The increasing incidence of aches and pains is something we reluctantly accept as we age… It’s not uncommon to hear comments along the lines of “my back just isn’t what it used to be,” or, “my … (insert body part) hurts, I must be getting old!” In fact, you may even be saying them yourself!
Combating ‘Aches and Pains’ with Exercise Read More »
We talk a lot about exercise. Considering we’re exercise physiologists, you would hope so! We are aware though, that exercise is just one (very important) piece of the wellness puzzle. Other pieces include sleep, stress management, connection – and of course, nutrition! They all go hand in hand (in hand in hand…). Due to the
Food is Fuel! Eating for Exercise Read More »
