Winter is one of the most demanding seasons for workplace health. Sick leave climbs, MSK complaints rise as people move less and sit longer, and team energy quietly drops alongside the shorter, darker days. For people leaders and WHS managers, it is also the time of year where a few well-timed actions can make a noticeable difference to absenteeism, productivity and culture.

Maintaining bone health is critical for managing ageing populations, particularly for clients with osteopenia, osteoporosis, or an increased risk of falls and fractures. While pharmacological management plays an important role, exercise remains one of the most effective and accessible interventions to support long-term outcomes.

Our Exercise Physiologists deliver evidence-based programs tailored to each clients capacity, risk level, and clinical presentation. These programs typically incorporate resistance training, weight-bearing exercise, balance work, and education around safe movement patterns.

Speech therapy covers a range of areas including articulation (speech sounds), language (using and understanding language), social communication, feeding (in the area of swallowing and mouth structures), and augmentative and alternative communication (alternative forms of communication).

Here are some key indicators in each age group that may prompt you to see a speech pathologist with your child.

When managing clients with complex or chronic conditions, outcomes are rarely driven by a single intervention or discipline. They are shaped by how well care is coordinated.

In more traditional or siloed models, clients may see multiple providers who are all working toward similar goals, but without clear communication. This can lead to mixed messaging, duplication of work, or gaps in care. For the client, this often results in confusion, reduced confidence, and slower progress.

If you’re managing a long-term injury, chronic pain, or a health condition, you may have seen multiple health professionals along the way. While each person is there to help, it can sometimes feel like you’re getting different advice, or that everything isn’t quite connecting.

This is where a team-based approach can make a real difference.

During the colder months, it’s common to see an increase in reports of joint stiffness, pain, and reduced activity levels. While cold weather itself does not cause joint damage, it can significantly influence how patients experience their symptoms.

There are a few contributing factors. Lower temperatures can lead to increased muscle stiffness and reduced tissue elasticity, which may impact joint support and movement efficiency

Ever notice that your joints feel stiffer, achier, or just a bit “off” in winter? You’re not imagining it. While cold weather doesn’t actually damage your joints, it can make them feel worse.

There are a few reasons for this. When it’s cold, muscles tend to tighten and become less flexible, which means your joints aren’t supported as well. On top of that, we naturally move less in winter. Shorter days, colder mornings, and a bit less motivation can all lead to more time spent sitting and less time moving. The problem is, joints love movement. When we stop moving, they stiffen up quickly.

During the colder months, it’s common to see a drop in activity levels and an increase in flare-ups, stiffness, and minor injuries. For many patients, winter becomes a barrier to consistency. One of the simplest ways to support safe and ongoing exercise during this time is through effective warm-up strategies.

When the weather gets colder, it’s common to feel stiffer, slower, and less motivated to move. This is where warm-ups become especially important. But there’s a common misconception that winter warm-ups need to be long, complicated, and overly elaborate.

In reality, a good warm-up doesn’t need to be excessive. It just needs to be effective.

Easter is one of those weekends where food takes centre stage. Hot cross buns for breakfast, chocolate eggs scattered around the house, a big family lunch on Sunday. It is a time for slowing down, spending time with the people you love, and yes, enjoying some treats.

Throughout our lives, our bones are constantly being remodelled. This process is regulated by two types of cells: osteoblasts, which build new bone, and osteoclasts, which break down old bone. In healthy individuals, there is a balance between these two processes. However, with ageing, hormonal changes - particularly reduced estrogen levels after menopause - and factors such as low calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency, and physical inactivity, this balance can shift. When bone breakdown exceeds bone formation, bone density declines and the risk of osteoporosis increases.

Big feelings are a completely normal part of growing up. Children experience emotions just as intensely as adults do, but they do not yet have the tools or brain development to manage those feelings on their own. The prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for reasoning, impulse control and emotional regulation, is not fully developed until our mid-twenties. So when your five-year-old loses it because their sandwich was cut into triangles instead of squares, their reaction is not defiance or manipulation. It is a brain that is still learning how to cope.

For some people, eating is not just a routine part of the day —bit can feel overwhelming, stressful, or even frightening. This is often the reality for individuals living with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), a lesser-known eating disorder that can have a significant impact on nutrition, growth, and overall wellbeing.

Most programs do not fail because people are lazy or unmotivated. They fail because they are not built around real life. At PACE, we take a different approach. Before we talk about exercises, sets or reps, we start with one simple question. Where are you trying to go?

For people who have diabetes—or almost any other disease, for that matter—the benefits of exercise can't be overstated.

According to research, the average weight gain over the holiday period is around 0.5 kg. Not ideal, but not extreme either. The real concern is that this small increase most often isn’t lost afterward — it tends to compound year after year, contributing to that gradual “scale creep” over time.

As we step into 2026, it’s a great opportunity to pause, reflect, and intentionally shape the year ahead. At PACE, we take a biopsychosocial approach to health — meaning we consider not just your physiology, but also your lifestyle, stress, relationships, and environment.

The festive season is a time for joy, connection, and celebration. But between Christmas parties, school holidays, family gatherings, and endless plates of food, it’s easy for health and exercise routines to take a back seat.

When children are learning to communicate, every milestone — from their first words to telling stories — feels exciting. But not every child’s journey follows the same timeline. Some need a little extra support, and that’s where paediatric speech pathology comes in.

Nutrition can be overwhelming. Every week there’s a new diet trend, “superfood,” or headline telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat. But good nutrition doesn’t need to be complicated.