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Where are you getting your calcium from?
From an early age we were taught that we needed to consume dairy to get the calcium required for strong bones and teeth. However, have you thought much about where you’re getting your calcium from?
Struggling with Motivation? Try our top tips to keep your active!
Feeling unmotivated? We’ve compiled our top tips to help keep you moving better and feeling better so you can live your happiest and healthiest life!
Why we need to break up sitting time!
The health risks of sedentary behaviour and your total sitting time throughout the day is becoming increasingly understood by health professionals. Research suggests that prolonged sitting may increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases and overall health outcomes.
Supporting Junior Athletes
Our role as Accredited Exercise Physiologists is to help people move better, feel better and perform better. Junior athletes present us with a unique opportunity to teach good movement patterns at a developmental age as they have the ability to learn new skills or movement patterns at a rapid rate.
Active in the Workplace: A Key to Success
We all know that regular exercise keeps you healthy, but regular exercise can also increase productivity in all aspects of your working life. Let’s take a closer look!
Exercise and Breast Cancer - What's the connection?
When undergoing treatment for breast cancer, exercise may be the last thing on your mind due to all the other things going on. Research shows that exercise can assist in improving the persons quality of life and function, reduce treatment side-effects and boost your mood.
Why Seniors Need to Strength Train!
We might be getting older in age, but we can stay young at heart!
As we age, we tend to experience undesirable reductions in bone density, slower metabolism and a loss of muscle mass, strength and aerobic capacity. Strength training has been found to prevent and slow the decline of many of these battles and leave you feeling better, moving better and performing better!
Creating a better relationship with food
January 1, 2021… For many, this will be the day that they plan to commit to some New Year’s Resolutions or ‘start fresh’ (after the year that 2020 was, this may be ringing true for even more people that usual). However, when it comes to food and nutrition, an all or nothing approach often does more harm than good.
Why Strength Training is Important for Teens
Is strength training important for youngsters? It sure is, the right exercise delivered by the right professional can play a key role in overall health and well-being!
Exercise and Prostate Cancer
Exercise plays an important role in the treatment of, and recovery from prostate cancer, through reducing the number and severity of treatment-related side effects and symptoms (such as fatigue, sexual dysfunction, muscle loss, and anxiety and depression), as well as improving or maintaining function during and after treatment.
Exercise and how it can support Cerebal Palsy
Exercise Physiologists use exercise interventions to maximise the potential function and quality of life of people with cerebral palsy. Understanding the unique needs and goals of each individual, exercise physiologists work to promote independence, reduce pain, reduce injury risk and develop creative ways to remain active.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Exercise
Considering the mental and physical health concerns associated with PTSD, physical activity is an accessible and cost-effective intervention option! Let’s look at more details.
Women's Health Week: Support from the PACE Team!
It’s women’s health week, and the ladies from the PACE team wanted to share some exercise messages with you!
Endometriosis: Why exercise helps!
There is a strong connection between exercise and endometriosis! Let’s look at how movement can support your condition.
Exercise & menopause: Why we need to move!
Exercise can play a key role in managing the symptoms of menopause - find out how!
What are the benefits of strength training for women?
Think you should stop weight training at a certain age? Well, you’re incorrect. Let’s look at why!
What is your favourite way to spend your 1 hour a day of exercise time in lockdown?
One hour to exercise? Then make the ABSOLUTE most of it! Learn how we do it at PACE.
I don't have any home equipment- ideas for home exercise!
So you’re stuck at home with zero exercise equipment…that’s fine! You don’t need an expensive home gym or the latest technology to use as items to keep you active.
Check out our comprehensive list of items and ideas from our experts, that you can find at home to keep your heart pumping!
How can people get more out of their daily walk?
We get a single one hour outdoor walk during lockdown - so our experts give you their own personal tips on how to get the most of your free time!
What are your top tips for staying active in lockdown?
Wondering how you can keep active during lockdown? Check out these tips from our experts!