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Exercise as Medicine During the past century we have lost so many opportunities for incidental exercise.  The industrial age and the advent and growth of technology have stripped away so many “energy-burners” that would have filled our day.  Previously just keeping food on the table, the house clean and the clothes washed would have expended… Read more »

Inactivity can be Risky By the time we reach 50, the likelihood that we will have some health/body challenge which will respond to exercise increases significantly. It may take the shape of a chronic condition, for example Type 2 Diabetes, heart dysfunction, osteoporosis, arthritis, COPD, cancer, or it may come under the heading of biomechanical… Read more »

A Green Apple a Day… “What is it that you do here? The other day I was asked this question by one of the patients referred to us by a local doctor.  I had to explain that, no, we were not an “over-50 gym” even though many of our members are over 50. I explained… Read more »

One of my clients, John, had retired at 65 and felt driven to come and talk about his exercise needs because of something that had happened to him. John had lived the life of a very busy executive for 40 years with most of them spent sitting in a chair somewhere in the world. On… Read more »

Research tells us that if you are regularly participating in exercise around like-minded people you will have better physical wellness, mental health and emotional well-being. At the Green Apple the social interaction plays a huge part in the results people can get just from being in the same area of the Centre, or in the… Read more »

World events leading to a significant fuel crisis and the escalating costs of petrol and diesel had me thinking about potential alternatives and also health-benefitting opportunities. One question I have asked myself is how can members continue to come to Green Apple without burning a hole in their pocket. And I came up with an… Read more »

Just as our body has special needs in relation to our exercise, based on what decade we are in, our body also needs dietary modifications as we age. There is a lot written about exercise for “older adults”, “over 65s”, “seniors” but gaining a really good understanding of what foods we should include in our… Read more »

If there is one major change in society currently it is our awareness of picking up “germs”.  Germs are tiny little body-invaders that can cause sickness and disease. Germs can be bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoa and they love making a home in our body through any entry portal they can find.  Viruses like COVID… Read more »

Let me confess, before I tell you about the wonderful benefits of using water for exercise purposes, I am definitely not a water-baby!  Unlike many people who have grown up on the coastline of Australia, I don’t even consider water as a “fun” recreational activity. Perhaps the fact that I nearly drowned as a toddler… Read more »

FASCIA wends and winds it’s way throughout all of our body and yet it is seldom mentioned as an important part of our anatomy, or seen as functionally essential in many medical fields. In fact some people have never heard of it and when you mention the word “fascia”,  they say “what’s that??” I became… Read more »