• The Weekly Bite – Monday May 24, 2021—Issue 2415

    24th May, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All The cold snap last week certainly woke us all up and extra layers were almost essential, especially for you Earlybirds waiting on the doorstep at 5.30am. I even dug out my knitted scarf! It might help to know you will be burning up a few extra calories on cold days in winter as… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday May 17, 2021—Issue 2414

    17th May, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi Everyone See the wonderful news about previous staff member, Steph, and her new beautiful newborn baby, Teddy. And thank you member “Reevesie” for the great article you have written to share with us all. We love having you here as a member because of your positive response to life in general. It is very… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday May 10, 2021—Issue 2413

    10th May, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All If you haven’t checked out the Green Apple website recently you may like to Google www.greenapplewellness.com.au and have a look around. The reason I suggest this is that, in a conversation I had recently with a long-time member about some of the services available to them, they were amazed that they were unaware of… Read more »

  • Blood Pressure Benefits from Exercise

    6th May, 2021 | by Victoria Gill

    Blog from Victoria When you have a widely fluctuating blood pressure that reflects your pace of life it is critical to find ways to help manage the peaks. Medication helps. Taking the right dose of medication is important because you don’t want to be taking a high dose if your blood pressure is in a… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday May 3, 2021—Issue 2412

    4th May, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All Well, all these short weeks are catapulting the year forwards at an incredible pace! Yes, Aqua classes are now in abeyance until later in the year when the weather heats up again. The water is still warm enough much of the time if you still want to do your exercises in water however… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday April 26, 2021—Issue 2411

    27th April, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All Isn’t it hard to keep up with everything in these four-day weeks! Very easy to feel out of whack due to the 3-day closure and then four 4-day weeks (Easter Friday and Monday, Anzac Day Monday public holiday and next week, Labour Day on Monday!). I can’t wait to have everything settle down… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday April 19, 2021—Issue 2410

    19th April, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All Brian and I had our COVID vaccine on Thursday night and both survived! Someone actually asked me if I was still going to ride to Lamb the next morning as planned and I replied “yes,” not even thinking about a possible reaction from the vaccine. I left the Centre at 6.30am and, despite… Read more »

  • Osteoporosis and your T-score

    12th April, 2021 | by Victoria Gill

    How to organise a bone density test? If you are over 70 you are eligible for a bulk billed Medicare funded test.  Follow this flowchart: Make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your concern Your doctor will provide a referral if a DEXA scan is considered appropriate Make an appointment to have the bone… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday April 12, 2021—Issue 2409

    12th April, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All All the Green Apple Team are so happy to see so many of you back on deck after the three day scare. I must say I was setting up contingency plans just in case we had to go into a longer lock down and I am very glad to know these can go… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday March 29, 2021—Issue 2408

    6th April, 2021 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All The Green Apple E-newsletter was sent out to you all this week so if you didn’t receive it do let us know. The email version differs from the hard copy newsletter published every week for all of you whom attend Green Apple.  The E-newsletter has a different focus because it goes out to… Read more »