Wellbeing

Whether you’re headed interstate, or are staying close to home these holidays, it’s inevitable for our normal exercise routines to get disrupted with all the fun and chaos that the Christmas period brings.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that is rapidly increasing in prevalence with an average of 165 new diagnoses every day in New Zealand. However, the good news is that lifestyle interventions, such as regular physical activity, can play a significant role in both preventing and managing this condition. In this blog, we will delve into the importance of exercise and how the expertise of exercise physiologists and physiotherapists can be instrumental in the prevention, management, and treatment of type 2 diabetes.

It’s been drilled into us since primary school in P.E. class, and it’s become routine in our personal training sessions, but why is stretching so important?

What comes to mind when you think of a ‘Health Plan’? Regular exercise, healthy eating and chatting to your doctor are all at the forefront - and you’re not wrong!

Have you ever added up how many hours a day you spend sitting and not moving? Sedentarism is strongly linked to several of the chronic diseases that contribute the most to our global burden of disease, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure.