Exercise can help control weight, strengthen bones and muscles, and lower blood pressure. Effects of exercise can reduce anxiety, and improve your mood. But for people with diabetes, there are other added benefits. Exercise can lower blood glucose levels and boost sensitivity to insulin.
When calculating BMI most people are worried that the number is too high. But a low BMI number can also affect health issues. Continue reading to learn How To Increase your BMI safely and in a healthy way.
After surgery, it is important to allow the ACL to heal properly. To do so you need to follow doctor’s orders and incorporate ACL rehab exercises. At Sydney Sports & Exercise Physiology, we believe that goal based rehabilitation is far superior to time based rehabilitation. We will work directly with you to help you reach your goals.
There are many brain benefits of exercise. Exercise has been proven to improve cognitive health. Moderate aerobic exercise escalates your heart rate and increases blood flow. Continue reading for more Brain Benefits.
To take care of your health and body, it is necessary to learn the best posture for sitting at a desk all day. Here are a few simple guidelines that you can follow to have proper sitting posture at you computer, click to find out our tips.
Piriformis syndrome is a fairly common disorder that is a painful neuromuscular condition. Pain, numbness and tingling usually occur in the hip and buttock, and can extend down the leg. It develops from either sciatic nerve irritation or compression.
Golf is often thought of as a leisurely and relaxing sport, but there are many golf health benefits. Golfing can help reduce the risks of chronic conditions and improve overall health. It provides physical activity and social benefits.
Occlusion training or Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is being used more and more by physiotherapists, exercise physiologist or other trained allied health professionals to assist with improving muscle hypertrophy in a range of general and clinical populations. It works by using compression at the proximal limb to limit blood flow out of the muscle. … Continued
Sleeping patterns play a major role in how we feel each day, but to what extent do they affect performance? Partial Sleep Deprivation The evidence indicates anaerobic performance in a 30 second Wingate maximal cycling test is uninhibited following partial sleep deprivation at the beginning of the night (delaying bed time), while performance decreased following … Continued
A gymnastics bridge typically refers to a static position where the athlete moves the spine, shoulders and hip in hyperextension, whilst weight supported on the hands and feet (See Fig 1.). Fig. 1 Back-bend position emphasizing hyperextension in the thoracic spine and shoulder hyper-flexion. There are different styles of back-bends in performance, based on the … Continued
Low back pain Low back pain continues to be the most common complaint in the health industry that limits individuals. Rehabilitation of the low back is transitioning from focusing on reducing localised pain and therefore symptoms to a biomechanical approach looking at how other areas of the body such as the hip impact low back … Continued
The team at Sydney Sports & Exercise Physiology have experience working with athletes both in Australia and internationally. This is both in the Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning fields. If you want the edge over your opposition, to see if your training is on track, or just a baseline measure to get started then … Continued
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