Why Every Runner Needs Lateral Hip Strength?
Running is a free, accessible, convenient, time-efficient form of exercise that (almost) everyone can reap the vast physical and mental benefits from.
Health and Fitness
Why You Shouldn’t Exercise to Burn Calories.
Sustaining your efforts in the gym with the right motivation. Exercising to burn calories can be often be a challenging feat. QSMC exercise physiologist, Jenai Sutton, offers fresh perspective on goal setting. At one point or another most of us have been guilty of the ‘earning food’ or ‘working off yesterday’s food’ mindset. Although this may
How We Program for Strength – and Get Results!
Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Jeani Sutton, takes us through the key principles of progressive overload in an exercise program. Do you follow Instagram workouts? Or enjoy doing a different workout every time you exercise? This can be fun and exciting; but keep in mind that if your goal is to become stronger and fitter, a thought-out
Exercise Right Week 2022
A reflection by Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Matt Crear. This week (May 23rd – 29th) is Exercise Right Week. It’s a week in which we take a step back to celebrate everything that is exercise. It’s also a celebration and reflection of the incredible work that our profession, Exercise Physiology, does on a daily basis. For
Returning to Physical Activity after COVID-19
This may not have been the start to 2022 that we had hoped for. Pretty quickly the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 was knocking on our doors. Many of you may have already contracted the virus, but there is still a large population of people who haven’t. We thought it would be the right time
Exercise Your Way to Better Mental Health During COVID-19
When it first began, we all thought it would pass over within a few months and our lives would return to normal. Two years later and we’ve learnt to adapt to a new kind of normal. For many of us, the greatest challenge has been the adjustment to a new way of living. We’re constantly
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The Role of Exercise Physiology in Helping to Manage Medical Conditions
A recent article of ours, ‘What’s the Difference Between Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology’ has skyrocketed into our top 10 most viewed pages on our website. Being a relatively new profession when compared to its counterpart, Physiotherapy, there is still confusion that surrounds Exercise Physiology. So, it’s not uncommon for there to be hesitancy when it
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How to Read Food Labels: Making Healthier Choices At the Grocery Store
I don’t know about you, but when I’m grocery shopping, I don’t want to be there any longer than I have to. And, for many of us, we don’t have the time to be standing around and figuring out what the labels mean and how to use them. As consumers, we’re becoming more health-conscious than
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The 3 Pillars of Injury Prevention In Sport
“Injury is just part of the game.” We hear these words thrown around too casually and too often. It’s time to flip the script. Sustaining an injury should not be a part of anyone’s game. Instead, we should be saying “injury prevention is part of the game.” Participation in physical activity and sport are important
Benefits of Playing Tennis and How to Stay Injury Free
with Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, Penny Dayan When you think of physical activities to stay in shape, the usual ones that come to mind might be walking, running, cycling or swimming. But there’s one that is often overlooked. You guessed it. It’s tennis. Tennis is just as good for you mentally as it is physically.
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What is Runner’s Knee?
As you’ve probably guessed by its name, runner’s knee is a common injury that affects runners. Although it’s not just limited to them. It can affect anyone who participates in activities that places repeated stress on the knee joint. Some examples include skiing, biking, volleyball, netball, soccer, hiking and walking. Runner’s knee isn’t a specific
How To Crush Your New Year Fitness Goals
By the time the clock strikes midnight on the night of the 31st, many of us will already have our New Year resolutions in mind. For a lot of people, these resolutions are to be healthier and engage in more exercise. The period between Christmas and the New Year is a common excuse for eating