Take us down the path that led you to become an EP? I have always loved working with other people. To be honest my journey to become an exercise physiologist was a bit of a process! I always wanted to work within a medical environment (initially thinking of doing Medicine) and I always enjoyed providing education to those around me, …
Exercise and cancer-related surgery – the before and after
Surgery is one of the main treatment pathways for people diagnosed with cancer. We touch on how exercise is used both before and after surgery to help maintain or regain physical functioning.
Exercise During Chemotherapy – Helping you ease the impact
Due to the debilitating side effects that can often accompany chemotherapy treatment exercising might seem like the last thing on your agenda. But what if we told you that exercise can actually help with mitigating these terrible side effects? Here we explain why everyone should be exercising during chemotherapy and how to do it safely and effectively. What is chemotherapy? …
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – Jo’s Story
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel Cancer affects 1 in 13 Australians and is the second deadliest cancer in Australia. Sadly, Bowel Cancer is becoming more common in young people like Jo who was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer just before her 30th birthday. Jo started with Movement Against Cancer (MAC) in the middle of last year and we recently had a chat with Jo about her experience being a young person diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Mental Health and Cancer – Something to keep in mind
Whether it be through the news, through social media, or just a chat between friends, conversations around mental health are beginning to get the attention it so desperately deserves. So then what exactly is Mental Health? And what impact can a cancer diagnosis have on our Mental Health?
Staying Active During Isolation – Homing in on Creative Exercising!
In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic we have provided some practical tips and strategies on how you can create an achievable exercise routine from your own home!
COVID-19, Exercise, and Immunity: What You Need to Know
The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has left us all with a sense of uncertainty and many questions. We’d like to take the chance to answer a few of those questions that we have come across, namely those that may be particularly relevant for people living with cancer
Exercise as Medicine: The Prescription Your Side Effects Don’t Want You to Know About
What if I told you we had something readily available that would assist with reducing the impact of cancer-related side effects? This blog explains that it may not be as crazy as it first sounds..
How Much Exercise Should I Be Doing?: Let Us Guide You Through It
Ok we get it, we get it… there are guidelines and we need to follow them. But who actually decided on these guidelines? And more importantly what do these guidelines mean and why do they exist?
Beyond the Badge – Practitioner Profile: Kate Williams
Take us down the path that led you to become an EP? Growing up I had a love of competitive sport and the way the body could be trained to facilitate performance. 3 years of an undergraduate degree came and went and I still didn’t really know exactly where I wanted to steer my career. I started working in the …
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