Have you been told you have cardiovascular disease? It's quite common, around 1 in 6 Aussies have cardiovascular disease. It’s a group of disorders that affect the heart and blood vessels which commonly lead to a heart attack or stroke. This may be...
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How exercise can manage your diabetes
Diabetes is a common chronic metabolic condition that affects over 1.2 million Australians. That’s a huge percentage of the population and it’s growing each year. If you have diabetes, you probably have elevated blood sugar levels, which over-time...
The Benefits of Exercise with a Current Cancer Diagnosis
The Benefits of Exercise with a Current Cancer Diagnosis Exercise has many health benefits for your physical and mental well-being, but did you know that it’s even more important when you’ve been diagnosed with cancer? In this blog, we look at how...
Strength Training for Bone Health and Osteoporosis
Strength Training for Bone Health and Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder where your bone mass and density decreases, leading to a higher risk of fracture. Unfortunately, it's a common problem for many Aussies. In fact, nearly 1...
How Exercise can help with Chronic Pain
How Exercise can help with Chronic Pain We know - exercise is the last thing you want to do when you’re in chronic pain but the evidence shows structured exercise can actually reduce your symptoms of chronic pain and improve your quality of life...
How CARS can help you recover from an injury
How CARs can help you recover from an injury In this short blog, we explain what CARs means and how using it can help you recover from an injury. First of all, what is CARs (we assume it’s not the film)? Good question. “CARs” stand for Controlled...
How to adapt your exercise for each trimester of pregnancy
How to adapt your exercise for each trimester of pregnancy Firstly, just to clarify - YES, it is safe to workout when you’re pregnant. In fact, there’s a lot of positive evidence supporting the benefits of doing exercise when you’re expecting a...
More about Molly, our Exercise Scientist
More about Molly, our Exercise Scientist Molly shares more about her training and experience and how she can help you at Progressive Physiotherapy Group What does a Exercise Scientist do? That's a good question because not everyone has heard of an...