It’s the new year! This often means new goals, resolutions and visions for the year. The one we often hear about is about improving fitness, getting back to the gym or increasing strength. So, how can we help you? 

Seniors often face challenges with everyday activities that require strength. But there are things you can do to support your body to stay strong as you age. Strength training fabulous for maintaining muscle mass. And it’s never too late to get started.

Strength or resistance training is a vital component of health and wellness for women at every stage of life, helping to maintain bone health, hormonal balance, joint integrity and quality of life

Whether to apply heat or cold is a common question that we are asked at Embody Movement. We explore when to use each treatment.

Clinical Pilates delivered by your exercise physiologist or physiotherapist aims to promote good movement habits and build a strong foundation that allows your body to perform at its highest capacity day to day whilst also reduce the incidence of pain and injury.

Pilates can be helpful for everyone. Physiotherapy and Pilates complement each other, working together to manage and treat pain effectively, build strength and hasten recovery.

Pilates is an excellent form of exercise that has many benefits. What you get from a Pilates class can depend on many factors, including your teacher, their goals and how you perform the exercises. Taking things back to the six original principles can help you get the most from your Embody Movement Pilates class.

Starting a Pilates class can help you feel more energised and rejuvenated. Pilates is for everyone, it can be tailored to you and your body. Are you ready to feel more energy? Are you ready to feel strong and confident in your body? Pilates can help you achieve these more.

There is an increasing body of evidence to support postmenopausal resistance training to prevent/slow the progression of osteoporosis. The greatest risk factors for osteoporosis are an inactive lifestyle, hormone changes and the compromising of bone and muscle strength.

With summer just around the corner, we are upon the season of gym challenges. However, there is always a risk of injury when undertaking any form of exercise. Here are some tips to prevent injury throughout your next challenge…

The social construct of feeling "old" in your 30s and 40s has perpetuated a disempowering mindset that can hinder quality of life. It's crucial to understand that inflammation isn't solely a symptom of aging; instead, it is a sign that our bodies are out of balance. There is much you can do to help, and we can support you.

The benefits of regular exercise cannot be overstated. Exercise helps to improve mood and sleep, muscle strength and bone mass, lower blood glucose levels (BGLs), improve heart health and more.

Introducing strength training under the guidance of an exercise physiologist is the best way to ensure that children and teenagers are safe doing strength exercise. Our practitioners introduce strength exercise to adolescents with a focus on teaching quality movement.

Without maintaining an adequate level of hydration our bodies can’t function at their best. Water is an essential component for our daily functions.

A coach can help you to identify your goals and provide the clear steps to help you achieve it. A health coach is experienced in the health scope identifying lifestyle behaviours that you would like to change to improve your health and wellbeing and can make the overwhelming task totally achievable.

There are various types of bariatric surgery that can aid weight loss. We explore the types of bariatric surgery and what to expect after the surgery. Starting an exercise program after bariatric surgery can be overwhelming. An experienced Exercise Physiologist will reassure you and provide safe and effective exercises to help you increase confidence, mobility and fitness.

As a clinic that uses exercise as treatment often patients often call to ask if they should attend their session if they are in pain. Perhaps you woke up with a sore neck, or yesterday you bent over to pick up the paper and tweaked your back. Is it best to rest or can exercise and movement help you to recover faster?

Have you noticed that throughout each month there are days where you feel stronger than others? Or perhaps, you feel low on energy and prefer to do light exercises. We explore how to optimise your exercise results by understanding your hormones and menstrual cycle.

Moderate exercise is key when managing hypothyroidism but there is no one program that will work for everyone. Exercise needs to be tailored to your symptoms and how your body is feeling day-to-day. Alicea, our Exercise Physiologist, can help you exercise safely whilst managing symptoms.

Metabolic Syndrome is a disease which is diagnosed by the presence of a group of symptoms. The more symptoms, the higher your risk of developing diabetes, stroke and heart disease. With good lifestyle choices, metabolic syndrome can be managed and reversed before the onset of more serious diseases.