Diabetes Prevention and Management
Exercise For Life understands that diabetes is a complex health issue. Therefore, in order to provide clients with the most effective approach to manage or prevent diabetes, we offer specialist diabetes education, dietary support and specific exercise programs.
Friendly and professional Exercise Physiologists are available to assist clients to engage in an effective, health program that focuses on education, weight loss, lifestyle choice and exercise guidance.
Clients suffering from Type II diabetes may be eligible for a group diabetes referral from their GP. Information relating to Medicare, health insurance and DVA rebates.
Hypertension
Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular risk factor and if persistent can lead to the onset of many other health complications.
Using a lifestyle education and exercise approach our Exercise Physiologists assist persons suffering from or who maybe at risk of developing hypertension with support to minimise complications associated with hypertension.
Clients suffering from hypertension maybe eligible for an enhanced primary care plan referral from their GP.
Lower Back Pain
Non-specific lower back pain is a condition that affects approximately 80% of the populations at some stage during their life.
More than often it is the way that people’s bodies react to the onset of non-specific lower back pain that contributes to regular recurrent episodes.
Exercise For Life uses a biomechanical approach to identify altered joint loading, postural abnormalities and movement pattern changes that maybe contributing to poor spinal mechanics, resulting in pain.
Clients participating in lower back exercise programs prescribed by Exercise Physiologists at Exercise For Life report that their pain has decreased, their function and movement has improved, resulting in reduced visits to practitioners for their pain.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is caused by ‘wear and tear’ on a joint, due to cartilage break down which wears away. As osteoarthritis progresses joints become stiff and harder to move over time.
The best way to manage your osteoarthritis is to keep on moving, so that joint and muscle interactions are sustained.
At Exercise For Life our Exercise Physiologist uses a combination of stretching, movement education and muscular retraining to ensure that all of the muscle interactions involved in supporting and moving the affected joint are optimal.
Our simple approach has proven effective in helping clients to move better, feel better and decrease their pain.
Clients suffering from Osteoarthritis maybe eligible for an enhanced primary care plan referral from their GP.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become fragile and brittle, leading to a higher risk of fractures (breaks or cracks) than in normal bone.
Osteoporosis occurs when bones lose minerals, such as calcium, more quickly than the body can replace them, leading to a loss of bone thickness (bone mass or density).
In order to sustain bone mineral density, Exercise For Life uses a specific resistance training program to promote health trunk posture and prevent falls.
This program is conducted under the strict supervision of our Exercise Physiologists to ensure that participants are improving their muscle mass and delivering correct load to affected areas.
Clients suffering from Osteoporosis maybe eligible for an enhanced primary care plan referral from their GP
Parkinson’s Disease
Regular exercise can improve some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as poor balance, rigidity, slowness and impaired movement
In our fully supervised environment, Exercise Physiologist provide specific exercise programs to meet the individual needs of every client.
Some of the benefits of regular exercise for the person with Parkinson’s disease can include:
• Improved control over gross motor movements, such as walking
• Increased muscle strength and flexibility
• Increased cardiovascular fitness
• Improved coordination and balance
• Improved posture
• Reduced muscle cramping
• Greater confidence in performing daily activities
• Reduced stress levels
• Improve joint mobility
