by Matthew Harris | Nov 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Only 1 in 3 children achieved the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity based on the Australian Health Survey (2011-2012). Does your child contribute to these statistics? Not being involved in physical activity could be due to your child’s lack of...
by Matthew Harris | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Fundamental to your child’s participation in physical activity You may have heard that your child should be aiming for 60 minutes of physical activity each day, or that physical activity in childhood contributes to a physically active lifestyle in adulthood. You know...
by Matthew Harris | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Reducing Niggling Lower Back Pain How Lower Back Pain Occurs There is no one factor that causes Lower Back Pain, however, it can affect about 80% of the population in their lifetime. There are many theories that have been proposed explaining the cause of...
by Matthew Harris | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the most common issues that clients present to me with at Exercise For life is mechanical or non-specific knee pain. This is usually described as wear and tear, degeneration, bone on bone, catching of the knee or just old age. Well, all of the above...
by Matthew Harris | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Woking as an Exercise Physiologist for 19 years I have worked with hundreds of clients that have presented with various forms of hip pain and gluteal muscle tendonopathty. In order for me to understand the client’s pain and frustration I run through a detailed...
by Matthew Harris | Jan 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Balance deterioration in older adults limits their activities of daily living and community participation, and is a significant risk factor for falls. One contributory element to this functional decline is impairment of anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs). A...