Brain Power: The Benefits of Exercise
The brain, also known as our coordinating centre of sensation, intellectual, and nervous activity, is what maintains our thinking, memory, and functioning capabilities. When we are younger, we have all …
Maintaining Independence Through Exercise
When we are younger, we are dependent on our family, teachers, and peers. During that period, we dream of the days of becoming independent, and being able to be on …
Keeping Your Confidence
Stay and Boost Confidence in Yourself Gaining confidence is like a rollercoaster throughout our lives. Usually, it starts off a bit low but then as we start getting older it …
Why We All Need to Improve Our Posture
Back pain? It’s probably from your posture! Good posture is something we were always told to have as children and for good reason. Good posture keeps your body functioning in …
There Are Other Ways to Exercise Than Going to a Gym
It’s OK to Not Want to Go A Traditional Gym When people say “just go to a gym and start exercising” that is much easier said than done. Traditional gyms …
Challenge Yourself to Better Yourself
Push yourself to do something unexpected! It can be difficult to challenge yourself. Once we are in a comfortable routine we think, “Why would I want to do something else, …
Exercise for Bone Health
The Importance of Exercise For your Bone Health In our younger years, bone health isn’t on a top list of priorities except for maybe the odd break. However, as we …
The Importance of Active Ageing
The Importance of Active Ageing Ageing is wrongly associated with decline, when in reality it just means we have to work that bit harder to look after ourselves. As we …
Get Up, Get Dressed & Get Out!
Exercise for COPD does not have to make you breathless Today, in honour of World COPD Day coming up, for today’s blog post we’ve talked to a coordinator, Carol Muldoon …
Stand Up To Falls
This weeks blog post was written by one of our senior physical trainers, Shane. He has outlined a few fantastic exercises to help with fall prevention. In the last year …