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When you’re injured, your body shifts into full repair mode. This process — inflammation, tissue rebuilding, and muscle preservation — all needs nutrients and energy. Even if you’re moving less, your body still burns energy...

"How many calories will this burn?" is one of the questions I hear most as a physiotherapist and strength coach. It's a fair thing to want to know. If you're putting in the effort, you...

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare recently released Australia’s health 2024 – the 19th biennial report on the health of Australians. Here are some findings that may interest you…

Regular participation in muscle-strengthening activities comes with a host of health benefits including reduced all-cause mortality, increased physical function, and improved psychosocial wellbeing. Many people appreciate the importance of preserving muscular strength in the later...

Are core exercises overrated for back pain?

Health benefits still occur with levels of physical activity below the recommendations.

For a long time, the human spine has been viewed as a machine: if you overloaded it with a single excessive force or repetitive loading, there would be ‘wear and tear’ (structural damage, e.g., disc...

Exercise-associated muscle cramps are painful, involuntary contractions of muscles during or shortly after exercise. These cramps usually occur in muscles that span multiple joints and are frequently used during exercise, such as the calves. How...

Why is muscle soreness after exercising our arms and legs viewed as good... But muscle soreness after exercising our lower back viewed as bad?