Did you know that we reach our peak muscle mass by the age of 30, and then unfortunately we start to lose it?! But don’t worry we can still gain muscle at any age - so it’s never too late to increase our strength. Maintaining our muscle strength is so important and should be done 2-3 times in the week! Have you done your resistance exercise yet?
Read MoreWe all know we should exercise but why? Here are some of the benefits to physical activity and exercise. Now, physical activity and exercise are not synonymous to one another despite these words may be used interchangeably when talking about movement. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement that involves the contraction of skeletal muscles above that of resting energy expenditure. Whereas, exercise is classified as a ‘type’ of physical activity that is planned, structured and repetitive to improve or maintain components of physical fitness. Physical fitness is a set of attributes that can be achieved when performing physical activity such as cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility.
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There are countless clinical practice guidelines that have grade A evidence to support exercise to manage & prevent an array of different conditions. But how often do you fall short of the national recommendation of 150mins of moderate intensity exercise per week? The Australian government have just released their new campaign “Move It” with “Find your 30” to help promote being more physically active every day.
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