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Most people experience a whiplash injury following a motor vehicle accident where you are either hit from behind or you rear-ended the car in front of you. However, whiplash is not just from car accidents. Any incident where a person is hit, pushed, or fallen with enough force that is unexpected can suffer whiplash pain. Here I outline the 10 most common questions I am asked about whiplash injuries and provide honest answers from my 12 years + in the physio industry.
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Posted on 2018-07-13
Firstly, you should know - what does weight loss mean to you? Is your goal to conquer the scales? Or is it to look HOT in that bikini this summer?
If you want to conquer the scale easy, just do more cardio with your healthy eating regime. Cardio shrinks down both fat and muscle and you may end up skinny and soft.
If you want to look HOT and lean in those bikinis this summer then add strength training to your cardio and healthy eating regime. WHY weight training you say, here it is ladies. Th...
Posted on 2018-02-13
Breakfast cereals: Cornflakes (550mg per 100g), Rice Bubbles (550mg per 100g) and Nutri-Grain (480mg per 100) all contain more salt than we would like to see in a breakfast cereal. Ideally, choose a breakfast cereal that has less than 400mg of sodium (salt) per 100g.
Bread: Salt is an essential ingredient in bread so finding a low-salt bread can be difficult. Try to find a bread that has less than 400mg sodium per 100g. Also try to limit your bread intake to no more than 4 slices per day.
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Posted on 2018-01-30
Firstly, there is no clear cut answer, hormones may challenge you, eating less may be sending signals to your body to hold on to as much food as possible to maintain nourishment. However, with exercise it is easy SWITCH UP YOUR WORKOUT!!
Everyone’s body is a great machine, you introduce your body to an exercise that it hasn’t done before then as a result, you get the shakes when you go down the stairs, sitting down becomes a challenge but then all that disappears, why is that? You...
Posted on 2018-01-23
Are you pressed for time? Is it possible to lose fat without working hard for hours at a time?
ANSWER: Yes – Do interval training.
It is backed by many research articles to;
Improve the ability to burn more energy in less time;
Improve glucose utilization;
Improve cardiovascular fitness;
Train in less the amount of time to get results which is ideal for time poor individuals and many more benefits…
Ask your Exercise Physiologist to see what routine will work best for yo...
Posted on 2018-01-16