Wellness Matters

If you’re still moving about and staying active under restrictions, you’ll also have to make sure you’re giving yourself time to recover after exercising. These four simple tips are also important for our friends down in Victoria for staying well during lockdown. Having a good understanding and approach to recovery will help to keep you…

In the words of Bobby McFerrin, or more memorably to those who were around in the 90s, the notorious Singing Bass: “In every life we have some trouble, But when you worry, you make it double, Don’t worry, be happy”. Simple words (that will be stuck in your head all day now – you’re welcome)…

We’ve heard it all before. You or someone close to you has broadcast proudly – “starting today I am going to be healthy!” I’ll drink less and I’ll read more. I’ll eat less, I’ll run more! Calorie counting apps are downloaded, blogs are scanned for recipes and lunchtime shopping trips to nutrition and sporting shops…

Unsurprisingly, Wellness articles tend to focus on providing a brief insight into how you can improve your lifestyle and become ‘healthier’. The tips and tricks found in your typical wellness articles are incredibly useful, but sometimes they can be difficult to implement consistently. We already have so much going on in our lives, and major…

In my work as an Osteopath, I deal with injured individuals with a large variety of athletic experience, from weekend warriors, absolute novices, through to highly skilled athletes. One aspect which is of great importance to me is that my patients understand the principles associated with changing or introducing exercise, without unnecessary risk of injury….

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama are known, amongst other things, for wearing the same or similar clothes every day. Why? To avoid ‘decision fatigue’ and conserve brain power for the greater decisions of the day. Fortunately, there are some things we can all do to avoid decision fatigue. For me, this usually means wearing similar…

If I had to give myself a score out of ten for sleeping, I’d rate myself a seven. I don’t have too much trouble falling asleep at night and although I can be a light sleeper, if I wake up I can usually just roll over and fall back to sleep within 5 minutes. I…

There’s a lot of uncertainty floating around at the moment, so we thought it would be useful to focus on some helpful tips and tricks to make the most out of staying at home! If you’re like me and enjoy the outdoors, adventuring or simply taking in the sights, staying home might seem a little…

There is quite a bit of uncertainty at the moment. As a growing number of Australian workforces are moving to remote work, it’s important to remember to keep contact with your peers. Luckily we live in a connected world and there are many ways we can keep in touch without the ‘touch’. So whether its…