Fitness

Bone 05 May 2019

How to Cope and Recover from a Sports Injury

Read about the mental and physical aspects of successfully recovering from a sports injury and how physiotherapists can help with rehabilitation

Exercise 10 Oct 2017

Eccentric exercise workout with Professor Ken Nosaka

Watch how to do an eccentric exercise sequence for diabetes prevention, developed by Professor Ken Nosaka and performed here with instructions.

Fitness 21 Sep 2017

Eccentric exercise explained by Professor Ken Nosaka

Exercises involving eccentric movements that contract or lengthen muscles have increased health benefits, explains Professor Ken Nosaka in this video.

Fitness 29 Aug 2016

Parkinson’s Disease: Geoff shares his journey and advice for others

Geoff shares his personal experience of unusual muscle and movement symptoms in the lead up to his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease.

Cancer 21 Feb 2015

Exercising for better health in prostate cancer therapy

Exercise helps reduce the side effects of prostate cancer treatment. Exercising as part of a supportive, social group and research has additional benefits.

Fitness 27 Sep 2013

Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

Body mass index or BMI is calculated based on height and weight. Enter your height and weight in the BMI calculator to see your result.

Blood 27 Sep 2013

Blood Pressure Calculator

Find out your blood pressure (BP) risk category by entering your age, sex and most recent blood pressure measurement into the calculator. Based on the…

Children's health 16 Sep 2013

Asthma score calculator

Do you really know what your level of asthma control is? Knowing your Asthma Score can be the first step to better asthma control -…

Blood 20 Aug 2013

Avocado and coconut ice cream

This raw food recipe for vegan icecream with avocado and coconut is not only vegan, it’s also sugar free and gluten free. But it’s rich,…