As a water based exercise specialist I regularly meet clients for pre and post knee surgery exercise programs to help tone and strengthen leg muscles in the lead up to, and weeks following knee surgery. While it is good advice to go into surgery with as much fitness...
At a recent Women’s Business Network meeting I heard inspiring woman Katrina Driessen speak about her not for profit Ultimate Foundation of Hope and fundraising efforts to support Ovarian Cancer Australia. I was impressed by her drive and vision, and thought my...
Here is a story of a Hobart woman who had a separation of abdominal muscles following her pregnancy. I have changed her name to protect her identity (lets call her Louise) but I felt her story was particularly worth telling as the separation of abdominal muscles was...
Aqua gymstick – why I use it I’ve been using aqua gymstick for more than 5 years in my pregnancy aqua, aqua bootcamp and deep water gymstick classes at Hobart Aquatic Centre. The gymstick is diverse piece of equipment that has been designed for the pool...
Adrenocortex stress testing (cortisol testing) – my results and first impressions of this approach. I’ve just returned from my week away to Kaizen Institute of Health (Queensland) where I was immersed in study and observations on a personal training...
Low Carb Diet – fad or future #fadorfuture Why I attended – Recently I attended a 90 minute webinar on the low carb diet approach with the question being raised – are they a fad or the future. I attended for a number of reasons. Nutrition can get...
How is your body after baby, and how should you exercise after pregnancy when your body has changed? I think most ladies like the idea that any exercise they completed before pregnancy can be resumed after baby is born and for many women that is possible. However I...
Varicose veins and water exercise Varicose veins are those unsightly rope like lumps and bumps that often show up in the legs. They are essentially caused by poor ciruclation. More specifically the valves within your veins ensure your blood flows in one direction....
Tell us how you came to be representing Australia in your 60’s My story starts back in 2007 when I moved to Rose Bay. I was looking to do something energetic and perhaps competitive. I made contact with the Rowing Club and had a try out with them, but...
When Sonja Preston told me she was going to walk The Camino de Santiago I was filled with envy! Read this story about what inspired Sonja Preston, and why at 60 she decided to walk The Camino de Santiago – an ancient pilgrimage route over 300 km long. Would...
