Exercise and Pain Perception in People with Headaches...

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 Exercise News

Pain can often make us stop our normal routine, but recent studies have show that exercise can be highly beneficial in reducing tension headaches and migrain...

Help us Share the Dignity this Women's Health Week!

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 News

Happy Women's Health Week! To celebrate women's health week, we are proud to be supporting a wonderful charity called Share the Dignity! Due to homeles...

Women's Health Week: Exercise through the Lifespan...

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 Exercise

Exercise for Women, through the Lifespan… Women’s health week is an important time to remember that exercise is one of the fundamental elements in leading a ...

Women's Health Week: Exercise in Pregnancy

Mon, 2 Sep 2019 Pregnancy Health Guides Pregnancy and Post Natal Exercise

Pregnancy is one of the most exciting but nerve-wracking times in any woman’s life. One of the most common reasons that women see us at Fitwise is to get inf...

Women's Health Week: Iron + Women

Mon, 2 Sep 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Iron + Women - the forever changing needs of iron over a woman’s lifespan Iron + Our Needs Did you know that Iron Deficiency is the most common nutriti...

Toddler Nutrition 101

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Just when you think you are out of the woods with infancy nutrition, before you know it, the transition from infancy to toddler hood is taking place. Along w...

What is Osteoporosis?

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 News

What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is decreased bone density, or weak bones. It can lead to brittle bones, which increases your chance of fractures, particul...

Healthy Bones Week – Nutrition for Osteoporosis

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 Nutrition and Recipes Exercise News

Written by Emma Caldwell @emma_caldwell_nutrition Did you know that over the age of 60, one in two women and one in three men will break a b...

How to Manage Lateral Hip Pain

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 Exercise

What is Lateral Hip Pain? There are many conditions that can cause pain to the side of the hip. One of the most common conditions is known as Trochanteric Bu...

What is Tennis Elbow?

Thu, 8 Aug 2019 Exercise News

What is Tennis Elbow?Tennis elbow is the common term used for pain experienced on the outside of the elbow resulting from pathology in the wrist extensor ten...

World Breastfeeding Week

Mon, 5 Aug 2019 Pregnancy and Post Natal News

World Breastfeeding Week Breastmilk is a biologically active living fluid. It contains easily digestible nutrients for health and growth and has the ability ...

Return to Running Post Baby

Thu, 1 Aug 2019 Pelvic and Continence Health Pregnancy and Post Natal Exercise

Return to running post baby... So, you have just had a baby and you are about to put on your runners and hit the pavement. Is there anything that you would l...

Probiotics and Health

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 Nutrition and Recipes News

Probiotics and Health... What exactly are Probiotics? The word probiotics comes from the Greek language, “pro” means promoting and “bio...

Gestational Diabetes

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 Nutrition and Recipes Pregnancy Health Guides

Gestational Diabetes – The Risks, the Dietary Management & a Recipe In light of National Diabetes Week, let’s have a chat about Ges...

What’s the deal with Mastitis?

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 Pregnancy and Post Natal News

What’s the deal with Mastitis? Mastitis is a condition that involves the inflammation of breast tissue that may or may not stem from an infection. For many y...

Motivation Monday: Mediterranean Dreaming

Mon, 8 Jul 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Motivation Monday – Mediterranean Dreaming Anyone else dreaming about the Mediterranean? Yes, that European summer holiday we wished we had booked to escape ...

Motivation Monday: Kids in the Kitchen

Mon, 1 Jul 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Kids in the Kitchen School holidays have hit and there is no better time to get kids cooking! Kids love to be involved in cooking and it is crucial for their...

Motivation Monday: Vitamin D and Pregnancy

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Monday Motivation Vitamin D and Pregnancy As it feels like summer is a distant memory, let’s take sometime on this freezing Monday morning to talk abou...

World Continence Week - Incontinence At Any Age

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 News

It’s word continence week! The aim of this week is to raise awareness and remove the stigma around incontinence. A new report on ‘Continence Health in Austr...

Motivation Monday: Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potato

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Motivation Monday Sweeeeeeeeet Potato! Sweeeet as! Are they really that amazing nutritionally? Well….yes! Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of fibre, b...

Yabbering on about Yoghurt

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 News

Yabbering on about Yoghurt Yoghurt is defined as a dairy product made by fermented milk with one or more bacterial cultures. There are many different types ...

Fitwise is going PINK!

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 News

What is Sleepbus?Sleepbus converts buses into safe, temporary overnight accommodation to get people off the street by offering an immediate, first stop, cost...

Motivation Monday: Vegetable Fritters

Mon, 3 Jun 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Motivation Monday: Delicious Vegetable Fritters Vegetables? Hate ‘em? Love ‘em? Think that they are tasteless and boring? Think again! One ...

Motivation Monday: Warm Lentil Soup

Mon, 27 May 2019 Nutrition and Recipes

Motivation Monday: Warm Lentil Soup As we head into a week of icy cold temperatures, there is no better time to start thinking about delicious, heart-warming...

Mindfulness & Mindful Eating

Wed, 8 May 2019 News

Mindfulness - we have heard the word thrown around a lot in recent times. So, what exactly is mindfulness and how can we incorporate it into our everyday liv...

Looking After Your Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 News

Libby Oldfield, our co-director and specialist physiotherapist recently met with women's health dietitian, Melanie McGrice to chat about why looking after yo...

What is an Overactive Bladder?

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 News

Overactive BladderWhen your child always needs to go to the toilet, even if they have just been… What is an overactive bladder (OAB)? An overactive b...

Toilet Training Tips and Tricks!

Thu, 7 Feb 2019

Toilet Training - When is the right time to start? Everyone seems to have their own opinion and techniques as to the best way to toilet train a child. W...

Pelvic Girdle Pain During Pregnancy and as a New Mum

Wed, 2 Jan 2019 Pregnancy Health Guides

by Gen McGlashan FACP* Specialist Continence and Women’s Health Physiotherapist (As awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2010). Co-Direc...

Now Stocking Archies Support Thongs!

Mon, 3 Dec 2018 News

Us Aussies love a pair of thongs, but let’s face it, they aren’t so great for our feet... That’s why we are excited to now be stocking Archies Support Thongs...

Clinical vs Fitness

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 Exercise

What is the difference between Clinical Physio and Reformer Fitness? This is a very common question our team is asked by clients... Clinical Physio is tailor...

What is Birthwise?

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 News

Childbirth is an exhilarating yet physically and emotionally challenging experience. So, as part of your labour preparation, spend a dedicated hour explorin...

Remedial Massage available at Fitwise!

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 News

Remedial Massage now at Fitwise! How can massage support you? Are you: experiencing pain or discomfort in your bodystressed and tiredpregnant or have you rec...

Exercise to optimise Cancer treatment outcomes

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 News

Exercise for general health and fitness has been recommended for many years. Recent high quality research has reported on the beneficial role of exercise in&...

Fantastic Article in the Age

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 News

Did you know, incontinence affects over 5 million Australian’s and 1 in 4 Aussies are incontinent?? There is a fantastic article in The Age that shares a gr...

STAY ACTIVE AND EXERCISE!

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 Exercise News

If you have hip or knee osteoarthritis, exercise and physical activity may not only help improve your joint pain but can also boost your overall health and q...

Attention Men, you have a Pelvic Floor too!

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 News

Attention Men, you have a Pelvic Floor too! Most men don’t think about their prostate, and more than half don’t even know where the prostate is! But 1...

From one Mother to another!

Mon, 21 May 2018 News

A huge thank you to all who contributed to the ‘from one mum to another’ donation drive for our chosen charity, "St Kilda Mums". We are overwhelmed by the ki...

New Exercise Classes!!

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 Exercise

We have two new exercise classes available in Armadale!! • Express Fitness Pilates – this class holds the same principles as our regular Fitness Pilat...

New Mums - Keeping Your Back Strong & Healthy

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 Exercise

Having a new baby in the house can be wonderful, but you may have noticed that your back is getting sore. “New Mothers Back” in the post natal period is not ...

Physio Stretch and Flow at Fitwise

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 Exercise News

The Physio Stretch and Flow Class is a 40-minute Stretch class designed for those who: Want a physio-guided class Have a current or recent injury/is...

Good Article Explaining Pain

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 Exercise

Fitwise would like to share with you a great new article that explains pain. Click on the link below to have a read https://theconversation.com/explainer-wh...

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