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Ease Your Weight Loss Journey - Insurance Coverage Simplified

Ease Your Weight Loss Journey - Insurance Coverage Simplified

Embarking on a weight loss journey is both exciting and challenging. While the benefits to health and well-being are well monumental, the financial costs associated with weight management programs and weight loss surgery can be substantial. Fortunately, with the growing recognition of obesity as a significant health issue, many health insurance providers now offer coverage options that support various weight loss programs and weight loss surgery.

Should You Keep Moving? Tips for Exercising with Knee Pain

Should You Keep Moving? Tips for Exercising with Knee Pain

Exercise is a cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle, offering numerous benefits such as improved cardiovascular health, enhanced mood, and better overall physical fitness. However, for those suffering from knee pain, the idea of staying active can be daunting. Knee pain is a common issue that affects people of all ages and activity levels, leading many to question: should you exercise with knee pain?

How to Make Movement a Regular Habit for a Healthier Life

How to Make Movement a Regular Habit for a Healthier Life

Dr Gina Cleo
Making movement a regular habit can sound daunting, but with the right tools, it’s within reach for everyone. By redefining exercise, prioritising consistency over intensity, seeking accountability, finding joy in movement, and practicing flexibility, you can create a lifelong movement habit that nourishes your body, mind, and soul. So, lace up your sneakers, stretch those muscles, and get ready for a journey toward a healthier, more vibrant you. 
Sleep is essential for good health - Top tips for a healthy sleep

Sleep is essential for good health - Top tips for a healthy sleep

Jaime Rose Chambers

Sleep is one of the most essential human functions. It’s a time where our body and mind switch from ‘doing,’ to recharging and repairing. There are so many factors that can affect our sleep and when sleep is impaired, it can have major consequences on our mental and physical health. Sleep impacts our immune system, respiratory and cardiovascular (heart) systems and our metabolism and ability to manage our weight. The good news is that there are some changes we can make to our diet, lifestyle and night time habits to improve sleep quality. 

The benefits that exercise can have on your mental health

The benefits that exercise can have on your mental health

Em Batger
October is mental health awareness month. In Australia 1 in 5 people aged 16-85 have experienced a mental health disorder in the past 12 months. These are quite confronting statistics. Regardless of whether you have a lived experience of mental health or not such events can provide an opportunity to pause and take check of your mental head space and that of those around you. For me, exercise is the single most important thing I do for my mental health every day. Why? While most of us know the physical benefits, it may surprise you to learn that what motivates many people to engage in exercise is what it can do for your mental health.  
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