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Taking Care Of Your Health And Wellness Over The Festive Season

Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

It’s December and what a year it has been, with many looking forward to 2020 drawing to a close. With New Zealand’s successes in managing covid-19, we can all look forward to Christmas gatherings at work and with friends and family. While it can ... More >>

Simple Injury Prevention Tips

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 8:17 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

The benefits of physical activity far outweigh the risks. After all, a sedentary life with no movement will have far reaching and life shortening health outcomes. Keeping active throughout your life is important. Those with an active lifestyle, ... More >>

Don’t Let Winter Colds & Chills Stop You Being Active This Winter

Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

  With the cold & flu season upon us, it’s worth spending some time to make sure you are in the best possible position to make it through winter without succumbing to every bug.  While covid19 is the illness everyone ... More >>

Getting Older - Get Moving For Your Life

Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

While there are natural parts of the ageing process that cannot be prevented, we are seeing more research indicating that many areas of ageing can be reduced or delayed with regular physical activity. As we continue to live longer and remain more active, ... More >>

The Importance of Exercise for Men’s Health

Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

New Zealand men live on average four years less than women, with Maori and Pacific men having even shorter expected life spans, with a 7 year shorter expectancy over non Maori. More >>

Ever Thought About Exercising in Water?

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 8:43 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Exercising in the water is an excellent option for anyone looking for an alternative to land-based exercise. It’s also the perfect exercise solution for those who are limited in movement, providing full body support while allowing exercise that is ... More >>

Recognising Pelvic Floor Health and Continence

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 9:33 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Pelvic floor issues, and especially incontinence is not something that often makes the topic of our everyday conversations. While incontinence is an issue that spans all ages and genders, it’s women, especially those who have given birth, or are ... More >>

Is High Intensity Interval Training the Solution

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 10:40 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Since its arrival on the exercise scene a few years ago, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) has remained popular for its reported benefits to health, and for those with time restrictions that make longer workouts unrealistic. The simplest explanation ... More >>

Don’t Let the Cold Weather Keep You Indoors this Year

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 8:03 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

With the cold and flu season on the horizon, it’s worth spending some time now to make sure you are in the best possible physical condition to make it through winter without succumbing to every cold and flu. Prevention is better than cure when it ... More >>

Want to Get Stronger, Leaner & Healthier?

Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 9:37 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Want to Get Stronger, Leaner & Healthier? Strength Training Is For You More >>

Tips to Healthy Ageing

Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 9:21 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Exercising regularly has significant life improving and lengthening benefit at any age, from early childhood through to later years. While there are natural parts of the ageing process that cannot be prevented, we are seeing more research indicating ... More >>

The Health Benefits of Exercise for Kiwi Kids

Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 9:21 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

We all know the benefits of physical activity for adults. Even so, actually getting active and maintaining a regular level of movement can be a challenge for many. With some serious forward thinking, is it possible to reduce the challenge of future generations ... More >>

Lacking a Good Night’s Sleep?

Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 9:32 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Sleep is an important part of looking after our health; we simply can’t function and be productive without the right amount of rest. In the short term a lack of sleep leads to loss of concentration, tiredness, fatigue and impaired physical and mental ... More >>

Does That ‘Expert’ Really Know What They are Talking About?

Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 9:44 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Open up Facebook, check your inbox, speak with colleagues at work and you’ll hear a hundred different ‘tried and true’ reports on how to successfully lose bodyfat, get strong, reduce stress, be a better person, take control of your health, and cure ... More >>

The Food and Exercise Link

Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 9:40 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

While the old saying ‘you can’t out exercise a bad diet’ may still be true, it turns out regular exercise is a great way to motivate and support maintaining a good diet. Exercise and nutrition have always been closely linked; whether it’s ... More >>

The Significant Benefits of Physical Activity for Diabetes

Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 9:09 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

There are over 240,000 people in New Zealand who have been diagnosed with diabetes. Most of these have type 2 diabetes, with cases of obesity-related type 2 diabetes on the rise. It is suggested that there are another 100,000 people with diabetes ... More >>

Stay Strong - Live Longer

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

With the rise in popularity of more movement and mindfulness based exercise options, and with proven benefits and results, it can be tempting to think the days of pure strength and resistance training in a traditional gym environment are losing popularity. More >>

Hula Hooping Your Way to Good Health

Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

With 199 people hula hooping their hearts out last month, Christchurch reclaimed New Zealand's hula hoop record at a fundraising event for the NZ Heart Foundation. The organiser of this record breaking event was Bernadette Smith from In2Hula, who ... More >>

Do Weight Loss Diets Work?

Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Ready to get your food intake under control to lose weight, feel healthier, or just reduce the amount of junk you eat? Hoping that there is some way you can cut out the ‘hard stuff’ and just get the results? Before you embark on the latest eating ... More >>

REP: Steady-State Fitness or High-Intensity Training?

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 10:17 am | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

It doesn’t seem long ago that the exercise message was all about getting your heart rate up, and keeping it up for an extended period. In recent times the move has been more towards short fast workouts, where these slower burn workouts seem to becoming ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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