CYCLING TOWARDS WELLNESS: EXPLORING THE JOY OF BIKING In the hustle and bustle of modern life, where deadlines loom large and screens dominate our attention, finding time for exercise often feels like a daunting task. However, nestled amidst Australia’s picturesque landscapes lies a simple yet exhilarating solution: cycling. As allied health professionals, it’s time to saddle up, pedal towards adventure,…
Osteopathy is a system of therapy that focuses on all the contributing factors related to an injury. It incorporates a wide variety of both passive and active treatment techniques, along with rehabilitation, ergonomic advice and aftercare. For someone who has not seen an Osteopath,
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an increasingly popular way of exercising for aerobic fitness and general health. This rise is for good reason; HIIT has been shown to have a myriad of health benefits, is very time effective and can break up the monotony of continuous, steady state exercise. Let’s have a look at HIIT in closer detail and see how it stacks up compared to steady state exercise.
It is well known that weight-bearing exercise is very important for bone development and bone density. Cycling, despite being challenging for your cardio vascular system, doesn’t put a lot of weight-bearing stress through bones in your body the way running or weight training does.
Let’s take a look at what ‘weak bone’ actually is and if cyclists are at risk of developing it.
