Services offered

The goals of these assessments are to identify those individuals with a known disease, or signs or symptoms of disease, who may be at a higher risk of an adverse event during physical activity/exercise and to identify those individuals with risk factors or other conditions in order to assist with appropriate exercise prescription. These, however, do not substitute for advice from appropriately qualified medical professionals.

exercise and fitness assessment

nutritional consultation

services

Our scope of work involves two lifestyle classifications: low risk or apparently healthy and moderate or at risk populations.

Low risk populations include people who are asymptomatic, have no confirmed disease, have no evidence of pathology, or who have no more than one risk factor such as smoking, diabetes, hypertension, etc.

Moderate or at risk populations include those who have more than one risk of coronary heart or pulmonary disease, who have continued non-life threatening disease such as arthritis, etc.

Whether you are healthy or not, you can be assured – we have the commitment to excellence when it comes to the level of care we provide

Consultations involve education on the following topics:

energy value of different foods
food composition and macro-nutrients
nutritional labels
caloric content
purchasing habits
food preparation
portion sizes
water intake
alchohol consumption

Overweight and obesity are related to a wide range of different diseases including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and some cancers. Central obesity is a common underlying factor in metabolic syndrome which comprises increased blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and glucose intolerance. Obesity should be treated as a primary disease risk, even in people who do not specifically consult for it. Our goal is to get you to your most ideal weight based on several of your lifestyle factors.

weight management

persons with disabilities

exercise for older adults

exercise for pregnancy

The benefits of exercise during pregnancy are numerous. Among them:

improved muscular tone and strength as hormonal changes affect joints thus increasing risk of inury
promotes good posture with strength in both lower and upper back
lessens fatigue and promotes better sleeping pattern
improves circulation and prevents fluid retention and varicose veins

Numerous studies have shown that strength training for older adults done regularly not only builds up bone and muscle but counteracts the weakness and frailty that usually comes with aging. Exercising your muscles will increase not only your muscular strength but also your muscular endurance which is the ability to repeat a movement over and over again.

Exercise therapy for this group uses specific stylised movements to improve the way the body functions. It focuses on moving the body and its different parts to relieve symptoms and improve mobility – and of course levels of fitness. It is geared towards:

Maximising physical abilities
Optimising muscular functioning
Improving physical fitness
Improving general health and wellbeing.

general population

Benefits of Exercise:

maintenance of health and well-being
increased energy levels
reduced risk of disease
increased physical work capacity
increased cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency
changes in metabolism
weight management
delaying effects of aging
increased workability of joints and muscles

pulmonary disease

Depending on the severity of the disease, exercise will be restricted to the ability of the diaphragm to contract properly. A reduction in this ability greatly increases energy expenditure for breathing alone. Respiratory muscles will also have atrophied depending on the length of inactivity. These muscles can still be trained with proper progression and recovery periods. The goal of training is to increase the endurance of these muscles.

cardiovascular disease

Endurance exercises geared at weight loss and general cardiovascular fitness have a beneficial effect in lowering resting high blood pressure. Endurance exercise training appears to have neuronal and biochemical advantages seen in normal exercise training. Weight loss seems to have a linear relationship with reducing resting systolic blood pressure. For every kilogram lost, systolic blood pressure falls 1.6 mmHg.

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