Our first 10 week term for the year kicks off on Monday 25th January. The term will end 1st April. As you may be aware, there are 2 public holidays through this term- Australia Day on Tuesday 26th January and Easter Good Friday on 2nd April. Therefore, those of you who end up in a class on a Tuesday...
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Thanks to Suzanne P for forwarding on this amusing tirade about a personal trainer............... ****A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM**** If you read this without laughing out loud, there is something wrong with you. This is dedicated to everyone who ever attempted to get into a regular workout routine. D...
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There has never been a time to tell your friends, family and colleagues about the benefits you have expereinced from Fix. If you refer a friend and they enrol for a term of our program, you will receive a double movie pass on us! Just ask your friend to mention your name at the time of booking their...
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For those of you who know both physiotherapists Sue and Chris from your time at Fix, they will both be returning to instruct for term 4. Sue Kinner is returning after 7 months maternity leave and will be teaching Thursday lunch time classes for the next term. Christine Leaver, after a break from Fix...
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The following exercise equipment is available for sale from the Fix CBD office\*. Talk to your instructor or call the office if you are intertested in any of the items. Budget Pilates Mat ( 4.5 mm thick) $25 Ribbed Pilates Mat (10mm thick) $60 Red Pilates Mat (10mm thick) $110 Swissballs $60 Yoga Bl...
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Here is an interesting read from the New York Times Health pages very kindly brought to my attention by Jan M. The article challenges the current trend to "deepen the navel to your spine" or "hollow the tummy" as an isolated strengthening exercise to increase spinal support, stability and therefore...
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For our next term, term 4, Fix CBD will once again open for Friday classes. These will be available early morning and at lunch times. Katrina will be moving to instruct on a Friday as we see the return of Sue Kinner to Fix after 7 months maternity leave. We all look forward to having Sue back teachi...
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Term 4 will commence on Monday 12th October and finish Friday 18th December. Please note that we are starting this term after only 1 week break instead of the usual 2. This means for all of you with school kids, that the October school holidays will be in their second week as we start up again. If t...
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**People with non-specific chronic low back pain who have participated in exercise programs have preferences about exercise: a qualitative study.** _**Slade, Molloy and Keating, 2009 from Monash University.**_ This study examined people’s preferences for exercise programs for lower back pain. Alla h...
Read MoreI recently read the results of an interesting study conducted by Queensland physios, and thought to share it with you. The article was printed in the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy in 2006 and authored by physiotherapists Sapsford, Richardson and Stanton. This simple study looked at the pelvic...
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