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Do you snack?
Who needs ideas for healthier choices?
Do you make time to eat these snacks?

So healthier choices for snacks within our day is a hard one! We live such busy lives that it is challenging to get our meals in! It is important though they do take the time to sit and enjoy our food. BUT sometimes we do need that go to food before we get the chance to sit down with our main meals. Food that you can just shove in the mouth, rather than need to prepare.

So let’s look at some choices that we can use for that go to food!

• Fruit – a bundle of fibre with the natural sugars for that pickup required

• Yoghurt – a small package of good quality protein and fats to support energy production

• Boiled eggs – another small package of good quality protein and fats

• Small handful of nuts – choose the nuts you prefer

• Small piece of dark chocolate – if you need that pickup in the arvo!

And now here is some homemade ideas!

• Oat bars

• Veggie fritters

• Seed crackers

• Peanut butter cups

• Piece of lean chicken

Let us know your ideas so we can all share

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Diabetes Awareness Week🙌

This is a week to shine the light on diabetes, a condition affecting so many people worldwide. This important week encourages everyone to learn more about the realities of living with diabetes and highlight support and education on this condition.

Diabetes Awareness Week is an annual campaign to increase understanding, the challenges faced and the impact on individuals and families. It allows information to gain early detection and proper management, to improve quality of life and prevent serious complications.

Get involved in this week by sharing educational material to friends and family, take part in any local fundraising events, attend any workshops or webinars to gain more understanding and support diabetes charities when you can.

Diabetes is a condition that is rising amongst the community, rising from 200 million in 1990 to 830 million in 2022 worldwide. More than half of people living with diabetes do not take any medication for this condition.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic condition characterised by increased blood glucose levels, alongside other symptomology. It is a long term and persistent condition that occurs due to the body’s inability to process and regulate blood glucose due to the over secretion of insulin. This over secretion leads to Insulin Resistance, which is a decline in sensitivity for insulin to do its job of regulating glucose within the blood.

Type 1 Diabetes

This condition is a autoimmune disease due to insulin insufficiency. This is caused by a cell destruction in the pancreas, due to the autoimmune mechanism of the body.

Type 2 Diabetes

A metabolic disorder caused by a combination of deficient insulin secretion and inability of tissues to properly respond to insulin.

Gestational Diabetes

A condition that occurs in pregnant females who have elevated blood sugar levels. This is triggered by factors such as obesity, family history of diabetes and maternal age.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590093523000425

If you are concerned or have a family history of Diabetes please seek support from your local GP.

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We offer a range of services at KS Healthfit. We ensure that each service meets the needs of the member. All our services are run in a small gym environment that is welcoming to all.

Our services include:

Group Fitness

☑ Small Group Classes for any age and differing strength ability. We have 7 types of classes on our current timetable with 6am, 9.15am, 4.30pm and 5.30pm.

☑ Age Well Small Group Classes for those over 50 wanting a focus on balance and core strength to reduce injury and move well in everyday life.

☑ Live Strong is our 10-week individualised strength program. This includes a mobility and strength testing prior to commencement, individual gym program and weekly 45-minute supervised gym training.

☑ Age Strong is our 10-week individualised strength program for those over 50 seeking a focus more on balance and everyday movement improvement. This includes a mobility and strength testing prior to commencement, individual gym program and weekly 45-minute supervised gym training.

☑ Able Fitness is our weekly small group class for those with a disability and their support workers. Our classes are based around moving well in a fun and encouraging environment.

Personal Training

☑ We offer one on one/pairs 30- and 45-minute personal training focusing on gym programs based on mobility and strength testing.

☑ Reformer one on one personal training which focuses a lot more on isolation of muscles and core on a moving platform.

Exercise Physiology

☑ Individualised programs from an accredited and university qualified allied health professional. These programs are great for those with chronic health conditions or disabilities.

Naturopath

☑ Our Naturopath offers services such as one-on-one consults, small group information sessions, group talks, and Blood Pathology and Gut health analysis.

Check out our website or contact today if you would like more information

www.kshealthfit.com.au

Hypermobility is a generic umbrella term that refers to the ability of some or all of a person’s joints to move beyond the normal range of motion due to increased elasticity of the ligaments that are supposed to stabilise the joints.

Symptoms of hypermobility may increase the frequency of:

• Joint dislocation and subluxations (partial or incomplete dislocations) especially common in shoulders, knees and ankles.
• Higher incidence of sprains and strains (ligament/tendon damage) due to overstretching.
• Persistent pain in muscles and joints, often labelled as "growing pains" in children, which can become chronic (e.g., fibromyalgia).
• Repeated injuries and chronic instability can lead to joint degeneration and osteoarthritis at a younger age.
• Poor proprioception appearing clumsy, poor fine motor skills (messy handwriting)
• Anxiety and depression
• Chronic fatigue
• Stomach and digestive problems (reflux, irritable bowel, food intolerances or allergies)
• Women may notice pelvic floor symptoms especially after childbirth

If you have identified any of the above symptoms, a quick check on “The Beighton score” is a common screening tool for hypermobility. It may be worthwhile talking to physiotherapist who is able to determine joint instability and assessing muscle control related for a diagnosis of other compilations such as Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
A specialised exercise prescription may be required to reduce the risk of injury with a physiotherapist or an exercise physiologist to firstly to manage pain, gain strength and muscular control whilst reducing the risk of injury.

Living with hypermobility can be successfully managed with the right balance of strength, movement awareness and lifestyle adjustments. Learning to recognise early signs of fatigue or instability allows you to modify activities before causing or worsening of pain symptoms. Learning strategies can help assist with staying active, protecting your joints and maintaining independence.