Your Move Health

🏋🤸‍♀️🚴Our movement menu is designed to showcase a range of different opportunities to be active in our local area.

On the menu this month is the free outdoor seniors exercise park right in our own back yard at the Hastings foreshore. The exercise park features a range of equipment aimed at challenging balance, flexibility, coordination and strength, and has an all-ages mobile phone app to help learn to use the equipment independently.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire also has volunteers that offer free “come and try” sessions on Friday mornings at 10am.

Can You Help Us to Axe The Tax on Healthcare

Exercise Physiology is the only allied health service recognised by Medicare that attracts GST, meaning the service costs you more! We need your help to change that!

Can you spare 1min to add your name to a petition for the removal of GST from Exercise Physiology services?

Click the link below to sign the petition:

https://gst.good.do/axethetax/axe-the-tax-on-essential-healthcare/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23802870911&gbraid=0AAAAADvqZtIQ4LGscgNfCV1LBIGyf8oh1&gclid=CjwKCAjwyabTBhBFEiwAM3mNULlfqboHfdLPPsbFO6T2juRUpPZgEvdMHDpSghBkNzJ3okIGn_2uNxoCPcMQAvD_BwE

🚨 Inspiring Story Alert 🚨

We are always inspired by what people can do, and by celebrating their achievements we hope you will be too!

This month we want to share a success story of two of our very own clients – Bri and Kyle.

Bri lives with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) affecting her knee, and Kyle lives with persistent back pain, both of which significantly impact their day-to-day life. Both Bri and Kyle have been working with our team over a period of time to improve their mobility, strength, and confidence in movement while building their skills to manage pain flare ups and setbacks, as they are both eager to adventure and refuse to let their pain limit their lives.

Last weekend, Bri & Kyle completed the 4 km walk event at the Chevron City to Surf in Karratha, WA – a huge milestone for both of them! This achievement is great reminder that rehabilitation and recovery isn't only about reducing pain – but about working towards meaningful goals, staying active in ways that matter to you, and regaining the confidence and ability to take on challenges.

We are incredibly proud of Bri and Kyle for all their hard work, for stepping outside their comfort zone and for achieving a meaningful goal that they had set themselves.

Our wonderful Luci will be leaving us (temporarily) in early September as she prepares for the arrival of her baby. If you would like to make an appointment to see her before she goes on maternity leave, you will need to get in quick as her August calendar is filling up fast.

🧪🎓✏️Our August Science Snapshot - for National Stroke Week:

Short bursts of intense exercise improves aerobic fitness in stroke survivors.

A 2024 study examined the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training on aerobic fitness in stroke survivors. They compared high-intensity interval training (HIIT) against moderate intensity continuous training (MICT), to see the effects on peak oxygen consumption, a measure of aerobic fitness.

While both groups demonstrated fitness improvements after 12 weeks, the HIIT showed larger improvements. Given that many stroke survivors fatigue quickly and struggle to sustain continuous exercise post-stroke, this finding shows that HIIT is a viable alternative that may even have superior benefits.

You can find out more by accessing the full study here:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.046564

This week is National Stroke Week, raising awareness of the early warning signs of a stroke.

The F.A.S.T. test for stroke involves looking for these simple signs:

FACE – check their face. Has their mouth drooped?
ARMS – can they lift both arms?
SPEECH – is their speech slurred? Do they understand you?
TIME – is critical. If you see any of these signs call 000 straight away.

📰 Our August Newsletter is out now! 📰

Follow the link to read it here 👇

https://mailchi.mp/305d8908e0aa/august-newsletter-2026

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August Newsletter

🏋🤸‍♀️🚴Our movement menu is designed to showcase a range of different opportunities to be active in our local area.

On the menu this month is the Mornington Peninsula birdwatching walking group. The group is run by BirdLife Australia, and walks in the morning on the second Wednesday and third Sunday of every month across varying locations on the Mornington Peninsula.

Walks are free to attend and are led by a local guide. Beginners or first-timers are welcome and supported by regular attendees.

More information can be found here:

https://birdlife.org.au/groups/birdlife-mornington-peninsula/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21438296785&gbraid=0AAAAADsM4UIy9kVjrNtJ8RdfO9M74esJm&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg-il5cShlQMVIM0WBR1FvR1fEAAYASAAEgKEEfD_BwE

🚨 Inspiring Story Alert 🚨

We are always inspired by what people can do, and by celebrating their achievements we hope you will be too!

This month’s inspiring story is 18 year old Bianca Adler, the youngest Australian in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Bianca was forced to abandon her first climb attempt last year with only 400m to go due to frostbite concerns and severely dangerous weather conditions. But her perseverance, tenacity and relentlessness to achieve her goal saw Bianca complete the 65km trek to base camp and the physically and mentally grueling 20km climb to the peak, reaching an incredible elevation of 8848.86 meters above sea level, on May 20, 2026.

Bianca is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when we show determination, persistence and a desire to challenge our limits.

🧪🎓✏️Our July Science Snapshot:

A 5min Movement Break Can Reduce The Impact of Prolonged Sitting

A large study of more than 19,000 adults found that taking a simple 5-minute walking break every hour can help to counteract some of the negative effects of prolonged sitting. In this study, people who regularly got up and moved reported better mood, less fatigue, and more energy—without any drop in work productivity.

The takeaway is surprisingly simple: If you spend most of your day sitting, the evidence suggests that moving a little, often, may be more powerful than you think.

Some ideas to try may even be a walking lunch break or phone call with a loved one.

You can find out more by accessing the full study here:

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2026/06/16/bjsports-2025-111221?fbclid=IwY2xjawSplkxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwTnZremV3T3ZkUDlhMWxzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHr2VHozKNgyTWsQZRQq-rY-8zEKYAAeDd01SEB34pzxVHKwBdn1MQ20R5LGt_aem_icjmGMFZ8StBISXmAXo_gg