The inaugural 40 Plus Queanbeyan Community Health Challenge culminated last weekend with the participation party.  Read More

Regular exercise can be an effective way to treat some forms of depression. Physical activity alters brain chemistry and leads to feelings of wellbeing. Exercise can also be an effective treatment for anxiety. Some research studies indicate that regular exercise may be as effective as other treatments like medication to relieve mild to moderate depression. Generally, exercise has a place in treatment as part of a comprehensive approach to the illness. Read More

Tip 1 - Achievable exercise
Remember when you used to run around all day at school and then come home and play outside until you got called in for dinner?  Were you overweight then?  So what has changed in your life to make you overweight now?  Move it or gain it!  You can’t simply stop eating, so counter the kilojoules you take in, with achievable exercise to burn them off.  In addition to weight loss you will also become fitter, stronger, more confident, look great and feel fantastic.  Can you afford not to exercise? Read More

1. Use it or lose it. As with any skill or capability we have learned, our physical, mental and social abilities will deteriorate if not challenged. This is intuitive, yet somehow as we age we attribute lost ability to getting old, rather than being out of shape or out of practice. Read More