Exercise Right

Exercise is essential to maintaining strong bones. Accredited Exercise Physiologist Samuel Padarcic shares how to exercise for bone health:

Resistance training builds bone strength.

1. Impact loading is a powerful stimulus for bone adaptation.

2. Balance training prevents the biggest risk factor: falls.

3. Bone health is built on progressive loading, applied consistently over time, combined with the ability to stay upright.

Read the full article to find out more: https://bit.ly/4uXP3RP

Exercise plays a crucial role in bowel cancer prevention, treatment and recovery. It can help you feel stronger, improve quality of life and even play a role in reducing the risk of recurrence.

Speak with your GP or treating specialist about starting an exercise program. An Accredited Exercise Physiologist can help create an individualised exercise program that suits your needs.

Find out more about bowel cancer and exercise: https://bit.ly/4ukzimK

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Exercise Right Week has officially wrapped up for 2026 with:

⚫155 events hosted around Australia
⚫7 health check activations supported by ESSA State Chapters
⚫5 partner organisations collaborated on content
⚫Over 1000 new Exercise Right subscribers joined for expert advice year-round

Thank you to everyone who got involved in the week and the ESSA accredited exercise professionals who made it possible.

Did you get a free health check during Exercise Right Week?

In collaboration with Exercise Right, Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)'s ACT, NT, Qld and Tas State Chapters hosted a combined 7 health checks for Exercise Right Week.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported these events. It’s great to see Aussies checking in on their health.

Exercising right doesn’t stop with Exercise Right Week. Find an ESSA accredited professional near you. https://bit.ly/FindAProfessional

Exercise isn’t one-size-fits-all.

As we age, our bodies and health change and so should how we exercise.

Accredited Exercise Physiologist Kirra Womersley has created cheat sheets to help you decode what exercise to prioritise as you move through life – from children to older adults.

Check them out in the resources: https://bit.ly/4dKJ4bB

The Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines may surprise you.

How many steps should you do a day? Only 7,000 to receive most of the health benefits from being active.

The guidelines recommend you strive for 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous on most days of the week and strengthening exercises 2 or more times a week.

Read the full article from Professor Corneel Vandelanotte who leads the 10,000 Steps program at CQUniversity breaks it down.

https://bit.ly/4dq8bSg

How to exercise right for a lung condition.

Exercise can feel daunting, especially if you have a lung condition.

Check out these 5 tips.
1. Move your body regularly
2. Build strength, balance and confidence Move smarter, not harder
3. Learn ways to calm your breathing and body
4. Fuel your body for better breathing

l article in collaboration with Lung Foundation Australia to find out more: https://bit.ly/4a6qjhI

Attend an event near you

There are over 120 FREE events being held across Australia for the next week as part of Exercise Right Week.

Find the events calendar on the Exercise Right Week web page: https://bit.ly/4ctc7kH

Exercise Right Week is here!

Exercising doesn’t have to be complicated. This week, learn from accredited exercise professionals about how to exercise right for your needs.

There are over 100 free events across Australia, find an even near you today on the Exercise Right website.

https://bit.ly/4ctc7kH