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If you are needing support for your long walks then perhaps understanding proper methods of Taping is for you:

Dynamic Taping for Sports And People With Spinal Muscular Conditions

https://mailchi.mp/a2b6f4c52cc5/dynamic-taping-for-sports-and-people-with-spinal-muscular-conditions-17972031

Another correlation to the importance of exercise and movement to combating depression:

Reciprocal Relationship Between Depression and Exercise - Neuroscience News Researchers uncovered a reciprocal relationship between depression and physical activity in adults.

Brief respite before we carried on our 5 km walk through Perth City. We explore different locations each week and mostly for work and family reasons - within 5 km from the CBD.

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Knee pain can significantly impact mobility and overall well-being.

In our latest blog, we'll delve into how orthotics can provide relief for knee pain.

Check it out now!
https://orthotiks.com/can-orthotics-help-knee-pain/

Benefits of Walking!

Walking comes with a host of benefits. Here's a list of five that may surprise you.

1. Counteracts the effects of weight-promoting genes. Harvard researchers looked at 32 obesity-promoting genes in over 12,000 people to determine how much these genes actually contribute to body weight. Among the study participants who walked briskly for about an hour a day, the effects of those genes were cut in half.

2. Helps tame a sweet tooth. A pair of studies from the University of Exeter found that a 15-minute walk can curb cravings for chocolate and even reduce the amount of chocolate you eat in stressful situations. And the latest research confirms that walking can reduce cravings and intake of a variety of sugary snacks.

3. Reduces the risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers already know that any kind of physical activity blunts the risk of breast cancer. But an American Cancer Society study that zeroed in on walking found that women who walked seven or more hours a week had a 14% lower risk of breast cancer than those who walked three hours or fewer per week. And walking provided this protection even for the women with breast cancer risk factors, such as being overweight or using supplemental hormones.

4. Eases joint pain. Several studies have found that walking reduces arthritis-related pain, and that walking five to six miles a week can even prevent arthritis from forming in the first place. Walking protects the joints — especially the knees and hips, which are most susceptible to osteoarthritis — by lubricating them and strengthening the muscles that support them.

5. Boosts immune function. Walking can help protect you during cold and flu season. A study of over 1,000 men and women found that those who walked at least 20 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, had 43% fewer sick days than those who exercised once a week or less. And if they did get sick, it was for a shorter duration, and their symptoms were milder.

Our Find18k page has been in somewhat stasis and the lull in-between previously with the pandemic is no excuse for the fact that the Sports Medicine Team at Perth Integrated Health has been conducting Walking Sessions throughout every Tuesday morning.

Join the Find 18K or Find 18 000 steps per day movement yet again as we revive ourselves for the next 20 years!

Howard Park Wines - Vineyard Walk or Run Event Sun 29th Oct 2023 Our Trifecta events for this coming weekend. Perfect event recovery after Tour de Gracetown where you Run or Walk the Vines and Drink The Wines!  

Might as well Find18k through this event with 3km, 6km, 9km or 12km to choose from

Howard Park Wines Vineyard Walk-Run Whether you are a social runner or a serious athlete the Howard Park Vineyard Run has a distance for everyone. This unique event sees participants running off-road on an undulating course through the Howard Park Estate.

Research: Call For Volunteers To Make A Difference Perth Integrated Health has partnered with Reflexion in the United States to bring you a Pilot Research Study to establish normative data for people aged 50-65 years old in relation to reaction time, peripheral vision and object differentiation. This research will be important in determining how age...

Perth Integrated Health Pole Walking Course Rewind to the early 2000s – Perth Integrated Health was the first adopter of Pole Walking as a form of spinal muscular rehabilitation in sports medicine here in Western Australia.  Ian Wee our Sports Medicine Director is in fact the first accredited pole walking instructor and he took this qualif...