The Health Club Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kimberley and Brooke
Join physiotherapists, Brooke Sullivan and Kimberley Cochrane, as they talk all things health, fitness and rehab. Tune in as we provide you with the most up to date research on a wide range of aspects of health.
If you are someone who struggles with stress, feeling overwhelmed or like life is passing you by then this episode is for you! This week we had the pleasure of chatting with the wonderful Carla Sank on how she started meditation and how it has changed her life for the better.
Carla is a physiotherapist who currently works at the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick (Sydney, Australia). Carla has found a passion for meditation and has been inspired through her own journey to start teaching it to others. In this episode, Carla sheds some light on the difference between meditation and mindfulness, how to start meditating and the best apps for starting meditation.
Some worthy mentions from the episode;
The book we briefly mention is Tribe of Mentors (a must read!)
If you would like to get in touch with Carla or are interested in doing one of her courses please head over to her instagram @carlasank or her website www.carlasank.com
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In this episode we dive into answering some of our listeners' recent questions about pre-workout, over training, resolving ongoing back pain and running for people aged 50+. There is a little bit of something for everyone in this episode!
The 4 main questions are:
- Is pre workout necessary?
- How do you know if you are over training?
- How to get rid of back pain?
- Running for adults over 50
Remember if you do have any injuries or are looking at starting a new type of exercise program it is always best to consult your healthcare provider on your individual needs.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns is having a huge impact on everyone’s mental health. It has physically kept families and friends apart for the better part of two years whilst simultaneously mentally draining even the strongest of us.
In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Clinical Psychologist, Leanne Hall, on some interesting mental health topics that have arisen along with the pandemic. These include how the current social situation is affecting everyone, how can families manage stress levels, how to manage your own stress/anxiety, the impact of the pandemic on younger people (relationships, socialising, loss of youth) and how we can look out for our friends at this time.
Leanne has worked in the field for over 20 years, she is a published author, is currently undertaking her PhD at Sydney University, is the Clinical Lead for a Youth Charity and was the consultant psychologist for Bride and Prejudice and has also been on The Living Room (both Aussie TV shows). This is certainly an episode not to be missed! If you would like to get in touch with Leanne please check out her Instagram @leannehalltherapist
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Unfortunately injuries are a part of life but injury prevention has a huge role to play in minimising the number of injuries we sustain in a lifetime. Injuries can occur in a sporting situation, while at work or they may just gradually appear. No matter how you have sustained the injury there is always help available to get you back to living life pain free!
**In this episode we address;
- training to prevent injury**
- injury prevention for sport, the workplace and the gym
- common over training injuries
- training while injured
- return to training after injury
There are a number of free sports specific resources available to assist with sports specific injury prevention. These are readily available online. These programs are;
- FIFA 11+: specifically designed for soccer players
- Netball KNEE: specifically designed for netball players of all levels
The recovery tool we speak about in the episode is the 100 point recovery system. Again variations of this can be downloaded online.
If you are interested in a physiotherapy consult for an injury, Brooke and Kimberley both consult from PPS Physiotherapy Kellyville, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Just send a DM via instagram or an email to the healthclubpodcast@gmail.com
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Good nutrition is essential for optimal health and performance both physically and mentally. We are super grateful to Caity Edmonds @the.healthymillennial who generously gave up her time to join us on this episode to chat about a wide variety of aspects of nutrition.
In this episode we cover the topics of;
- What is sports nutrition
- Common issues and misconceptions in sports nutrition
- Determining calorie needs for peak performance
- Macro’s across the lifespan
- RED-S
- Some helpful tips and tricks to start improving your nutrition
Caity is a Sydney based Dietician with a passion for helping young people engage in their health. Caity consults out of the Sports Medicine Clinic in Moore Park and High Performance and Rehab Gym in Cronulla. However she also does online consults and if you are keen to book in for a review send her a DM on instagram or you can contact her via her website (www.thehealthymillennial.com.au).
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Sleep is an essential function of the human body allowing both physical and mental recovery. There are many things you can do to optimise the quality and quantity of sleep you get each night. These tools are commonly referred to as sleep hygiene. In this episode we discuss why we sleep, sleep stages and cycles, the impacts of poor quality or quantity of sleep and the many ways we can start addressing some issues through sleep hygiene practices.
There are a number of great sleep resources that are widely available and here are some of our recommendations if you do want to learn more;
- Research Article: Luyster, F et al. (2012). Sleep: A Imperative. Sleep, 35(6), 727-734
- Research Article: Brower, K. & Perron, B. (2010). Sleep disturbance as a universal risk factor for relapse in addiction to psychoactive substances. Medical Hypotheses, 74(5), 928-933
- Book: “Why we sleep” by Matthew Walker
- Website: https://www.sleep.org/does-your-body-temperature-change-while-you-sleep/
Worthwhile mentions from the episode:
The clock we spoke about is called a dawn simulator/light emitting alarm clock. The clock works via simulating sunrise or sunset to wake you opposed to a traditional beeping alarm. They are available to purchase off Amazon and Kogan.
On your iphone you can turn on a feature called “night shift” which changes the screens brightness and colour to mitigate some of the blue light effects. You can do this in your brightness settings.
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Join physiotherapists Kim and Brooke as they talk about starting their podcast journey, their passions and interests in health and ways to stay happy and healthy in Sydney’s Lockdown.
Journaling/Gratitude App suggestion - ‘Morning’ available for free via the app store
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