Keep the Batteries Charged Up and Always Ready to Go!
Don’t De-condition – Stay in Condition …..Maintain an Active Mind – Active Body Another year is rolling by quickly and soon we will be into Christmas…
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Practical, evidence-based advice on staying strong, steady and active in later life — from physiotherapist and fitness leader Sally Castell.
The Interplay Between Motivation and Mood
Motivation and Mood: Definitions Motivation refers to the internal processes that initiate, guide, and sustain goal-oriented behaviours. It’s what gets us…
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Fascia, the all over body network
The following information comes partly from part of a larger article. It describes clearly and succinctly the complexity concerning the role that fascia plays…
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Don’t Stop & Get Stuck. Keep Moving & Stretching
We are all know there can be many incidences that can interrupt the general “flow” of daily activities, cutting out the exercise routine or becoming…
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Staying Focused, Undertaking New Challenges and Advancing Skills
Starting with the Basics It is important to start out with the basics to develop a good foundation and then to work up from there. This can happen in a…
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The Power of Music
Physical and Physiological Effects: Music influences motor skills, as it engages the motor cortex, which plays a role in controlling and coordinating movement…
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“Triple M” Movement, Mood, and Music
I hope you all had some time to rest and recharge the batteries. It soon will be time to meet up again and be active together. As you know how…
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Don’t Slump …Prevent the Hump!
Spinal alignment (postural correction) Consider lining up one cylinder on top of the other for spinal stability and overall good body control Cylinder 1 = The…
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What are the Benefits of Good Body Alignment / Posture?
Having good posture can help reduce discomfort, deformity and general fatigue which can be a result of poor body alignment. Maintaining good posture is…
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Keep in Line…Keep in Shape!
“It takes a child one year to acquire independent movement and ten years to acquire independent mobility. An old person can lose both in a day.” Bernard…
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Stay Connected – Explore the Ways to Keep Your Brain and Body Active
Try new opportunities and challenges!! We are all wanting to keep our mental and physical faculties working well and for as long as possible. Physical and…
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Brain Power and Body Control
Body and brain age changes related to functional activities can make movement less safe and balancing more difficult. Exercise can combat cognitive decline to…
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Keep Focused; Keep Healthy; Keep Active!
In 2015, the World Report on Ageing and Health by World Health Organisation (WHO) defined healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining…
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Keep Motoring on and Moving as Best YOU Can
The beginning of the year is an ideal opportunity to consider the reasons for and the ways of keeping active. Motor Maintenance. Transmission troubles? ………….…
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Movement Matters – Move More, Move Often
As you know you can increase your daily physical activity without joining a gym or even breaking a sweat. The good news is you can simply do more of the…
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Age is No Barrier to Exercise -make it appropriate, realistic and safe
Anybody, no matter the age, ability or circumstance can and needs to do something to remain active and achieve realistic health /fitness goals in order to…
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Presentation at the FILEX conference – April 17th
Now that we are unable to travel overseas many conferences are now being conducted online. One large conference recently conducted was FILEX which was geared…
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Movement Matters new online training portal is now live!
Sally has created modules to enable remote and virtual learning of many aspects and considerations facing professional fitness trainers running classes for…
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Maintaining and managing meaningful movement to postpone, protect, preserve and prevent unforeseeable declines in physical and mental functional abilities.
Changes, Challenges, Choices The Change As we know these past few months there have been many changes and challenges to our lifestyle due to COVID. We have…
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“Make 10 – Take 10”
To Stay Active and Independent Keep protecting yourself by maintaining good fitness levels to reduce any problems now and in the future. The body needs to…
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Exercise is for All Ages and Abilities
Don’t Make Age an Excuse. Everybody Needs to Move and Can still Exercise “Because of their low functional status and high incidence of chronic disease, there…
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Movement Matters temporarily suspends exercise classes
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been compelled to suspend all public exercise classes until it is okay to resume them. Our concern for the…
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Sally Castell receives Falls Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award
At the recent NSW Falls Prevention Network Forum, Sally Castell was immensely honoured to have been recognised by the Falls Prevention Network with a Lifetime…
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Staying Fit, Active and Functioning Well
Focus: “Don’t lose any more function than can be helped” The Aged Population is on the Increase! The fastest growing population is the older adult with the…
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Feet & Falls
Foot, Function and Fall Risk Like the rest of the body the foot can alter as it gets older. Consider for a moment how long it has being supporting you…
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No Quick Fix
No Quick Fix – Once Is Not Enough! “Make the most of and enjoy the challenge of remaining as fit and healthy for as long as possible all the effort…
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Pain Problems
The Pain Factor Pain can be a major reason for not being able to get out and do the things you would like to do. There are different types of…
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No Risky Business
“Plan, Be Prepared and Take Your Time to Ensure You Make Safe and Sensible Moves – Watch Your Step and Pick Up Your Feet!” Sally Castell – Movement Matters…
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Mix and match
The older adult population is increasingly becoming “top heavy”. At the last census 6 million people are aged between 50 and 89 years. Over 2 million live in…
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Muscles Matter
Your Muscles Matter Keeping good muscle strength and length to maintain movement is important component of an exercise program Muscle changes with age,…
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Functioning, not falling
Functioning, not Falling This article provides you with some basic background facts on the issue of falls prevention. There will be further and more specific…
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Progress Motivation
Making Progress and Keeping Active It is hard to keep on track and motivated to do things for long periods of time…..whether this is on a weekly basis or for…
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Muscles Matter
Your Muscles Matter Keeping good muscle strength as well as length to maintain movement is an important component of an exercise program Muscles change with…
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Make 10 – Take 10 – 10 Simple Activity Ideas
Don’t get stuck in the chair, staying indoors or doing the same old things. Take up the challenges and try a variety of ways to be active at home or…
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Why Bother?
The body cannot afford to remain inactive for a long period of time and needs constant maintenance. It is possible for any one regardless of age or condition…
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Your Health is Your Wealth – with a focus on physical activity
There’s no denying it – none of us is getting younger! We all tend to take our health for granted until things start going wrong and then often we try…
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Sally is invited to talk at the national fitness conference in Nov 2014
With falls and health for older people becoming more important, as we all age better and live longer, it is important to spread the word about fitness for…
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Movement Matters selected as an official adviser to NSW Health
After many years and many programs, Sally is now providing consultancy services to government department, advising on older peoples’ health and fitness issues.
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New classes starting in Hunters Hill Community Centre
Sally’s classes are in high demand as she maintains a consistent active class regime throughout the North Shore and Northern Suburbs district of Sydney.
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Exercise is for all Ages and Abilities
It is known that there is a direct association between inactivity and ageing resulting in loss of reserve capacity of the body including reduction in strength…
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Classes – Exercise Tips
There are many variables and levels of fitness and health of people at the beginning of any exercise program. Everyone is an individual and thus there are…
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