Benefits of Exercise Physiology
An Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) is a university-educated allied health professional who specializes in using exercise as a therapeutic intervention to improve physical and mental health.
In simple terms, Exercise Physiologist use Exercise as Medicine to get you moving better and feeling better! Less pills and portions, more moving and grooving!
Our dedicated team of Accredited Exercise Physiologist will assist you to:
- Move better, feel better, live life better
- Improve your body’s function
- Build your strength, fitness and balance
- Restore dysfunctional movement patterns
- Provide expert guidance on exercise
- Reduce your pain, improve your movement
Our Accredited Exercise Physiologists are:
- Qualified and accredited practitioners and professionals.
- Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEP) who have completed 4-year university degrees’.
- Accredited through ESSA (Exercise and Sports Science Australia).
- Required to undertake ongoing education as part of their accreditation.
- Level 1 Kinetic Link Training instructors.
- Specialists in areas such as musculoskeletal rehabilitation, kinetic sling function and activation, osteoporosis rehabilitation, etc. See our Profiles below for more information.
With the rise in recognition of Exercise Physiology as an allied health profession, Como Fitness q24/7 is here to service community needs with a dedicated team of energetic Exercise Physiologists.
What an Exercise Physiologist can help with….
- Chronic Disease Management
- Chronic and complex health conditions
- Managing Chronic Pain – Lower Back, Neck, Knees.
- Recovery exercise plans for cancer patients
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Metabolic disease – Diabetes (type 1 and type 2)
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cardiovascular related diseases
- Neuromuscular conditions –
The Exercise Physiologist Como Fitness 24/7 are specialists in:
- Osteoporosis exercise plans through the ONERO™ program
- Kinetic Chain Activation through the Kinesis Movement Method
- Recovery for chronic musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain conditions
- Seniors’ fitness, fall prevention and strength training through the Keepfit Seniors classes
- Heart Health Programs for Indigenous populations
No referral is necessary, however there are numerous referral pathways available:
- Medicare – Care Plan
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- NDIS
- Home Care Package
- Rebates available through private health insurance providers.
- Workers Compensation
- Motor Vehicle Accident Rehabilitation
There are many benefits for Seniors to get active and keep active. Our Exercise Physiologists can provide guidance, advice, and support.
These benefits include:
- Keep you safe from falls.
- Help to control your aches and pains.
- Help you to maintain your independence.
- Slow the decline in cognition, mobility, and strength.
- Improve your mobility so you can perform activities of daily living.
- Increased muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and overall wellbeing.
- Help to manage psychological wellbeing and mental health illness: depression, anxiety.
