360 Health Clinic

WOMENS HEALTH WEEK - SHAME & STIGMA

On day three of Women’s Health Week we talk about the shame and stigma that are associated with various conditions women may experience through different stages of life.

Your can head to jeanhailes website to find helpful fact sheets on -
⚪️ Menopause, bladder & bowel incontinence
⚪️ Intimacy & sexuality with incontinence
⚪️ STI’s & blood-borne viruses
⚪️ Chronic vulval pain
⚪️ Premenstrual disorders

It’s important to remember that there is often something that can be done to help. Reaching out to your health care practitioner or Women’s Health Physiotherapist is a great place to start. You are not alone in your experience and you don’t have to suffer in silence.

WOMENS HEALTH WEEK - COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS

It can be hard to muster the courage to speak up and speak out about women’s experiences when it relates to their health and wellbeing.

This is something we strive to foster through our 🌸 Women’s Wellness Series 🌸 - creating the space for women to have open and honest conversations about their health.

We recognise it can be challenging to find the right words or time to start the conversation about the impact of many women’s health conditions.

Today Jean Hailes for Women's Health shares tips and tools to help you talk to your health care provider about hormones, heavy periods, menopause, PCOS, endo and more.

WOMENS HEALTH WEEK - KNOW YOUR BODY

By becoming familiar with your body and ensuring you are up to date with all relevant health checks you can better understand what is normal for you to detect and address any changes sooner.

A few important health checks for women include,
🪷 Heart health checks
🪷 Cervical screening
🪷 Sexual health checks
🪷 Breast screening
🪷 Bowel screening
🪷 Bone density screening

Make sure you have a chat to your health care provider at your next visit to ensure you’re up to date.

Jean Hailes for Women's Health

🌸 Women's Wellness Series 🌸

After the success of our first event, we are back with our second instalment in our Women's Wellness Series (albeit a little later than anticipated).

Join us for a morning of movement and meaningful discussions around perhaps the most transformative stage of a woman's life - pregnancy 🤰

We are thrilled to be able to partner with some incredible women working within the women's health space including

🌸Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Lucy from
🌸Women's Health Physiotherapist, Emma from
🌸Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Jaimee from .dietitian.collective
🌸Emerging Doula & Yoga Teacher, Jolan from wellnessbyjolan

The morning will include informative discussions, pre-natal Reformer Pilates and Yoga and some nutritious food to snack on.

The details
🗓️ Sunday 22nd September
🕰️ 9am - 1pm
📍 360 Fitness Club
🎟️ $79

Tag the mums-to-be below or head to the link in our bio to book. We can’t wait to share the morning with you 💕

Unfortunately in recent months we have been seeing increasing numbers of late cancellations and non-arrivals for appointments and classes.

While we recognise that emergencies, illness and unpredictable events can occur we often have individuals on waitlists to fill your spot, and sadly with minimal or no notice, they are missing out.

As such, effective from 1st September we are updating our cancellation policy,
🔹 You will continue to receive an SMS reminder 48 hours prior to your appointment.
🔹 A minimum of 12-hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule a booking, both 1:1 and classes.
🔹 Failure to provide notice will incur a fee of 50% of the service fee. This fee is payable by the client themselves and will not be billed under compensable schemes, including Work Cover, DVA, Medicare. NDIS will be billed as per the Service Agreement arrangement.
🔹 Failure to attend an appointment may incur 100% of the service fee, payable by the client.
🔹 CLASS BOOKINGS - Failure to provide 12-hours’ notice, and in the instance we are unable to fill your spot, you will be charged 100% of the class fee. Or, where a Class Pass is held, a deduction of one class from this package.

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to continuing to help everyone achieve their movement goals.

As any new or expecting mum will tell you, it can be tough to stay active during pregnancy as the body goes through some very significant changes.

Our Exercise Physiologists are equipped to support you through all stages of pregnancy and can assist you in managing -
🤰 pelvic pain (SIJ)
🤰 pregnancy related hypertension and gestational diabetes
🤰 back pain
🤰 fatigue

Exercise during pregnancy has been shown to assist during labour, birth and the post partum period. However, not all exercises are suitable for pregnant women so it is important to seek professional advice early.

Keep your eyes peeled 👀 our next event in our Women's Wellness Series is just around the corner and it's all for you mums-to-be.

ACTIVE OVER 50s

Designed for our over 50’s clients, our 45-minute classes provide something for everyone with a mix of strength, cardio and balance.

With classes in Gunnedah, Quirindi and Tamworth, participants can expect:
💪 Improved muscle mass
🦴 Stronger bones/joints
🫀 Improved cardiovascular health
🧠 Improved brain function and mental wellbeing
🦠 Improved immune system

What's more! You are guaranteed to meet lots of new friends! Our over 50s group often enjoy a coffee catch up after class and even arrange their own lunch meetings!

If you or someone you know are interested in joining our Over 50’s class, please give us a call on 6762 3639 (Ext 3) to secure your spot!

Are you our next Pilates Instructor!? 🤸‍♀️

We are on the lookout for Pilates Instructors to meet increasing demand in our Gunnedah and Quirindi clinics 👀

Are you passionate about delivering a high quality, fun class? Do you want to be a part of an energetic and ever-growing team? Sound like you - or someone you know?

Jump on our website 👉 'Join the team' to see a little more about the roles. Or give us a call on 6762 3639 Ext 3

1 in 5 Australians live with a brain injury 🧠

This can often be referred to as an invisible disability because physical symptoms may not be present leading to misunderstanding from others. Brian injuries can have an effect on cognitive, psychological, behavioural and physical functions.

How can exercise help?
🔹 Cognitive stimulation
🔹 Motor skills development
️🔹 Improve balance to reduce risk of re-injury
🔹 Promote better mental health
🔹 Increase independence

Our team feel privileged to be able to support those with a brain injury to assist them in improving their quality of life through movement.

🤩 CLIENT SPOTLIGHT 🤩

Amy continues to go from strength to strength 🙌🏼

Last week she participated in the DCS athletics carnival with some awesome results!

🥇 1st in Tunnel Ball & Tug-of-War
🥈 2nd in 25m Sprint
🥉 3rd in Egg & Spoon, and
⭐️ Participated in the Sack race

We are so proud of all you continue to achieve Amy while working with Neve 🤩👏🏼

BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS WEEK

Did you know the term brain injury encompasses any type of brain disorder or neurological disruption which is sustained, rather than from a developmental condition/s. There are a multitude of causes and long-term effects vary for each person.

The brain is a sophisticated organ that is comprised of many different parts. This is why brain injuries are so complex and differ for every person. Exercise plays an important role in rehabilitation from a brain injury, helping you gain control and autonomy with your condition.

The team at 360 Health Clinic can help facilitate this in Tamworth, Gunnedah and Quirindi. Give us a call on 6762 3639 Ext 3.

We love hearing how exercise has such a positive impact on our client's lives 🤩

And when they are able to recognise how the benefits translate in to their everyday lives it makes what we do all that more meaningful.

Tradies make up nearly one third of the Australian workforce, and almost 60% of tradies are involved in serious workplace injuries.

Tradies are incredibly reliant on their bodies to perform their role and this is one reason they are have a higher risk of injuries. Further to this, there is often the idea that "I use my body all day, I'm physically fit and strong". However, these day-to-day duties are often heavy and repetitive, and not great for our bodies long term.

Here are some of our tips to help look after the tradies in our lives:

🛠 Warm up before you start work: warming up will go a long way to ensuring you stay injury free

🛠 Work smarter not harder: Use good positions and techniques when lifting, If available use equipment to lift or ask someone to help with the lift.

🛠 Pace your workload over the day to avoid overuse and over-tiredness.

🛠 Recognise that construction sites are high-pressure environments - check in on your co-workers

🛠 Look after your health, your fitness, your diet, and your rest. You need them all!

🛠 Book a session with us! We can help you address those niggles, improve your mobility and help you get STRONGER, to keep you safer at work.

Last week we welcomed Hope who is doing her final 5 weeks of placement with us before she completes her Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology 👩‍🎓🎉

Thank you for a lovely evening.

Last night Lucy and Charlee represented the team as we were listed as finalists in two award categories. These two ladies have played an instrumental role in the growth of 360 Health Clinic and we are so grateful for all the work they continue to do.

Congratulations to all the award winners and thank you for all you are doing for small business in our region.

Wishing our Lucy a very Happy Birthday! 🎈

We hope you have a wonderful day and have some weekend celebrations on the cards 🥳

NATIONAL STROKE WEEK

Know the signs and you could save a life.

The acronym ‘𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓’ is a simple way to remember and identify the common signs of a stroke to increase responsiveness and act quickly.

F: Face Dropping 😔
A: Arm Weakness 💪
S: Speech Difficulty 🗣
T: Time to call emergency services 🚨

Time is critical

How can exercise help following a stroke?

✔️Exercise can reduce risk factors associated with stroke – prevention is key!
✔️ Exercise to restore strength, reduce the risk of falls and increase independence
✔️ Regaining motor skills important for ADL’s e.g. walking and improving transitional movements
✔️ Promotes neuroplasticity

The first 6-12 months post-stroke are the most critical. Following this, there is a plateau in motor function recovery.

Our Exercise Physiologists have extensive knowledge in supporting stroke survivors. They are able to provide evidence-based exercise interventions to assist with regaining function, improving mobility and overall quality of life to maintain independence.

Wishing our Charlee a very Happy Birthday 🥳

We hope you have a great day!

🌟 MEET JORJA 🌟

You may notice this friendly face from behind the Front Desk at 360 Fitness Club. We are so excited to have Jorja join our Health Clinic team in our Administration role.

Jorja also teaches some of our group fitness classes including Over 50's and Reformer Pilates and is a qualified Trainer.

👀 Watch this space as we believe Jorja has a lot ahead in her future with us 🤩

In the meantime, get to know Jorja a little more

🫖 or ☕? Neither 😱
🏖️ or ⛺? 🏖️
🐶 or 🐱?🐶
❄️ or ☀️?☀️
🍫 or 🍲? 🍫
🐦 or 🦉? 🐦

We are honoured to have been recognised as finalists in two awards at this year’s Business Awards.

Thank you to the Gunnedah community for supporting us and our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of our region.

Did you know⁉️

The biopsychosocial approach to understanding and coping with pain takes in to account the biological, psychological and social factors that contribute to the experience of and coping with pain ♻️

Our team utilise this approach, working with you to identify how these factors may be contributing to your experience and enabling us to implement a wider variety of treatment options to address them.

But most of all, whatever pain you are living with, we want your treatment experience with us to be enjoyable 😊

Let us help you better understand and manage your pain. Give us a call on 6762 3639 Ext 3.

1 in 5 Australians aged 65-74 years live with moderate to severe chronic pain.

If you are living with chronic pain exercise may seem like the last thing you would want to do. You may have experienced an increase in pain symptoms during or following an exercise session which was off-putting. However, ongoing regular exercise over weeks to months can help to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life.

Our AEP, Sunita has collated a few of the BIG benefits of exercising for the management of chronic pain, you can read them here 👉 https://www.360healthclinic.com.au/exercising-with-chronic-pain

Always remember, exercise is NOT a one size fits all approach. Seeking the advice from an Accredited Exercise Physiologist will assist you and help you be successful in exercising with chronic pain.

Happy birthday to you Em! 🥳

Thank you for all of your hard work and continuous dedication to your clients and our team.

We hope you have an incredible day! 🍰

NATIONAL PAIN WEEK

A week to draw attention to the experience of those living with chronic pain and to help reduce the social stigma and other barriers related to living with and managing chronic pain 😖

Pain is a vicious cycle that can trap people in a spiral of stigma, isolation, and mental health challenges, impacting all aspects of someone's life. However, there are also many misconceptions around pain and education is key 🗝

Our AEP, Lucy has smashed a few myth busters for you to kick start National Pain Week 💥

Having patience and empathy for our clients is an integral part of our service delivery as Exercise Physiologists and Trainers here at 360 Health Clinic.

We appreciate the acknowledgement and use this to continue to drive us to deliver the high quality services you've come to know us for.

Keep up the great work Sunita 👏🏻

Currently there is no cure for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), but with easy lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise this can help you take back control of your health.

An Accredited Exercise Physiologist is able to provide you with an exercise program tailored to your specific needs and preferences. If you are commencing an exercise program or changing duration or intensity it is important to monitor your blood glucose levels before during and after your exercise session.

We are excited to be launching our 8-week Diabetes program in the coming months. Learn more by visiting https://www.360healthclinic.com.au/services

NATIONAL DIABETES WEEK

Exercise plays a crucial role in the prevention and management of Diabetes and our team of exercise professionals are here to help!

A combination of strength and aerobic exercise has been shown to:
👉 Improve insulin sensitivity
👉 Improve cholesterol and blood pressure
👉 Help regulate blood sugar: and,
👉 Reduce stress and improve mood

Learn more and check out how we can help you by visiting https://www.360healthclinic.com.au/services

MORE classes are coming to our Gunnedah clinic from next week!

From Monday you can join Charlee

🤸 Monday 10:30am (Mums & Bubs friendly)
🤸 Thursday 8:30am

Head to our link in the bio to book your spot!

This year Exercise Right week is inspired by ✨ JUST MOVE ✨

Come along and join us for Exercise Right Week this week to learn from our team of Accredited Practitioners and Qualified Trainers about all of the different ways you can JUST MOVE to stay active and healthy 🏃🏼‍♀️

Let us know in the comments if there is anything exercise related that you would like to learn about this week 👇🏼