Eastern Shore Sun

By DEAN EWINGTON* The fitness industry ahs gone through significant change over the past 20 years and this change has been mainly in the  training and registration of fitness professionals and a diversification of fitness models to specialise in small segments. The industry is also no longer just a gym with equipment, but a place [...]

GETTING active this summer is as easy as getting to one of three park featured in this year’s Fitness in the Park program. Building on the success of last year’s trial Fitness in the Park project, this year’s program will provide a range of free fitness activities for the community in some of the Council’s [...]

By DEAN EWINGTON* IT’S that time of year again. The days are longer and warmer and most people start the process of coming out of hibernation. Well while this is a good thing, we really need to adopt the position where keeping active and participating in regular exercise is something that is done year round. [...]

By DEAN EWINGTON* RECENTLY there have been a number of publicised events where the message was that “walking is a great form or exercise”, that everyone can do. I find these sorts of statements a bit misleading. While  it is true that anything is better than nothing,  simply going for  a walk is not  exercise [...]

By DEAN EWINGTON* IN our current economic climate where cost of living pressures are going up all the time and seem to be in the news daily, we have to look at all aspects of government and think about the value we get out of what we spend. Health  is by far the most expensive  [...]

By CHANDO STEINER* ACHING and swelling of joints is all too common in the cold winter months. This is commonly known as arthritis.  Arthritis refers to inflammation or degeneration of a joint. This can happen in the larger joints that bear weight such as the hips, knees and spine or in the smaller joints such [...]

By STEFANIA CEFOLA Staff Writer MORE than 300 schools around the nation swapped sweets for strawberries in the quest to turn Australian children into the world’s healthiest kids. A number of schools on the Eastern Shore recently took part in the ‘let’s live better’ health challenge for their chance to win one of two ‘canteen [...]

CHANDO Steiner’s Bellerive Osteopathy and Natural Health is growing from strength to strength ‑ literally! The Eastern Shore’s only osteopathy clinic has not only grown its client base with clients of all ages from both eastern and western shores, the team at Bellerive Osteopathy has also grown.

By DEAN EWINGTON* WELL it’s that time of the year when you either let the shorter hours and colder air slow you down or you choose to make sure that you continue to exercise on a regular basis.  I honestly believe that there is never a reason in Tassie where the weather or the seasons [...]

By DEAN EWINGTON* WE all know that we should be doing regular exercise. This has been well drilled into us for many years now and while there remains a fair bit of confusion about what exercise really is, I struggle to understand at time why so many people just don’t do it. So often over [...]