Uplift Exercise Physiology

Uplift Exercise Physiology At Uplift Exercise Physiology, our mission is to inspire health and quality of life, through exercis
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⛄Merry Christmas 🎄
24/12/2025

⛄Merry Christmas 🎄

Sending love to those who find this time of year heavy.If you’re worried about what the future holds, grieving someone y...
23/12/2025

Sending love to those who find this time of year heavy.

If you’re worried about what the future holds, grieving someone you’ve lost, caring for someone who’s unwell, spending Christmas alone, missing family, or feeling the financial strain; you’re not doing this season wrong.

There’s no obligation to feel festive.
No requirement to be grateful.
No timeline for feeling okay.

We see you. And we hope you’re able to find even a small moment of rest, kindness, or connection in whatever way feels right for you.

You're not alone. It's just another day. Take some time for yourself.

It's that time of year! You've been seeing plenty of advice about how to “stay on track” through Christmas.Some of it ca...
22/12/2025

It's that time of year! You've been seeing plenty of advice about how to “stay on track” through Christmas.

Some of it can be useful; if it works for you.
But health isn’t about white-knuckling your way through December.

Christmas is for slowing down, connecting with people you care about, enjoying food without guilt, and giving your nervous system a break after a big year.

You can move your body, spend time outdoors, laugh with friends, say yes to dessert, and still be taking care of your health.

A healthy Christmas isn’t about restriction.
It’s about balance, enjoyment, and doing what actually helps you feel human again.


19/12/2025

Australia’s aged care system is changing, and this one matters.

From November 2025, the new Support at Home program shifts aged care toward a rights-based, person-centred model. That means care built around dignity, choice, independence, and what actually matters to the person receiving it; not just the services available.

For movement and exercise, this is a meaningful step forward.
It recognises that improving function, confidence, and day-to-day capacity is just as important as managing illness.

Change can feel overwhelming, especially when systems shift. If you’re navigating these updates for yourself or someone you care about, you don’t have to work it out alone.

One of our favourite lessons from Adam Meakins:“Ups and downs and setbacks are normal. If you’re prepared for a bumpy jo...
18/12/2025

One of our favourite lessons from Adam Meakins:

“Ups and downs and setbacks are normal. If you’re prepared for a bumpy journey, it will feel smoother and less frustrating.”

Recovery isn’t linear, and expecting it to be often creates unnecessary stress. Understanding that fluctuation is part of the process can change how you experience the journey — not just physically, but mentally too.

Ageing brings change, but it doesn’t automatically mean losing strength, balance, or confidence. With the right approach...
17/12/2025

Ageing brings change, but it doesn’t automatically mean losing strength, balance, or confidence. With the right approach, people can continue to build capacity, move safely, and stay independent in the ways that matter most to them.

Exercise physiology for older adults focuses on practical outcomes - getting up from a chair with ease, feeling steadier on your feet, carrying groceries, and moving confidently at home and in the community. Progress is gradual, individual, and grounded in real-life function.

Movement doesn’t need to be intense to be effective.
It needs to be appropriate, consistent, and meaningful.

“If your routine changes, there’s no point exercising until life calms down.”Life rarely stays predictable for long. Wor...
15/12/2025

“If your routine changes, there’s no point exercising until life calms down.”

Life rarely stays predictable for long. Work demands, family commitments, holidays, illness, and stress all disrupt routines; and waiting for the “perfect time” often means movement gets dropped altogether.

Evidence shows that even small, irregular amounts of movement support physical health, mood, and stress regulation. Walking, incidental activity, and short bouts of movement still contribute to maintaining capacity, especially during busy or unstructured periods.

The body responds to opportunity, not perfection.
Movement doesn’t need to look ideal to be valuable. Something is almost always better than nothing.

If you’re feeling more drained than usual right now, you’re not imagining it - and you’re not lazy.Fatigue builds across...
10/12/2025

If you’re feeling more drained than usual right now, you’re not imagining it - and you’re not lazy.

Fatigue builds across the year from work, stress, life load, disrupted sleep, illness, chronic pain, and the constant “on” mode many people live in. By December, your system is carrying months of accumulated demand, and it shows up as exhaustion, irritability, brain fog, or a shorter fuse.

Pushing harder doesn’t usually help.
What does help is meeting your body where it is, choosing movement that feels manageable, pacing your energy, and giving yourself permission to rest without feeling like you’ve fallen behind.

December isn’t a test of toughness.
It’s a transition.

You’re allowed to slow down. You’re allowed to reset.
You can begin again in the new year.

If this topic would help someone you know, feel free to share it with them.

Recovery isn’t always a straight line. For many people, the hardest part is feeling like their body can no longer keep u...
10/12/2025

Recovery isn’t always a straight line. For many people, the hardest part is feeling like their body can no longer keep up with the work, life, or activities they care about.

Alex’s story is a reminder that things can change.

After a lumbar spine stress fracture and months of pain, lifting and movement felt unsafe. With a graded strengthening plan, clear education, and a return-to-work pathway that matched their pace, Alex slowly rebuilt their confidence, strength, and tolerance for the tasks their job required.

Small steps turned into real progress — and eventually, a full return to work feeling capable, strong, and in control again.

Stories like this aren’t rare. With the right support, the body adapts, confidence grows, and people get back to doing the things that matter most to them.

One of the most persistent myths we hear is that exercise matters less for people living with disability.In reality, the...
08/12/2025

One of the most persistent myths we hear is that exercise matters less for people living with disability.
In reality, the opposite is true.

Movement; when it’s adapted, accessible and supportive; can improve strength, confidence, mood, daily function and participation in ways that genuinely enhance quality of life. And it never has to look “typical” to be meaningful.

Whether someone moves from a chair, with support, in the water, or through upper-body work alone, their body is still capable of adapting and getting stronger. Everyone deserves the chance to explore what movement can do for them.

Have a myth you want us to unpack next? Drop it in the comments.

Injury isn’t always about “bad form” or doing something wrong.More often, it’s about a mismatch between the load we’re p...
05/12/2025

Injury isn’t always about “bad form” or doing something wrong.
More often, it’s about a mismatch between the load we’re placing on the body and the capacity we currently have to tolerate it.

Load comes from everything we ask our body to handle; training, work, stress, sleep, life demands.
Capacity shifts day-to-day based on strength, recovery, fatigue, illness, and emotional load.

When those two fall out of balance, tissues can feel overwhelmed.
But that doesn’t mean the body is broken, it’s simply information we can use to adjust, rebuild, and progress safely.

With the right balance of load and recovery, the body adapts, strengthens, and becomes more resilient over time.

Injury isn’t failure.
It’s feedback.

Pain changes more than our movement; it changes the way we feel about moving.And when something hurts, it’s completely u...
03/12/2025

Pain changes more than our movement; it changes the way we feel about moving.
And when something hurts, it’s completely understandable to pull back or avoid it altogether.

But that avoidance often makes things feel harder over time. Muscles decondition, confidence drops, and the nervous system becomes more sensitive… which makes the next attempt feel worse.
It’s a cycle many people find themselves stuck in - and it’s not their fault.

The good news?
That cycle can be broken with gentle, graded exposure and support that meets you where you’re at.
Small steps, repeated consistently, help rebuild trust in your body and reduce the overwhelm that pain creates.

Your pain is real, and so is your ability to make progress.
Slow, steady, safe steps forward are still steps forward.

Are you currently stuck in the fear avoidance cycle? Hit us up today to see how we can help.

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