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  1. The dangers of sitting: why sitting is the new smoking

    The less sitting or lying down you do during the day, the better your chances for living a healthy life.

  2. Virtual Women's Health Clinic

    The Virtual Women's Health Clinic offers free, confidential telehealth support for women's health issues. Women, girls, and gender diverse people can access free appointments without referrals.

  3. Local Connections

    Local Connections supports adults experiencing social isolation or loneliness to build strong social connections. Support is free and confidential, and you do not need a Medicare card or GP referral.

  4. Too busy to get moving? Tips for fitting physical activity into your day

    Fitting physical activity into your day can be challenging. Here are our tips and tricks for making physical activity part of your every day.

  5. Neck pain

    Treatments like physiotherapy, osteopathy or remedial massage can generally help neck and shoulder pain.

  6. Back pain in children

    Children with back pain may grow into adults with chronic bad backs, so it is important to encourage sensible back care.

  7. Obesity

    Overweight and obesity are essentially preventable diseases.

  8. The amount of physical activity you need

    It’s important for your health that you get enough physical activity every day, and that you limit your sedentary behaviour. But getting the amount of physical activity you need doesn’t have to be hard or unpleasant.

  9. Toddlers and mealtime behaviour

    Some toddlers do most of their eating on the run, refusing to sit down at the table at all.

  10. Alexander technique

    The Alexander technique stresses that movement should be economical and needs only the minimum amount of energy and effort.

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