South Coast Sports Medicine

03/08/2026

Blood pressure can drop markedly after a single session of aerobic exercise in both medicated and non-medicated hypertensive adults. This is because the blood vessels open up more for exercise and then do not immediately tighten back up when exercise ceases.
The effect decreases as time passes after exercise but can last up to 24 hours.
The photos below show a client's blood pressure before and after a mixed 30min weights and cardiovascular exercise session. Our exercise physiologists often take advantage of this effect to lower a person's blood pressure before a strength session.

30/06/2026

31/05/2026

Fantastic work from awesome Physio Marc in the Elleker half marathon 🏃🏽‍♂️🥇🥳

22/05/2026

🚨 Rare sighting alert 🚨

We’ve got 4 spots left in this Saturday’s 9am Group Exercise Session, and just 1 spot in the 8am - and this week it’s being taken by Accredited Exercise Physiologist John 👀

If you’ve got your class passes with us already and want to start the weekend well, now’s your chance...

✅ Saturday morning exercise is Fun!
☕ Earn your morning coffee - double the endorphins!
🍳 Lift your metabolic rate before enjoying brekkie or brunch

First in, best dressed - book online or call us now. 9841 7363

19/05/2026

Hamstring rehab is more than just getting back to running. 🏃‍♂️
Recently, at one of our in-house education sessions our whole clinical team discussed recent research in hamstring rehabilitation.
After a hamstring strain, flexibility and range of motion often return within 3–7 weeks — but strength deficits can remain well after an athlete is cleared to play.

A recent study compared 7 common rehab exercises based on:
✔️ Hamstring stretch demands
✔️ Hamstring force demands
…and compared them to the loads experienced during running and sprinting.

Key findings 👇
🔹 Hip Thrusts
Low force + low stretch
➡️ Great option in early-stage rehab

🔹 Nordic Hamstring Exercises & Eccentric Sliders
Higher force with minimal stretch
➡️ Useful during mid-stage progression

🔹 Romanian Deadlifts (RDLs) & Hamstring Bridges
Highest force + highest stretch
➡️ Can exceed sprinting demands and help prepare athletes for high-speed return to play

Learnings
Progressive loading matters. Resistance training exercises can provide valuable benchmarks alongside jogging, running and sprinting milestones during return-to-play rehabilitation. Well-planned rehab should gradually expose the hamstrings to increasing force and muscle length demands - not just running speed.

Winter sport is here, get ahead early and build a strength buffer with some targeted & individualised prehab!

15/05/2026

We are very happy to have exercise physiologist Eve Coleman join us 2 days a week, Tuesday & Friday here in Albany.

Eve believes that 'movement is medicine' and is dedicated to using
exercise as both therapy and a lifestyle intervention. Eve’s approach is always individualised, helping each person reach their goals in a
sustainable, meaningful way.

Outside of work, you'll often find her in the surf or enjoying time
outdoors with her partner, dog, and mates, living her beliefs and proving that a healthy lifestyle should be fun!

11/05/2026

Your health should be tax free. Join us and sign the
petition to remove GST from exercise physiology health services.
Accredited Exercise Physiologists are essential to help
people manage conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular
disease, arthritis, obesity and mental illness. But there’s a catch: it’s
still taxed. You can read a short ABC news article about it here: https://bit.ly/4nfeefv

Together, we can create change. Here’s what you can do:
1. Sign the petition here: https://bit.ly/4lcUWGL
2. Ask clients, friends, and family to sign the petition by sharing the link with them
3. Spread the word on social media: Amplify the message by following and sharing the campaign

05/05/2026

This was kind of both Hafiz & Aaron to think of us while busy winning cricket tournaments - we look forward to seeing Aaron when he next comes to Albany!

"Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie starred with bat and ball as Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Kingsmen to win their second Pakistan Super League title.

Hardie took 4-27 as Kingsmen were bowled out for 129, then top-scored with an unbeaten 56 as Peshawar chased down 130 with 28 balls to spare."

05/05/2026

Hafiz holding the Pakistan Premier League trophy after Peshawar Zalmi comfortably won the Final - their first win in the PPL for 9 years! Hafiz is back with us on Mon 11 May.

01/05/2026

We are proud to sponsor ADHOC Orienteers who this morning held their 9th Primary Interschool Teams event. Given the weather forecast we’re even more proud to see 7 schools turn up and compete - in the unexpected sunshine!The children all walked and ran between 1.5 to 2km - and with 14 checkpoints to find on the way around the distance just happens!!! Exercise for the body and the mind.