Make 2023 the year of better health.

The program includes an Initial Physical Assessment, 3 exercise sessions weekly for 12 weeks at Genesis Health and Fitness and a Final Review Physical Assessment with Jenna Sullivan (Accredited Exercise Physiologist) from Foundations Exercise Physiology. The initial physical assessment will determine your baseline level of fitness and help direct the goals you set for yourself. Upon completion of the program, your final review will highlight the positive physical changes you will experience. Regular group exercise sessions will help you increase muscle tone and teach you exercises you can do when the program has finished. During the sessions education will be included to help you develop techniques to allow yourself 'me-time' and to improve your mental well-being. It is as important to train the mind, as it is the body.

As part of registering for Foundations First- 2023 Health Program, you will receive an Initial Nutrition Appointment and 2 x Standard Follow-up Appointments with Shae Prince (Naturopath & Nutritionist) at Maree Health Management. In consultation we will devise an approach to your nutrition and health that is very wholesome and personalised to your needs. We will consider eating habits, lifestyle, family dynamics, movement, and hobbies to ensure your plan aligns with your goals yet is achievable and sustainable. Throughout your 3 sessions, you will be educated and empowered around many facets of your nutrition and health.

Your initial nutrition appointment provides individualised nutrition plans based on your biochemical needs, health requirements and lifestyle. Clients receive a comprehensive, take-home workbook for a thorough understanding and practical application. We aim to improve your metabolic health with a sustainable food-based approach. Treatment plans are provided to cater for individual health needs, lifestyle factors, exercise ability, age, gender, and cooking abilities. A thorough analysis of your current dietary and lifestyle habits will identify challenge areas and enable us to implement a sustainable yet therapeutic treatment plan specific to you.

Your standard follow-up appointments are a time to reassess, evaluate and make further recommendations. Focus is drawn to education, discussion, and analysis to improve your habits and continue motivation.

To help you on your journey to complete wellness, included in the program are 6 sessions of Far Infrared Detox Box Cabins at First Things First Wellness Centre. The FTFWC is a space to relax and rejuvenate, specialising in helping people alleviate muscular and structural pain and lifestyle problems. The detox cabins use far-infrared, a light wave on the electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the eye but felt as heat. In a detox box cabin, the far infrared heat can penetrate up to 6 cm into the body allowing deep healing and detoxification of the tissue.

Benefits of far infrared include:

・removal of chemical or heavy metal toxins from the body

・Cardiovascular benefits similar to exercise with increased circulation and oxygen flow

・Eases muscle tension and pain may reduce symptoms of arthritis, fibromyalgia and injury

・Raise the metabolic rate to burn upwards of 600 calories in a 50-minute session.

・Boosts the immune system to treat and prevent colds and flu.

・Improves skin quality and conditions, eg. acne, eczema, psoriasis, scars and burns.

・Reduce stress, improves sleep, increase endorphins and invigorate the body.