168 Karrinyup Road, Karrinyup WA 6018
Monday - Friday: 7.30am to 6.30pm
Saturdays: 7.30am - 2.30pm

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168 Karrinyup Road, Karrinyup WA 6018 | Monday – Friday: 7.30am to 6.30pm & Saturdays: 7.30am – 2.30pm

Karrinyup Wellness Centre

Exercise for Immune Health

Exercise for Immune Health

Exercise for Immune HealthWith the winter and the cold weather approaching, we tend to slow down but it is just important to keep up the exercise. Regular, moderate exercise seems to boost your body’s immune function, reducing the number of colds a person gets each year as well as the severity.

The mechanism is not fully understood but it is believed that exercise causes change in the cells of our immune system (our white blood cells) that fight viruses and bacteria. Movement through exercise increases the circulation of not only oxygen to all parts of our body but also white blood cells, meaning that any virus or bacteria may be dealt with earlier.

Exercise also reduces the stress hormone cortisol and slows its release. Stress increases our chance of illness, so regular exercise is important when we are under stress. Exercise also makes us feel good, and depending on the exercise, gets us outdoors in the fresh air, which is both important for health and wellbeing.

You don’t need to be a super fit athlete to boost your immune function. Regular and moderate exercise is all that is required – this can be walking for half an hour every day or going to the gym or a fitness class a few times a week. So find an activity you enjoy, get moving and keep fit – your immune system will thank you for it.

 

Heather Pitman
By Heather Pitman

Having completed her Bachelor with Honours, Heather has developed an approach that is strongly based in the practitioner-client relationship, believing that every client requires a unique approach and tailored plan to reclaiming their health. Heather’s consults utilise the latest research and the traditional underpinnings of Naturopathy to build treatment approaches that reflect the individual needs of the patient sitting in front of her.

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At the Karrinyup Wellness Centre we have brought together a team of chiropractors, naturopaths, massage therapists, kinesiologists and a dietitian all dedicated to providing a holistic approach to your health care. Every member of our team shares a common passion and drive: to help every person in their care to improve and reach their health and wellness potential naturally.

Servicing the areas of Karrinyup, Carine, Doubleview, Scarborough, Trigg, North Beach, Gwelup, Marmion, Duncraig and surrounding northern suburb areas.

168 Karrinyup Road Karrinyup WA 6018(08) 9341 3020
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