References

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Diabetes and Metabolic Health

Source: AIHW Diabetes: Australian Facts (2024) — aihw.gov.au/reports/diabetes/diabetes

Source: ESSA Position Statement on prediabetes and diabetes — essa.org.au/Public/Advocacy/Position_Statements.aspx

Cardiovascular Disease

Source: ESSA Position Statement — Exercise Training and Chronic Heart Failure — essa.org.au

Source: Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand — Clinical Guide for Exercise in Cardiac Rehabilitation (2023)

Workcover Rehabilitation

Source: WorkSafe Victoria — Exercise Physiology Services Policy — worksafe.vic.gov.au/exercise-physiology-services-policy

Source: Institute for Work & Health / Monash University — Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions in Return-to-Work (2018)

NDIS and disability

Source: ESSA Submission to the NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee — essa.org.au

Source: NDIS Outcomes Report (2024) — ndis.gov.au

Falls prevention and healthy ageing

Source: ESSA Position Statement — Exercise and Falls Prevention in Older People — essa.org.au

Source: AIHW — Injury: Falls — aihw.gov.au

Neurological conditions

Source: Frontiers in Physiology (2022) — doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1038119

Mental Health

Source: ESSA, DAA & APS Joint Consensus Statement — Addressing the Physical Health of People with Mental Illness (2017) — essa.org.au

Osteoporosis

Source: Bone Clinic — Watson SL, Weeks BK, Weis LJ, et al. High-Intensity Resistance and Impact Training Improves Bone Mineral Density and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: The LIFTMOR Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2018;33(2):211–220.
PubMed: LIFTMOR Study

Source: Onero — Onero™ is a clinically supervised exercise program developed directly from the findings of the LIFTMOR trial and focuses on high-intensity resistance and impact training for osteoporosis management.
Official website: Onero Program

Source: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners — Clinical guidelines support progressive resistance training and weight-bearing exercise as key non-pharmacological interventions for maintaining bone health and reducing fracture risk in osteoporosis.
RACGP Osteoporosis Guidelines

Source: Healthy Bones Australia — Recommends supervised resistance and impact-loading exercise to improve bone strength, muscle function, and falls prevention in people with osteoporosis.