Regular physical activity can help improve your overall health, fitness, and quality of life

How does exercise help with chronic disease?

Regular physical activity can help improve your overall health, fitness, and quality of life. It also helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, many types of cancer, depression and anxiety, and dementia.

Our bodies are designed to move. When we develop a chronic disease, this can limit our movement further. Our Exercise Physiologists understand the pathology of chronic health conditions and the exercises needed to safely navigate through. Exercise can assist in managing your health condition when the specific prescription is followed.

To be eligible for a Management plan from your GP you need to have a chronic medical condition that have been, or are likely to be present for at least 6 months. Some conditions may be:

The plans are designed with your GP to encourage you to take responsibility for your care. The plans are designed to have a collaborative approach with allied health or care providers assisting you.

Once you have your plan your medical centre will send Coordinated Fitness an acceptance letter. Once this is signed you can start your subsidised treatments with Coordinated Fitness. These are not free sessions they are subsidised against the cost of your session. Therefore, you will receive a rebate for your session.

Exercise Physiologists are trained to assist people with chronic health conditions based on the latest research. We understand health conditions, the impact on your health and then the impact of exercise on your system.

If you have a chronic health condition you can get started straight away with our Exercise Physiologists in our Greenslopes Clinic by making an appointment. You will only be eligible for a rebate from Medicare with a Chronic Disease Management Plan. If you do not have a Chronic Disease Management Plan you can claim a rebate on your health insurance.

If you want to have a referral from your GP so you can claim your rebate we would recommend you see them before coming in for your session. We can not back date sessions so you can claim with Medicare.