When
Tuesday + Friday
10:30am–11:30am.
Type 2 Diabetes Exercise Physiology · Chirnside Park
Exercise support that starts with where you are now.
If you have Type 2 Diabetes and know you should be more active but are unsure what is safe, useful or realistic, you do not have to work it out on your own.
This small-group Exercise Physiology program combines an individual assessment with a tailored exercise program that you can then work through in a supervised group environment.
You do not need to be fit before you start.
Type 2 Diabetes Exercise Physiology
Tuesday + Friday 10:30am–11:30am.
Group size
Maximum 12
Small enough for supervision while still giving you the connection of exercising with other people.
Ongoing cost
$16 casual
After Medicare-supported services have been used, you can continue privately at $16 per session.
Start with an individual assessment
The group program is still built around you.
Before joining the group, you will meet individually with me so I can understand your health, current movement, confidence, goals and any limitations that need to be considered.
From there, we can build an individual exercise program for you to use during the group sessions.
That means you are not expected to copy exactly what everybody else is doing.
Your exercises can be adjusted as your confidence, strength and fitness change.
What might we work on?
More than just “doing some exercise.”
Strength
Build useful strength gradually through resistance exercises adapted to your current ability and health.
Cardiovascular fitness
Use walking, cycling, boxing-style activities and other movement to gradually build physical capacity.
Balance
Work on steadiness and confidence so concerns about balance do not become another reason to avoid activity.
Coordination
Use practical movement activities that challenge timing, reaching, stepping and whole-body control.
Confidence
Become more comfortable with movement without needing to already feel fit or experienced.
Consistency
Find a form of movement you are more likely to return to regularly rather than pushing too hard and stopping.
Supervised Exercise Physiology
Your health matters while you move.
Blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring can be used when clinically appropriate.
We can also consider things such as joint pain, reduced mobility, fatigue, balance concerns and confidence with exercise when deciding how to approach your session.
The aim is not to push everybody through the same workout.
The aim is to help you exercise safely and consistently at a level that makes sense for you.
Type 2 Diabetes Medicare pathway
Eligible participants may be able to access an assessment plus group Exercise Physiology through Medicare.
The Type 2 Diabetes group allied health pathway is separate from the usual five individual allied health services available under a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan.
Step 1
One individual assessment
Eligible participants can access one individual assessment for group allied health services under the Type 2 Diabetes pathway, subject to Medicare referral and claiming requirements.
Step 2
Up to 8 group allied health services
Eligible participants may then access up to eight group allied health services per calendar year.
These eight services are shared across the eligible Type 2 Diabetes group allied health disciplines, so the number available for Exercise Physiology depends on whether any have already been used elsewhere.
Where Medicare requirements are met, I intend to bulk bill eligible Type 2 Diabetes assessment and Exercise Physiology group services.
Once Medicare-supported services have been used, you can continue attending the group privately for $16 casual.
Robyn Papworth
Accredited Exercise Physiologist with Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
Medicare Provider Number: 400894BY
ABN: 17 415 190 263
Take the information with you
Two useful downloads.
Type 2 Diabetes brochure
A simple overview of the group, what to expect, access information and how to get started.
View Type 2 Diabetes brochureGP Medicare information
A concise information sheet explaining the Type 2 Diabetes assessment and group allied health Medicare pathway.
Download GP informationYou do not need to get fit first
If you have not exercised for years, that simply tells me where we are starting.
You can take a break, use a seated or supported alternative, ask a question or work at a different pace from somebody else in the room.
I would rather help you find movement you can return to than push you too hard in the first week.
Type 2 Diabetes Exercise Physiology in Chirnside Park
A local small-group option in Melbourne's outer east.
Never Too Old to Play is located at:
7 Meadowgate Drive
Chirnside Park VIC 3116
People are welcome from Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Croydon, Kilsyth, Mount Evelyn, Montrose and surrounding Yarra Ranges and Maroondah areas.
Not sure where to start?
Not sure whether the Type 2 Diabetes Exercise Physiology group would suit you? Ask me.
Ask about Type 2 Diabetes Exercise Physiology
You are welcome to ask about the group, the initial assessment or the Medicare pathway before deciding what to do next.
Not sure what to say to your GP?
I have also written a simple guide explaining how to start that conversation.