Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers to help you feel informed and confident before getting started.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers to help you feel informed and confident before getting started.
Do all programs start with an initial consultation?
Yes. All programs begin with an initial consultation to ensure exercise is safe, appropriate, and tailored to your health history and goals.
What happens during the initial consultation?
We discuss your medical history, current concerns, goals, and any precautions. Where appropriate, we may also assess movement, strength, and function.
Why do I need to complete the pre-consultation questionnaire before my initial consultation?
The pre-consultation questionnaire helps us understand your health history, current concerns, and goals before your appointment. This allows us to prepare for your session, ensure exercise is safe and appropriate, and spend more time during your consultation focusing on you — rather than paperwork.
How does ongoing care work after my initial program?
Programs are delivered in structured 12-week cycles with regular review appointments. After each review, ongoing care and progression are discussed and recommended based on your goals, progress, and clinical needs.
Before each session, we conduct pre-exercise safety checks, which may include reviewing your current health status, recent symptoms, and, where appropriate, measuring vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure. This helps ensure it is safe for you to exercise on that day
Yes. Each session is documented individually, including exercise selection, intensity, symptoms, and responses. This allows for safe progression, continuity of care, and informed clinical decision-making over time.
Yes. Programs are reviewed and adjusted as your health status, treatment, or symptoms change. Exercise prescription is flexible and responsive, ensuring ongoing safety and appropriateness.
Yes. All exercise programs are designed using current evidence and clinical guidelines, and prescribed by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP). Programs are tailored to your medical history, treatment status, and individual goals.
Can I exercise during chemotherapy or radiotherapy?
Yes. A strong body of research shows that appropriately prescribed and supervised exercise is safe during chemotherapy and radiotherapy. When guided by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, exercise can help maintain physical function, reduce treatment-related side effects, and support overall well-being throughout treatment.
Is exercise still helpful after cancer treatment finishes?
Yes. Evidence consistently demonstrates that exercise after cancer treatment improves strength, cardiovascular fitness, fatigue, and quality of life, and may help reduce the risk of long-term treatment-related complications. Exercise is a key component of recovery and long-term survivorship care.
What if I have ongoing side effects such as fatigue or neuropathy?
Exercise programs are individually tailored to your symptoms, treatment history, and day-to-day capacity. Research supports tailored exercise as an effective strategy to manage cancer-related fatigue, deconditioning, and certain neurological symptoms, with intensity and volume modified as needed to ensure safety.
Do you work with people at different stages of cancer care?
Yes. Exercise is beneficial across the cancer care continuum. We support individuals during active treatment, on maintenance therapy, under active surveillance, and receiving supportive or palliative care, with programs adapted to clinical status, goals, and current tolerance.
How much do exercise physiology sessions cost?
Session fees are as follows:
1-on-1 sessions: $145 per hour
Group sessions:
• 1 session per week: $50 per session
• 2 sessions per week: $45 per session
• 3 sessions per week: $40 per session
👥 Group Sessions
Yes, when clinically appropriate. Cancer group sessions are offered only when it is safe and suitable for the individual, with exercises adapted based on treatment stage, side effects, and current capacity. Small group sizes allow ongoing monitoring and individual adjustments as needed.
Are group sessions still personalised?
Yes. Group sessions are small and closely supervised, with exercises adjusted to individual ability and needs.