In the Media
Our co-founder is a high-profile commentator across Australian media. Her delightful, engaging segments translate the latest evidence on positive ageing into bite-sized snacks.
Her media experience is reflected in the engaging quality of the content in the Best I Can Be program.
TV Clips
Key Biomarkers of Ageing
Anna-Louise chose these 5 simple, accessible tests, all with excellent validity, and wrapped them into a highly engaging segment on tips and markers for ageing.
Learn to release muscle tension
This very popular segment was another example of taking complex research on factors affecting muscle facilitation and translating it into a simple metaphor. The concept of muscle tension being like a volume switch in your brain was instantly relatable to a broad audience.
Why sitting is so bad for your body
The challenges of a sedentary lifestyle have been a huge topic for years. From sedentary work environments to travel to ageing populations.
In this clip, Anna-Louise was asked to talk to Sky News Business about the challenges of taking the load off your body and keeping yourself active when you need to travel for a living.
Lift your mood by changing your posture
Studio 10 was delighted to talk to Anna-Louise about simple ways to improve your posture. No matter your age, posture is a critical factor in taking the load off your joints.
Simple ways to keep your body boosted
For nearly 2 years, Anna-Louise was a regular guest on House of Wellness. Her topics largely targeted simple habits for positive ageing.
How your posture can affect your mood
As a regular guest on Today Show for over 10 years she gave listeners weekly tips for a better body. Covering everything from posture to sleep to getting over injuries, her work in this area really helped her develop her engaging, succinct communication style.
This clip was one she did on the impact of posture on mood.
Series
Making Australia Happy series
Anna-Louise was one of three experts in this groundbreaking social experiment commissioned by the ABC, which explored the links between physical well-being, mental health, social connectedness, and happiness.
The Physiocise B.A.S.S series
Anna-Louise developed her groundbreaking Physiocise program in 1995. Since then, she has focused her career on bringing education and prevention messages to her clients in an engaging and entertaining format. The weekly B.A.S.S series - Balance. Agility. Strength. Stretch. With four 30-second exercises, it is a perfect example of how accessible exercise can be in people’s daily lives.
Radio Interviews
Preventing falls in everyday life
James Valentine and Anna-Louise spent nearly 15 years exploring the ins and outs of bodies. In their engaging, humorous and delightful conversations, they explored ways to cope with the everyday challenges of bodies.
Staying in your prime
The wonderful Richard Glover was the perfect next step for Anna-Louise, as they chatted about all the things that creak, squeak and leak as we age.
Each week they explored a new piece of evidence on healthspan and ageing, translating it into simple, practical habits and tips that could be done anywhere, anytime.
Latest position paper on falls prevention
Anna-Louise was asked to discuss a ground breaking report launched by the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) proposing a plan for urgent and coordinated action that could reduce falls by 30% and turn the tide on a $2.3 billion healthcare burden.
This piece brought vital messages to the community about the incredible importance of funding falls prevention.
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Social Media
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Why stomping helps your bones
ABC Drive host Chris Bath was great fun when it came to demonstrating activities to improve your body as you age.
The hugely popular clip on ABC Sydney's Instagram had nearly 80,000 views.
Boost your happiness by rowing your boat
Bringing light-hearted humour to serious content is an important factor in successful engagement with the Best I Can Be program.
Richard and Anna-Louise used this technique in their weekly social media clips, highlighting key elements of their radio segment. This funny clip about how a little huff-and-puff exercise can instantly change your mood was a big hit!
The popularity of this style of clip helped inform much of the content in the Body Boost app.
Build beautiful buttocks!
This was another example of the way we make a potentially boring exercise memorable and fun.
Here Anna-Louise shows Richard Glover a simple exercise she calls The Rudolf Nureyev to build buttocks! As she says, she can’t guarantee your buttocks will look like Nureyev’s, but you can certainly picture them in your mind’s eye!!