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Starting Amor Natural Therapies over ten years ago as a remedial massage therapist, Cherie has completed further training over the past three years, and is now the only practicing Emmett Therapy specialist in the Mount Alexander Shire. Emmett Therapy is a light touch modality that works with the nervous system and muscle memory - it is highly effective in addressing pain and discomfort.  Like a touch pad, sequences of points can unlock old pain memory in the body, and may re turn the area worked on to a natural function before injury or

Muscle pain can occur when you injure your muscles, or apply repetitive strain on them. The muscles respond by forming trigger points or knots, which can tighten the muscles, and become extremely painful. When you press on a trigger point, the muscle fibres shorten and cause what doctors call referred pain.  This means that you can have a trigger point in one muscle that makes you feel pain in another area of your body. Muscles make up approximately forty percent of your body weight, and as such they can have a big impact

People work with personal gym instructors for a variety of reasons. Whether you want to develop an individual program to: 1. Support weight loss goals 2. Enhance your current fitness level, or 3. Benefit from that extra support, accountability, and direction that a gym instructor can provide Here at Castlemaine Fitness Centre, we provide a range of fitness classes for our community. David Tobin is one of our experienced and knowledgable resident fitness instructors, and has been providing one-on-one, and group fitness programs to the Mount Alexander Shire community for over 10 years. David is focused on

Only about one in ten Australians over the age of fifty exercises enough to gain any cardiovascular benefit. Some estimates suggest that up to half of the physical decline associated with old age, may be due to a lack of physical activity. At Castlemaine Fitness Centre we provide fitness programs and activities for people of all ages, however we are acutely aware of the importance of exercise for people aged fifty years and over, and people with chronic disease. Joining our Community Gym program is a great way to kick start or