2025
Articles
31 October 2025
The hidden costs of excessive exercise: When fitness becomes a fixation
Exercise is medicine, but like any medicine, the dose matters. Too little can harm, but too much can also put your heart, liver, and long-term health at risk. Balance is key for lifelong well-being.
31 October 2025
Surviving cancer: Caring for the whole person
As cancer survivorship grows, so does the need for more targeted and compassionate preventative care. Professor Luigi Fontana lead on the CPC RPA Health for Life Program at the Charles Perkins Centre explores why holistic, personalised lifestyle support is crucial to help survivors live longer, healthier lives.
31 October 2025
The bone-building effects of exercise
Bones adapt to how we live, until they don’t. At any age, exercise builds stronger bones. Strength, impact loading and balance training boost density, reduce fracture risk, and build confidence. Move often and protect your frame.
31 October 2025
Reduce salt not flavour
Many of us consume far more salt than we need, specifically too much sodium. It’s the sodium that poses the problem. Excess sodium intake is strongly linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and dementia. In fact, in 2021, a high-sodium diet was the leading dietary risk factor contributing to deaths worldwide
30 October 2025
Exercise for longevity
Exercise is essential for a longer and healthier life. But a routine lacking the ‘fun factor’, staying consistent can be a challenge. We explore practical strategies for making exercise an enjoyable part of daily life.
30 October 2025
The truth about exercise: Myths that hold us back
From 'no pain, no gain' to 'you can out-train a bad diet', we break down five common exercise myths that may be stopping you from making lasting progress.
30 October 2025
CPC Interdisciplinary Publication Excellence Prize 2025
The Charles Perkins Centre Interdisciplinary Publication Excellence Prize 2025 has been awarded to four outstanding manuscripts.
24 October 2025
Metabolic Initiative Collaboration Grants 2025
The inaugural recipients of the Charles Perkins Centre Metabolic Initiative Collaboration Grants have been announced.