Who We Are - Meet The Glucose Club Team
Christine Armarego
Christine has unique and comprehensive experience in Chronic Disease Management. She worked for six and half years at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital In Melbourne as the sole Exercise Physiologist within the physiotherapy department. Christine’s role was to develop and implement Exercise Physiology services to all Veteran and psychiatric out patient populations. These services had a total of 12 participants at the time of her employment and had increased to capacity of over 120 Veteran and regular psychiatric gym sessions. As a public hospital these services covered all age groups and ethnicity.
As a part of her Masters Christine completed a research project examining the effect of individualised exercise programming on World War II Veterans that had already participated in regular but generalised exercise. These Veterans were on average 78 years of age with six chronic conditions. Her results were presented at the Australian Physiotherapy Associations National Neurological and Gerontological Conference in 2005 and was awarded a High Commendation. Throughout this research she implemented behavioural change strategies and utilised both group and individual interventions.
More recently, Christine has been working within NSW WorkCover and CTP systems both as a Rehab Provider and Treatment provider. She is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and former director of the Victorian Board of Exercise and Sports Science and Co-ordinator of the Exercise Physiologists in Hospital Network. She assisted NSW AAESS (now ESSA) board develop similar networks.
Dr Adam Fraser
Dr Adam is one of Australia’s foremost experts in how lifestyle can prevent or control metabolic disease. Adam is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist who has been researching the effect of exercise on chronic disease for the past 13 years. Adam completed his PhD at the University of Wollongong, specifically looking at how exercise and diet improves the way glucose and insulin work in our body and how this can prevent Diabetes and other metabolic disorders.
Adam has presented his research at many conferences such as the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Diabetes Association, and the World Congress on Fitness and Nutrition. He is the co-author of the book "Sugar Daddy".
He is a former Director on the Board of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS, now ESSA) and Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) and writes the health and fitness section for Men’s Style. He is a regular presenter on radio including ABC 702 and is a regular presenter on TV, including Channel 7’s Sunrise, Today show, What's Good for You, Kochie's Business Builders and Close Up.
Katherine Faber
Kate began her journey with The Glucose Club by completing her ESSA practicum in 2009 with Christine at the Miranda clinic. She has a wealth of experience ranging from the healthy population, through to chronic disease management (such as metabolic, cardiac, neurological and respiratory conditions), Workers' Compensation, and DVA clients, covering many orthopaedic conditions. She has worked in both the private and public sectors.
As an ESSA Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP), Kate is passionate about the vital role of exercise in the treatment of chronic diseases, as well as injury and illness prevention. Her approach with clients is a holistic view assisting them to make the best and most informed choices to lead them to a healthier and happier life. Kate is currently looking after our Miranda, Summer Hill and Leichhardt clinics, and we are very excited about having her as part of our team!
What is an AEP?
An ESSA Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) is a University-trained professional who provides exercise as a treatment strategy in physical rehabilitation and as a preventative strategy for disease prevention, to assist people in returning to previous activities or physical fitness, and as part of establishing and sustaining functional independence. Accredited Exercise Physiologists specialise in exercise prescription and improving the health of special populations. These are people with chronic and complex medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and arthritis. They can also help patients with PCOS, osteoporosis and depression, as well as people who have had a stroke.
They do this through providing individualised programs to meet their needs and goals through gyms, home based exercises and other activities.