Deadly footwork

If you had to increase your physical activity, what kind of exercise do you think of first?  Walking, jogging or working out in a gym?

Have you considered dance?  Dance and fitness go hand-in-hand. Just ask Medika Thorpe from Move It Mob Style, a fitness program combining hip hop and movement.  

Whilst the program is focussed on encouraging young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be active, Medika says dancing is good for everyone.

"No-one’s ever not fit for dancing," says Medika.

"So anyone out there that wants to dance can get into it.

"There’s no shame about it, that’s the uniqueness about dancing, everyone’s got their own style ... there’s no wrong style," she said.

Image:  Medika with Move It Mob Style participants in Gladstone. Photo provided courtesty of the Deadly Vibe Group, producers of Move It Mob Style®.  

When he's not with the woman of his dreams - Jessica Mauboy - local Brisbane Murri, Arthur Bin is at 98.9FM lending his voice to promote health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In this edition of Move, Arthur shares some health tips and how smoking got between him and his woman.

As Arthur would say, "Awww solid!"  

A healthy lifestyle should always consist of eating lots of vegetables and fruit and some lean meats, but do you get bored eating the same grub all the time?

Why not replace spinach with warrigal greens, lamb chops with kangaroo or lemons with finger limes.

Neha Bhatia from Darling Downs South West Queensland Medicare Local says Australian bush foods are rich in nutrients and have additonal health benefits.

"Bush foods are always fresh," she told the Move project.

"They are not processed and while collecting and hunting you can get a lot of exercise also," says Neha.

Where hunting and foraging for bush foods is not possible on country (or in the supermarket aisle) learn about good nutrition and cooking with Good Quick Tukka. Enquire today at your local community-controlled health service.  

Move is funded under the Australia Government Department of Health and Ageing's Local Community Campaigns which aims to address the prevalence of  chronic diseases amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Click here to read more about our local campaign.