MAX MARTIN

No one wants to be 'old' for longer than they need to, but rather, we all want to be young for as long as possible! What we do with our physical activity can have a huge impact on how long we can remain 'young' and continue to do the things we love into our later years. This presentation will clearly outline what the evidence shows should be our focus to not only maintain our physical capacity into our later years, but also keep the diseases of ageing at bay.

What excites you about this presentation?
As Health Professionals one of our biggest challenges is to motivate our clients to adopt quality health behaviours over the long term. This presentation shows a clinical approach, used in private practice, with real clients, to achieve exactly that!

What do you wish more podiatrists understood about the topic you will cover?
The prescription of physical activity to clients is often difficult. Part of the reason is that the benefits are not often felt in the short term. In fact, they can be viewed as very distant in time. And the pain of implementing it is often immediately felt. In addition, our clients are often busy, so the advice needs to be efficient to be effective, which is a difficult thing to achieve if exercise prescription is not your primary scope! This presentation will overcome many of these barriers to help you motivate your clients and patients to greater health! 

Max completed an Applied Science Degree (Exercise and Sports Science) in 1998, and an Honours Degree in Human Movement in 2000. He is the current Chair of UniSA’s Exercise and Sports Science Advisory Group, and a recent Chair of ESSA’s Exercise Science Advisory Group.

Max is a Past Board member of Fitness Australia, and past Member of the Australian Fitness Industry Standards Council. Max is also an Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow of the University of South Australia

Max has multiple internationally peer-reviewed publications in the areas of exercise physiology and musculoskeletal sport sciences; and is a regular guest lecturer on Exercise Prescription and Rehabilitation to students of the University of South Australia and other tertiary educational institutions.

On top of his commitment to continuously improving his business, and educating students and new graduates in the industry, Max enjoys helping people overcome musculoskeletal issues such as injury rehabilitation and persistent pain. In addition he loves, and is experienced in extending this work to athletes; as well as being very interested in helping runners improve their running technique and capacity!

Personally, Max loves outdoor activities, such as trail running, mountain biking, and skiing (on water or snow!!). And to recover from these activities, he loves to explore great food and wine shared with loved ones!