OUR STORY
Our journey began in a clinical research setting, working together to explore how exercise can benefit people diagnosed with cancer, as well as older adults living with chronic conditions. Through this work, we saw firsthand the transformative impact that tailored, evidence-based exercise programs can have on health, recovery, and quality of life.
Our passion for bringing research into everyday care inspired us to create a welcoming space where exercise is guided with expertise, delivered with compassion, and shaped around each person’s unique abilities and goals.
We bring a research-driven approach into every exercise session, helping our patients move with confidence, strength, and purpose — whether they are navigating cancer treatment or chronic disease, or simply seeking to age well.
Meet the Team
Christelle and Christine are Accredited Exercise Physiologists who have a strong passion for utilising their research, clinical skills and experience to deliver high quality exercise medicine.
Our Research Publications
Schofield, C., Mol, M., Taaffe, D. R., Buffart, L. M., Lopez, P., Newton, R. U., ... & Peddle-McIntyre, C. J. (2025). Resistance exercise dose effects on muscle morphology, muscle function and quality of life in advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(5), 1-11.
Schofield, C., Taaffe, D. R., Newton, R. U., Galvão, D. A., Cohen, P. A., Kim, J. S., ... & Peddle‐McIntyre, C. (2024). Assessing Sarcopenia in Advanced‐Stage Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Case Series. Cancer Reports, 7(8), e2155.
Kudiarasu, C., Lopez, P., Galvão, D. A., Newton, R. U., Taaffe, D. R., Mansell, L., ... & Singh, F. (2023). What are the most effective exercise, physical activity and dietary interventions to improve body composition in women diagnosed with or at high‐risk of breast cancer? A systematic review and network meta‐analysis. Cancer, 129(23), 3697-3712.
Rohadhia, W., Kudiarasu, C., Koeda, T., Katsura, Y., Nosaka, K., & Singh, F. (2024). Eccentric Resistance Exercise Effects on Older Adults With Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 13(4), 129-138.
Schofield, C., Newton, R. U., Taaffe, D. R., Galvão, D. A., Cohen, P. A., Meniawy, T. M., & Peddle-McIntyre, C. J. (2023). Supervised resistance exercise for women with ovarian cancer who have completed first-line treatment: a pragmatic study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(5), 304.
Schofield, C., Lopez, P., Cohen, P. A., Taaffe, D. R., Newton, R. U., Galvão, D. A., ... & Peddle-McIntyre, C. J. (2023). Skeletal muscle morphology in patients receiving primary versus interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 33(10), 1587-1594.
Mavropalias, G., Cormie, P., Peddle-McIntyre, C. J., Galvão, D. A., Taaffe, D. R., Schofield, C., ... & Newton, R. U. (2023). The effects of home-based exercise therapy for breast cancer-related fatigue induced by radical radiotherapy. Breast Cancer, 30(1), 139-150.
Galvão, D.A., Taaffe, D.R., Hayne, D., Lopez, P., Lyons-Wall, P., Tang, C.I., Chambers, S.K., Devine, A., Spry, N., Jeffery, E. Kudiarasu, C. & Newton, R. U. (2022). Weight loss for overweight and obese patients with prostate cancer: a study protocol of a randomised trial comparing clinic-based versus Telehealth delivered exercise and nutrition intervention (the telex trial). BMJ open, 12(6), e058899.
Stelten, S., Schofield, C., Hartman, Y. A., Lopez, P., Kenter, G. G., Newton, R. U., ... & Buffart, L. M. (2022). Association between energy balance-related factors and clinical outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancers, 14(19), 4567.
Kudiarasu, C., Rohadhia, W., Katsura, Y., Koeda, T., Singh, F., & Nosaka, K. (2021). Eccentric-only versus concentric-only resistance training effects on biochemical and physiological parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13(1), 162.
Schofield, C., Newton, R. U., Cohen, P. A., Galvão, D. A., McVeigh, J. A., Mohan, G. R., ... & Peddle-McIntyre, C. J. (2018). Health-related quality of life and pelvic floor dysfunction in advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors: associations with objective activity behaviors and physiological characteristics. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26(7), 2239-2246.
Schofield, C., Newton, R. U., Cohen, P. A., Galvão, D. A., McVeigh, J. A., Hart, N. H., ... & Peddle-McIntyre, C. J. (2018). Activity behaviors and physiological characteristics of women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer: a preliminary cross-sectional investigation. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 28(3), 604-613.
Schofield, C., Newton, R. U., Galvao, D. A., Cohen, P. A., & Peddle-McIntyre, C. J. (2017). A physiological profile of ovarian cancer survivors to inform tailored exercise interventions and the development of exercise oncology guidelines. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 27(7), 1560-1567.
Jeffery, E., Newton, R.U., Lee, Y.C., Nowak, A.K., Prado, C.M., Lyons-Wall, P., Schofield, C. and Peddle-McIntyre, C.J (2018). Potential role for a novel body composition analysis technique in patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 14(Supplement 7), 177-177.