After spending a lifetime growing up on Sydney's Northern Beaches, swimming, surfing and paddling a board, my diagnosis of Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease in July 2019, now meant that my involvement as a volunteer surf lifesaver was now over. However things changed in late 2020, when after spending a year on
a clinical trial, I now felt confident enough to consider returning as a volunteer lifesaver. 

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The only problem was that I needed to pass the hardest part of the proficiency test - a 100-metre run, and a 200-metre swim. Although I passed, I was unsure of my ability to rescue a person in the surf. Rather than give up, I approached two exercise physiologists, Matt and Luke, and asked them to design a neuro-cognitive training program to address my issues of balance, coordination and reflexes. I have been using this training program (part one) throughout 2020, 2021 and 2022. 

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Watch the following video to find out more:

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