Musculoskeletal Health Australia (now held by the Glen Eira Historical Society)
Photograph - Group photo, 1991
... warm water therapy... it or lose it" sign, photos depicting warm water therapy and exercise... it or lose it" sign, photos depicting warm water therapy and exercise ...
The launch of National Arthritis Week 1991 was held with an event in Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne. This photo, taken at the event, depicts (from left to right): middle-distance runner, Sharon Stewart (Commonwealth Games bronze and silver medallist), David Parkin (Carlton Football Club Coach), and Frances Murphy (Victorian Surf Life Saving Champion) sitting in a hot tub/spa. Sharon and David are each holding a PhysiCal branded milkshake cup. Behind the trio is a display board with a "Move it or lose it" sign, photos depicting warm water therapy and exercise, and photos promoting bananas as a health food. This photo appears on the cover (page 1) of the Vol 4 No 2, Winter 1991 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update, and on page 4 of the same issue under the heading, "Our front cover". The photo also appears on the cover of the 1991 Annual Report.B&W photo of a man and two women sitting in a hot tub/spa. Two of them are holding up PhysiCal branded take-away drink cups. Behind them, there is a display board with a sign and some photos of people in warm water (such as a hot tub/spa or a swimming pool). The sign is titled, "Move it or lose it", followed by a logo and the text "ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION OF VICTORIA Yarra Boulevard, Kew, 3101 For Further Information: Tel. (03) 862.2555". On either side of the sign, there is a photo of a woman in a not tub/spa. A third photo (directly below the sign) depicts the same woman in a spa with two children (one child is obscured). A fourth photo (right) depicts a small group of people partaking in warm water exercises in a swimming pool. There are two small photos superimposed onto the larger photos (each depicting a close up of a man's face) with the text, "Bananas are good enough for me".[On a MOVE branded sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Arthritis Update Vo.l 4 [sic] No. 2 1991 Front cover Arthritis Week launch [underlined] Carlton Football Coach David Parkin w [On another MOVE branded sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Commonwealth Games Medallist Sharon Stewart (left) and Frances Murphy Vict. Surf Life Saving Champion in Bourke St Mall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, national arthritis week, naw, launch, sharon stewart, middle distance runner, commonwealth games, bronze medalist, silver medalist, david parkin, carlton football club, coach, afl, frances murray, victorian surf lifesaving, champion, hot tub, spa, warm water therapy, warm water exercise, move it or lose it, bourke st mall, physical, bananas, healthy food, healthy diet, healthy eating, arthritis update, annual report, 1991