Fish and Field Biokineticists

Fish and Field Biokineticists Fish & Field are qualified biokineticists with a special interest in aqua therapy as part of their rehabilitation programs.

Biokineticist practice with a special interest in aqua-therapy with heated pools in two locations in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

15/09/2026

Progress in rehab isn't always big and obvious.
Sometimess it's seen through
🤹🏻 Better control
🤸🏼‍♀️ Better balance
🤩 More confidence

Your nervous system = your body's communication system 📱 When it is not working properly, due to an injury or chronic co...
10/09/2026

Your nervous system = your body's communication system 📱
When it is not working properly, due to an injury or chronic condition, movement becomes harder.

The pool isn't just for swimming 🏊🏻‍♂️💧It is one of the best places to rebuild movement safely!
04/09/2026

The pool isn't just for swimming 🏊🏻‍♂️💧
It is one of the best places to rebuild movement safely!

Ever felt pins and needles or numbness? 📌 🫥That could be your nervous system trying to tell you something...
01/09/2026

Ever felt pins and needles or numbness? 📌 🫥
That could be your nervous system trying to tell you something...

24/08/2026

Did you know your brain sends messages to your muscles before you even move? 🤔 🧠

Your nervous system is behind every step, reach and stretch!

Why does your breathing speed up during exercise 🤔 When you start moving, your muscles demand more oxygen to sustain ene...
18/08/2026

Why does your breathing speed up during exercise 🤔

When you start moving, your muscles demand more oxygen to sustain energy production 🔋 Your body responds almost instantly:
1. Breathing rate increases to pull in more air
2. Heart rate rises to circulate oxygen-rich blood faster
3. Blood is redirected to working muscles with precision

Your respiratory 🫁 and cardiovascular 🫀 system operate as an integrated unit, not two separate systems.

The fitter you become, the more efficiently these two systems function. A trained individual will achieve the same workload at a lower heart rate and breathing rate than a deconditioned one!

Welcome, Emma! 👋🏼We’re so excited to welcome Emma Koster to the Fish & Field Biokinetics family! 💙Emma is joining our Ca...
17/08/2026

Welcome, Emma! 👋🏼

We’re so excited to welcome Emma Koster to the Fish & Field Biokinetics family! 💙

Emma is joining our Cape Town team, where she’ll be welcoming new patients and looking after some of Nicole’s patients while Nicole takes some time off to welcome her new baby boy.

Emma's Summary:
Completed her studies: at the University of the Western Cape.
Passion for working with: Chronic diseases as well as fitness & physical well-being improvement.
Favourite sport: Netball
Interesting fact: I come from a farm in Beaufort West and we farm with sheep 🐑


Best exercises for a healthy respiratory system❓Your lungs are trainable, and these three types of exercise prove it:🏊‍♂...
10/08/2026

Best exercises for a healthy respiratory system❓

Your lungs are trainable, and these three types of exercise prove it:

🏊‍♂️ Swimming - breathing against water resistance directly strengthens your respiratory muscles

🚲 Cycling - steady-state cycling keeps your respiratory rate elevated for sustained periods, training your lungs to work more efficiently over time

🏃🏼‍♀️ HIIT - these exercises force rapid transition between high and low intensity, pushing your respiratory system to adapt quickly, which improves lung capacity and cardiovascular efficiency

04/08/2026

The diaphragm.

This dome-shaped muscle sits just below your lungs 🫁 And it never gets a day off 💤
Here is how it works:
Inhale / Breath in = the diaphragm contracts and flattens downward, allowing your chest cavity to expand and air to fill the lungs.
Exhale / Breath out = the diaphragm relaxes and rises, shrinking the chest cavity and pushing air out of the lungs

No pump, no motor. Just a muscle doing its job 20 000 times a day 👌🏽

The Alveoli = 300 million tiny miracles ✨️ You can't see them, but right now they are keeping you alive.The alveoli are ...
30/07/2026

The Alveoli = 300 million tiny miracles ✨️

You can't see them, but right now they are keeping you alive.
The alveoli are microscopic air sacs at the end of every airway in your lungs. Here is what makes them extraordinary:
- you have approximately 300 million of them
- spread flat they cover an entire tennis court surface
- their walls are just 1 cell thick, thin enough for gases to pass through instantly
- they are wrapped in a network of capillaries so fine, red blood cells pass through in single file

Oxygen in. Carbon Dioxide out. Every second, every day ⏰️ 🌬️

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30 Fleming Road
Johannesburg
2191

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Monday 07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 07:00 - 18:00
Thursday 07:00 - 18:00
Friday 07:00 - 18:00

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