Manly Lifestyle Medicine Clinic
In a coastal community like Manly, Lifestyle Medicine is particularly well suited. With access to beaches, walking tracks, outdoor exercise, fresh food culture and an active community environment, Manly naturally supports healthy habits. Working with a Lifestyle Medicine GP in Manly allows patients to integrate medical care with the unique lifestyle advantages of the Northern Beaches, creating realistic and sustainable health outcomes.
The Manly Lifestyle Medicine Clinic offers personalised, evidence-based allopathic lifestyle medicine and chronic disease care for individuals and families. Whether you’re seeking targeted support for a chronic condition, preventive wellbeing strategies, or guidance to optimise your health and lifestyle, Dr Jo Lobb provides thoughtful, collaborative consultations that blend clinical expertise with sustainable lifestyle planning.
Conveniently located in the heart of Manly, consultations are available online, by phone or in person.
Meet the Manly Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Doctors
Dr Jo Lobb
- About
Dr Jo began her journey in general practice in rural Tasmania in 2008, after working across multiple tertiary hospitals in Australia. She returned to Sydney in 2010 and has since devoted her career to high-quality family medicine and patient-centred care in the community.
Dr Jo is a non-procedural GP who embraces the role of a generalist family physician. She takes great care in diagnosing and managing a wide spectrum of health concerns, always striving for evidence-based, up-to-date clinical solutions.
With an interest and expertise for Allopathic Lifestyle Medicine, Dr Jo helps individuals and families optimise overall wellbeing. She believes in complementing medical therapies with tailored lifestyle strategies (bespoke “lifestyle scripts”) that evolve over time to support meaningful and sustainable results.
Dr Jo supports patients who:
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Live with chronic health conditions
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Wish to optimise wellbeing
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Want a balanced approach combining medical care and lifestyle change
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Are committed to long-term health goals
Patients interested in this holistic approach are encouraged to ask reception about extended Lifestyle Medicine consultations with Dr Jo.
How Does The Manly Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Work?
- Book on HotDoc or with Reception
Book a consultation with Dr Jo Lobb online via HotDoc, by phone, or in person at reception. If you are seeking support with lifestyle medicine, preventative health, chronic disease management or complex health concerns, we recommend booking a longer appointment to allow adequate time for a comprehensive discussion and personalised care planning.
Book online via HotDoc or contact reception to arrange an appointment.
- Attend Your Initial Appointment
Come prepared to discuss your health history, current concerns, lifestyle habits and long-term health goals. During this comprehensive one-hour consultation, Dr Jo will take the time to understand your overall health picture and work with you to develop a personalised plan focused on improving your healthspan, wellbeing and quality of life through evidence-based lifestyle medicine approaches.
Please select the ‘Lifestyle Medicine Clinic – Initial Appointment’ type in HotDoc or specify this appointment type when calling the practice to book. Initial consultations are one hour in duration.
- Follow-up Appointments
Follow-up appointments are designed to review your progress, discuss any challenges or changes since your last visit, and refine your personalised care plan as needed. Lifestyle medicine is focused on long-term, sustainable change, and these appointments provide ongoing support, accountability and guidance tailored to your health goals.
Please select the ‘Lifestyle Medicine Clinic – Review Appointment’ type in HotDoc or specify this appointment type when calling the practice to book. Review appointments are 40 minutes in duration.
Manly Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Services
- Allopathic Lifestyle Medicine Consultations
Personalised consultations that incorporate lifestyle strategies such as nutrition, movement, stress management, sleep health and behaviour change support alongside conventional medical care.
- Chronic Disease Management
Targeted support for conditions including (but not limited to):
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Type 2 diabetes
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Cardiovascular conditions
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Metabolic disorders
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Chronic inflammation
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Long-term disease care planning
Dr Jo focuses on helping you achieve realistic, sustainable health outcomes with a comprehensive, evidence-based approach.
- Bespoke Health & Lifestyle Plans
Tailored “lifestyle scripts” created to support your life stage, personal goals and ongoing needs.
- Preventative Health & Wellbeing Planning
Goal-oriented care to help you maintain health, build resilience, and reduce long-term risks.
Fees and Cancellation Policy
Lifestyle Medicine Clinic appointments are privately billed. These appointments are not bulk billed and concession, pensioner or reduced-fee discounts do not apply. The final consultation fee will depend on the appointment type, consultation length and the Medicare item number billed on the day. Payment is required at the time of consultation, and a Medicare rebate may apply for eligible patients. For online bookings, a payment method may be securely stored at the time of booking through HotDoc.
Lifestyle Medicine Clinic appointments are longer appointments reserved specifically for each patient. Cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment time, or non-attendance on the day, may incur a cancellation fee. Where applicable, this fee will be calculated as 50% of the maximum applicable consultation fee for the booked appointment type and may be charged to the payment method securely stored at the time of booking. Cancellation fees are not Medicare-rebatable.
- LIfestyle Medicine Fees
- Cancellation Fees
Appointment Type | Appointment Length | Private Fee | Estimated Medicare Rebate | Estimated Out-of-Pocket |
Lifestyle Medicine Clinic – Initial Consultation | 60-minute appointment | $320.00–$350.00 | $125.10 | $194.90–$224.90 |
Lifestyle Medicine Clinic – Review Consultation | 40-minute appointment | $220.00–$250.00 | $84.90 | $135.10–$165.10 |
Appointment Type | Appointment Length | Consultation Fee Range | Maximum Applicable Consultation Fee | Cancellation Policy | Cancellation Fee |
Lifestyle Medicine Clinic – Initial Consultation | 1 hour | $320–$350 | $350 | Cancellations within 24 hours of the appointment time or non-attendance may incur a cancellation fee | $175 |
Lifestyle Medicine Clinic – Review Consultation | 40 minutes | $220–$250 | $250 | Cancellations within 24 hours of the appointment time or non-attendance may incur a cancellation fee | $125 |
Where are we Located?
Manly Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Updates
Have Questions?
Call us on
(02) 7209 2920
Visit us at 15 South Steyne,
Manly, 2095
Email us on
ssmadmin@southsteynemedical.com
