How to take your Blood Pressure | Bridget Nash
Bridget Nash, Exercise Physiologist, takes us through step by step and how to take your own blood pressure.
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Effect of Pregnancy on the Pelvic Floor | Chloe Petith
A number of factors contribute to weakening of the pelvic floor during pregnancy:1. Hormonal changes cause the pelvic floor (muscles and tissues) to soften and stretch;2. Weight gain;3. Straining with constipation; and4. Inappropriate pregnancy and postnatal exercises such as intense core abdominal exercises and high impact exercise (e.g. jogging). Benefits of Pelvic Exercises for Pregnancy
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Benefits of exercising during pregnancy
Once pregnant, many women tend to decrease their activity levels. Research states that barriers to exercise reported by pregnant women include lack of motivation, perceived lack of time due to family and work demands, desire to postpone weight loss until after delivery and pain with movement.Many pregnant women are either not advised of the benefits
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What we do in the Antenatal Program | Chloe Petith
Is your back aching? Can you start to feel your pelvis widening? Are you getting swelling down your legs? If so, then we can help you guys! These classes are brilliant as you can exercise in a safe manner – especially if you have any pre-existing pains or discomforts that come along with being pregnant
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Why we do the Antenatal Program
Chloe Petith, one of the Physiotherapist here at Vector Health, talks us through our new antenatal program. In this video Chloe will give you a rundown on what we’re doing in the class from the exercises, to the reasons why and a little bit about pregnancy and your antenatal changes throughout your pregnancy. A few
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Client Spotlight | Tayla Wallace
Tayla Wallace, big congrats on coming second in Moolooba tri in your age group recently! We love seeing our clients hit their goals! How did Vector help you to achieve you goal?Along with their great facilities, Vector Health has an amazing team that helped me to realise my potential. I owe a huge thank you
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Nutrition when it comes to training..
A balance of carbohydrates, fats and proteins is essential to supporting our lifestyle and training activities throughout the day – aiding in our energy levels, sleep quality, hormone health and post-training recovery. When we think about our training sessions, it is also important to consider how we are fuelling our bodies before and after exercise.
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How to: Knee Strapping
Knee strapping can be a very useful thing to learn if you play sports or find you have weak knees on impact. Watch as Aaron, Physiotherapist, takes us through a few different ways to strap up your knee and why and when you should. These techniques are only a temporary fix that is best address
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Heart Health Check
I thought I would write this to help people understand the importance of heart health and what you can do about it. The information on the Heart Foundation website about what a Health Check of your Heart looks like is HERE. Please go and check this out if you are over 45 years of age
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How to: Ankle Strapping | Aaron Sullivan
Ankle strapping can be a very useful thing to learn if you play sports or find you have weak ankles and have a tenancy to roll them. Watch as Aaron, Physiotherapist, takes us through a few different ways to strap up your ankle and why and when you should. These techniques are only a temporary
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Client Spotlight | Alison Worthington
Client Spotlight! Alison came to Vector Health in December 2020. training at Vector Health just before Christmas 2020, with a desire to improve her health and fitness levels. She started off in the Stronger for Longer Group before transitioning to an independent gym program. The past four months, Alison has completely dedicated herself to her
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How is an Exercise Physiologist different to a personal trainer?
How is an Exercise Physiologist different to a personal trainer? What is an Exercise Physiologist? University Trained Allied Health Professional, with a 4-year degree specialising in the assessment and exercise prescription to help people with health or injury challenges. How are they different from a Personal Trainer?They are a registered allied health professional. Their professional
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Stronger for Longer over 50’s Program
Stronger for Longer Class! Designed for over 50’s to come in and train in a safe environment where the focus is on things like balance, falls risk, stamina and over strength and fitness to keep you more independent for longer!
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