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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

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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

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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

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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

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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..

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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

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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

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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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Stronger for Longer over 50’s Program

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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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Mums and Bubs: First Steps Class

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Week 1! So excited to have the next round of Mums and Bubs coming through and allowing us to continue helping as many mums through this transition into motherhood! Working on stretching, pelvic floor and core strength to help these mommas start feeling more themselves again!

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Mums and Bubs: Stepping Up Class

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We had a smaller Mums and Bubs: Stepping up class this week but that means more one on one time! I always love to see mums progress through to the next round and see the progress!

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Balance Program @ Vector Health & Performance with Aaron Sullivan

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REGISTER HERE FOR OUR BALANCE PROGRAM No matter whether you are a runner, court or field sport athlete or you do extreme sports, balance is generally one of those unspoken entities that is often forgotten about. You do not have to be an “athlete’ to benefit from balance training either. Whether you like motorbike riding,

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Can I lose weight?

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After more than 20 years of helping people train to improve their physical and mental well-being, this question is “silently” asked. “Can I lose weight?” That means so many different things to so many different people. The definition of healthy weight loss is around or just under 1% of bodyweight on a weekly basis. That

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