Safe ranges to be in for exercise | Bridget Nash
Bridget Nash, Exercise Physiologist, explains the textbook ranges of blood pressure to be able to exercise safely!
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Exercises
Client Spotlight | Shelby Davis-Hill
We sat down with one our long term clients Shelby Hill and had a chat about all the things she has achieved such as competitng in the special olympics and how she keeps positive and goal driven!
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Basic leg exercise techniques | Bec Patterson
Bec, Performance Coach, takes us through how to perform a basic squat, kettlebell deadlift and lunge correctly and how to work you way up to that if you find you can’t reach that straight away.
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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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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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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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How to perform an Upside Down Kettlebell Press correctly
Step by step through technique of an upside down kettlebell press!Here is a tricky but effective exercise to learn how to do in your gym sessions. Glenn runs us through how to work your way up to performing this exercise safely without injury with the assistance of Jordan one of our performance coaches. Let us
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Mums and Bubs: First Steps Class
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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