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Working out on an empty stomach, why you should or shouldn’t do this.

As mentioned before the information differs for different chronic health populations, with medications and biological factors playing a role. Eating meals containing carbohydrates are known to increase blood glucose and insulin concentrations. When this is followed by exercise, glucose uptake into skeletal muscle is enhanced, leading to a lower effect on blood glucose. This has […]

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I have ruptured my Anterior Cruciate Ligament. What now?

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So, you have ruptured your Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Well… you are not alone. Thousands of people sustain this injury every year. You do get better, it does take time and it takes consistency in your approach to rehabilitation. The most important thing is that you stay positive and focused on the process. It is

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What to do if you stack it when you’re on your own?

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Are you becoming more prone to stumbling? Are everyday activities getting harder involving getting on and off the ground? Maybe your parents are showing signs of slowing down and finding it harder to get around the house. These are all symptoms that can come along as we age, and there is something we can do

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What is Parkinson’s Disease |Bridget Nash

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What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinsons is the second most common Neurodegenerative disease, second after Alzheimer. The neurological system includes the brain, spinal cord and all the nerves throughout our body. Parkinsons disease is the deterioration of the receptors that accept dopamine. Within our body, we have specific receptors for particular cells. Those receptors job is

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Need New Warm Up Drills?

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Mobility drills are a great way to warm your body up prior to a big workout and is actually quite important to ease in to it with these type of movements. Bridget Nash, Exercise Physiologist, shows are through some of the common ones we use here in the gym to get our clients bodies moving

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So, What is the Rotator Cuff?

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So, what is the Rotator Cuff? Our Rotator Cuff is comprised of 4 muscles surrounding the shoulder: Supraspinatus, Subscapularis, Infraspinatus and Teres Minor. All these muscles work together to move the shoulder in all different ranges of motion. If we injure one of these muscles, it will affect how we move our shoulder as a

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Men’s Health Week | Vector Health

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Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells develop in the prostate, forming a malignant tumour (cancerous growth). These abnormal cells can continue to multiply and may spread outside the prostate into nearby or distant parts of the body. Prostate cancer is generally a slow-growing disease, and the majority of men with prostate cancer can

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How can exercise help Osteoporosis?

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Within the human body, our bones are constantly absorbing and replacing tissue. With Osteoporosis, the new bone creation doesn’t keep up with the old bone removal leading to having low bone mineral density or weak and fragile bones. In addition, hormones play a massive role in our physiological makeup, especially in women. As women reach

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Falls Prevention exercises are included in our over 50’s Program!

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Here at Vector Health, we are big on keeping people’s independence for as long as possible. Whether that is their balance and ability to make it up and down the stairs or safely get onto the floor and back up. Making sure to incorporate exercises and stretches that aid in fall prevention allows us to

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Training around your Menstrual Cycle

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Training around your Menstrual Cycle As women, getting to know our bodies is an integral part of living to our best potential. Once we are in tune with our bodies, we can accomplish things we didn’t think possible. Each week during our cycle, we change moods, hormones, strength and mental headspace; why not use this

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Mums and Bubs: First Steps

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Mums and Bubs: First Steps week 6 Team in full force this week loving on all the babies! This week is a big step as we have now learnt all the basics and are seeing big improvements in all the mums techniques!!Big thanks you Kylie from TerryWhite Chemmart Rockhampton Day & Night for coming in

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Cancer Rehabilitation in a group setting | Jamie Saunders

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There is a lot of great research around at the moment of the benefits of group classes for Cancer Rehabilitation. We are offering these classes to those going through treatment or are post treatment to be able to come together outside of those normal settings and be able to have a positive space to workout

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