OR… you can click on the link and learn practical strategies on how to use food to help you. So… how do you exercise to lose weight. Let us look at it in two ways. The research would say to perform resistance training as it will help you gain muscle. The reality of this is …
On the hunt for something to fill in the children’s schedule over these school holidays? Something to keep them active and out of the house? Wanting to engage them in something that will help hit their goals? Look no further! We are opening our registrations for our Easter Holiday Junior Development Program! There is a …
Vector Health has discounted sessions for a limited time that would be perfect for the lunchtime or mid-day people who can come in and train who are wanting a quiet training space. We are offering appointments during the middle of the day on Mondays and Wednesdays that are priced at $55 for two 30 minute …
These spots are up for grabs! We had so much fun with our last round of mums and bubs classes we are opening our next round! We are super excited to get into these with you all! Initial consultations for these will be with our Senior Physiotherapist, Miche Hansen, who holds a special interest in …
Helping someone start their career is arguably one of the most important jobs that a mentor, manager or leader can do in a business setting. For the first time in 2019, Vector Health & Performance ran our new graduate program for Physiotherapy with Laura Justin. In this video, we discuss some of the things …
Squat This is one of our main movements used to increase strength in the lower body. The main goal in this movement is to be able to move freely in this plane of movement with thighs being parallel or past parallel with a neutral spine. Try this one at home looking in the mirror to make …
Front Bridges are used as a core warm-up and whole-body warm-up. This will activate your core muscles. You need to be able to hold your body in a neutral line, with no dropping between the shoulder blades and no sinking of the core. You will want to be able to hold this for 20-30 seconds. …
Junior Athletic Development – Christmas and New Years sessions Just $66 per week for three sessions!! These sessions are the perfect program for children and teen athletes to keep active and learn a thing or two over the Christmas School Holidays! These will be run by Rach, one of our Performance Coaches, who will be …
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The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the key ligaments that help stabilize your knee joint. The ACL connects your femur to your tibia and can be torn in most contact sports. Girls in rugby are 5 times more likely to injure their knees or tear their ACL than males and in AFL it …
The rise of women in professional sport on TV has been an awesome progression in the coverage of sport over the past few years. Helping more women transition to professional sport is something we are really interested in! There is a distinct opportunity now for young female athletes to become women in professional sport like …
Elevated Push Up Technique INTENT! Its so important in everything we do in the gym if you are trying to improve athletic performance. Check out this demonstration of an elevated push up technique at Vector Health in Rockhampton with the intent to provide POWER. Power = work done in the time taken. Its the GOLD …
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Did you know that female AFL players are 9.2 times more likely to rupture their ACL’s than male AFL players? Thats pretty serious. So, thats for every 1 ACL injury to a male AFL player there is 9 girls or women being injured. There are many factors that are in play here, as to why. …
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This is a wall-squat variation I use to emphasise the need for neutral spine during an isometric quad contraction. Shelby cannot dorsio-flex her right foot, so squatting bilaterally is not possible, however we want to improve her ability to hold a good position on a horse as she is an equestrian athlete. The normal wall …
