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Advice for Gymnasts, Advice for Parents, Guest Bloggers

Hydration for Junior Gymnasts with Kieran Woodford

This week, Nutrition and Dietetics Student Kieran Woodford takes us through the importance of hydration for young athletes and their recommended daily water intake. According to Kieran, staying hydrated is essential for gymnasts as water plays a crucial role in maintaining blood volume and regulating body temperature. When performing one of the many gymnastics movements, your body attempts to cool you down by sweating and in doing so, … Continue reading Hydration for Junior Gymnasts with Kieran Woodford

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Injury Prevention For Lower Back Pain

Introducing Dani from Edgeworth Physio! Dani graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2012, and and she works mostly with gymnasts, dancers, aerialists, cheer leaders and hypermobile people for when it comes to recovery from sports- and movement- related injuries, as well as provides ways in which you can prevent them. Gymnastics, acrobatics, aerial and cheer are high risk sports, meaning that athletes are prone … Continue reading Injury Prevention For Lower Back Pain

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Spatial Awareness with Greg Roe

Spatial awareness is not at all what it seems. Many think it’s a mental faculty but it’s actually created by the cause and effect relationships that affect the body itself in space and time, where different tendons pull on different bones of the body. Whenever a muscle is activated, a signal is sent to the brain telling the brain what pressure that bone and muscle … Continue reading Spatial Awareness with Greg Roe

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The Importance of Rest and Recovery for Athletes with Sean Walden

From the elite athlete to the casual gym-goer, rest and recovery between training are essential. It’s an important part of any exercise program as it allows the body time to repair, rebuild and strengthen itself, allowing athletes to train again and reach optimal peak performance. In terms of gymnastics where many hours of high-intensity skills training are involved, gymnasts must listen to their bodies. Getting … Continue reading The Importance of Rest and Recovery for Athletes with Sean Walden

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Guest Bloggers, Insta-famous

Insta- Famous: Ellie

This week, we’ve asked Ellie a few questions to get to know her a little bit more! Read through to find out why she loves gymnastics, who her biggest inspirations are and the things that make her happy. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUPZltzhd7-/ What do you love most about gymnastics?  I love everything about gymnastics especially getting new skills and having fun with my friends. Where and how often … Continue reading Insta- Famous: Ellie

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Recovery Nutrition with Charli Robinson

Introducing Sports Nutritionist Charli Robinson from Thrive Nutrition Co! Charli specialises in helping athletes of all levels, from your average gym goer, to high level competitive athletes, achieve their goals in terms of feeling good, looking good and performing well in their sport. Charli started working in the fitness industry around 6 years ago in a supplement store. “From day one I loved helping people … Continue reading Recovery Nutrition with Charli Robinson

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The Benefits of Yoga with Emma Chapman

This week, we introduce Emma Chapman, yoga teacher at Fitness Playground in Marrickville. Emma has been teaching and practising yoga for the last 14 years, specialising in Iyengar yoga and Hatha yoga and she says it’s important to always branch out and never stick to one particular style when doing any movement in life. Iyengar Yoga focuses on precision, timing and usage of props within … Continue reading The Benefits of Yoga with Emma Chapman

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Flow in Sport with Dr Sue Jackson

Flow is a state of total focus on the task at hand. When we are in flow, we usually perform at our best because we are concentrating only on our performance. Flow occurs when we are in a situation of high challenge, and in a situation where our skills match the challenge. Sport Psychologist Dr Sue Jackson explains the “flow” experience in sport and how it … Continue reading Flow in Sport with Dr Sue Jackson

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How to manage a Hip Injury with Physio, Liam Penglaze

Liam Penglaze, Physiotherapist at PhysioStudio, answers one of our followers’ questions via Instagram. Check it out below! In this video, Liam states, “… It would depend on the severity and history of your daughter’s injury, however I would probably consider that first 14 days upon return to sport as the key window of gaining success to project your daughter forward in the months and weeks … Continue reading How to manage a Hip Injury with Physio, Liam Penglaze

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Introducing Occupational Therapist, Katrina Sweeney

This week, the Gym Spot talks to Katrina Sweeney, 25 years old who is currently living out her passion to help people through her career. In 2019, she graduated from The University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) Degree to become an Occupational Therapist (OT). She currently works as a community based OT, visiting clients under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). … Continue reading Introducing Occupational Therapist, Katrina Sweeney

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