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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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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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Functional Training with Katrina Sweeney

The Gym Spot sits down with Katrina Sweeney, community based OT visiting clients under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) about functional training and ways to enhance functional and mobility skills. Functional training is a rehabilitative technique used by occupational therapists (and other professions) aimed at restoring strength and function to improve engagement, capacity and performance of meaningful activities for individuals. There are many ways to … Continue reading Functional Training with Katrina Sweeney

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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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Rehabilitation and its process with Liam Penglaze

You may hear about this a lot when it comes to training. But how much do you actually know about rehabilitation? Liam Penglaze goes into depth regarding tips and tricks for rehabilitation post-injury.   “First things first, what exactly is rehabilitation?” Liam states, “Rehabilitation can be very short (think a few days) or very long (think weeks…to months…to years!). In physiotherapy, the definition of rehabilitation … Continue reading Rehabilitation and its process with Liam Penglaze

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