Man stretching in gym

Flexibility & Stretching (August Quiz)

Man stretching in gym

Flexibility can be simply defined as “the range of motion available at a joint or group of joints”. An increase in flexibility will decrease joint restriction and therefore improve skill acquisition. Flexibility at a joint requires flexibility of the surrounding muscles and connective tissue. Ligaments and joint capsules contribute to just under half of the […]

Man with hands on back in pain

All about lower back pain (July Quiz)

Man with hands on back in pain

Back pain is extremely common – about 80 percent of people are affected at some point in their lifetime. Your back has many interconnecting structures including bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons. Its main support structure is the spine, which is made up of 24 separate bones called vertebrae, plus the bones of the sacrum […]

Woman kick-boxing in gym with male partner

New Small Group PT Sessions

Woman kick-boxing in gym with male partner

Small Group PT is perfect is you are having trouble staying focused, or could do with some encouragement. Working in a group of up to 6 people,  for 4 weeks is a sure fire way to achieve results and not break your piggy bank. All sessions are 60 minutes, once per week, for 4 consecutive […]

Guy and girl in gym

Train With a Mate for Free

Guy and girl in gym

Throughout July you are invited to bring a mate to train with you for FREE anytime on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. They are welcome to try our classes, workout in the gym with you, have a FREE orientation with one of our trainers (appointment required) … or better still, all of these. There is no […]

Bungie Ropes

New toys on the way

Bungie Ropes

To keep you focused and training to your potential over the Winter months, we will be adding a few more toys for your instructors to challenge you with. Two items we are adding are: The Son of a Beast – these bungie cord/ropes will challenge your core fitness, strength and strength endurance. You will be […]

Hack Squat

The Hack Squat

Hack Squat

The newest addition to our line of equipment is the plate loaded Hack Squat. The Hack Squat is a machine variation to the classic barbell squat. This machine targets the strong muscles of the upper thigh including the Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Glutes. The benefit of a machine squat is that the Quads receive much more […]

Man with sprained ankle

The best way to recover from an ankle sprain and prevent long term damage

Man with sprained ankle

In the first article of our ‘Ask the Physio’ series, we posed the question to our local physiotherapist, Nick from Revesby Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre: ‘What is the best way to recover from an ankle sprain and prevent long term damage?’ Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries we see in our physiotherapy clinic and […]