HEALTH AND FITNESS
A pain in the backside
A pain in the buttock can be exactly that – a pain in the butt. It can interfere with exercise, sleep and hobbies, and...
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
AD Alumni: Anna Steven
We're shining the spotlight on some of Athlete Development's alumni who are doing great things in their chosen sport. Meet sprinter Anna Steven, who...
Preparing for school and club sport
Now that school and club sports teams trainings and games are gearing up again, what can your young athletes do to better prepare for...
SWIM SCHOOL
The Anxious Swimmer
Our Swim School Operations Manager Rachael passes on her tips to help with anxiety in our young swimmers - from beginners through to those...
Dev 1 & 2: Keep swimming this winter
Why is it important to keep swimming over winter once you reach Development 1 & 2?
It is common to see people stop lessons over...
AUT MILLENNIUM
Alert Level 3 update – August 24
Following the Government’s announcement that Auckland is moving to Alert Level 3, we will be closed to the public from 12pm noon on Wednesday...
MOST POPULAR
5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
The Benefits of Training Accessories for Swimming: PT 1 Pull Buoys...
Have you ever watched a top swimmer walk into a swimming pool with a bright coloured mesh bag in hand and wondered why they...
EVENTS
Giving a flip about mental health
Auckland strongmen Gareth Edwards and Tom Moore are aiming to break the Guinness World Record for tyre flipping in July, all in the name...
North Island’s top weightlifters in action
This weekend's North Island Championships are your chance to see the some of the country's leading weightlifters in action, including Commonwealth Games gold medallist...
Halloween Week Photos
Thank you to all our wonderful Gym members for a fantastic Halloween week. We loved seeing all your awesome costumes and hope you had...
AUT Millennium Gym Open Day – 20th October
WANT TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE?
Come along for a FREE workout or group fitness class to experience our community Gym!
We'll have our trained...
VIDEO
Tracey Lambrechs 2015 Houston IWF World Weightlifting Championships
Tracey Lambrechs is a NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting and New Zealand weightlifting athlete, as well as being an AUT Millennium Scholarship Athlete.
Find out a little...
HIGH PERFORMANCE
15 years of growth for water polo
Water Polo continues to be one of New Zealand’s fastest growing sports and North Harbour Water Polo Club is no different.
The club, then known as NorthSport Water Polo Club and training at Glenfield Aquatic...
Pathway to Podium: first two-year cycle complete
On March 31st Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation marked the completion of the first Pathway to Podium two year cycle with a recognition event at AUT Millennium.
The evening provided athletes based in the...
North Harbour Waterpolo Club win 5 Pan Pacific Championship titles!
Well done to the U20, U18, U16, U14 Womens & U20 Mens North Harbour Water Polo Club teams who all placed FIRST in the Youth Pan Pacific International Water Polo series!
What an incredible achievement!
Building a strong foundation
Long before Millennium Institute of Sport and Health, now AUT Millennium, was built in 2002, an athletics club existed.
North Harbour Bays Athletics Club is not just one of the most successful athletics clubs, it...
A place to call home
AUT Millennium Gym Instructor, AUT Millennium Scholarship Athlete, NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting Club Life Member, New Zealand Weightlifter, Olympian.
Those are just some of the involvements Tracey Lambrechs has with AUT Millennium. Tracey will tell you...
NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE
At-home dryland programme
Here are a few ideas to help you exercise at home while the National Aquatic Centre is closed. These exercises are perfect for anybody who swims at the pool, no matter your level. You...
Importance of bilateral breathing
When we swim, most of us will feel more natural when we breathe to one side than the other. However, learning to breathe to both sides is an important task to understand as it...
The best seat in the house
Jodie Rawle has worked at the AUT Millennium Speedo Shop since 2011, but it’s the time spent here by her family that spurred her decision to sponsor a seat in the National Aquatic Centre....
Multiple benefits from hydrotherapy
Carrying groceries, getting in and out of cars, and even walking are everyday tasks taken for granted by most people. But for those living with Multiple Sclerosis, common symptoms including muscle weakness, loss of...
National Aquatic Centre News: July 2018
Monday 2 - Friday 6 July: 2018 AON Open Swimming Championships
In early July more than 300 of New Zealand’s fastest swimmers arrived at the National Aquatic Centre for the 2018 AON Open Swimming Championships....
