HEALTH AND FITNESS
A programme is just a piece of paper
I think we all understand that if you are wanting to see some great results in your training or work to achieve a specific...
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
Debunking a common myth: Youth weight training
There are these common generational myths that have been passed down to us and it would be fair to say that we really don’t...
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...
SWIM SCHOOL
Head Girl leading the way
Charlie Toumadj is a busy person. On top of surf lifesaving, netball, A-Level classes at school, Duke of Edinburgh and working at AUT Millennium,...
Could your child save themselves?
It's a confronting, uncomfortable question, but given our location in the East Coast Bays with so many beaches at our doorstep, it's an important...
AUT MILLENNIUM
Welcome to Kinetics Physiotherapy
Written by David Cooper, Principal Physiotherapist at Kinetics
Kinetics Physiotherapy is excited to begin our journey at AUT Millennium and be a part of this...
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...
EP 14 – Stacy Sims – Physiology of the Female Athlete,...
ADS 0014: Stacy Sims, PhD – Physiology of the Female Athlete, Menstruation, and Developing Confidence in Youth
In an age when no topic appears taboo,...
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
AUT Millennium announces scholarship athletes for 2017
AUT Millennium has announced its scholarship athletes from the organisations four foundation clubs at an awards evening on Monday evening.
The clubs, NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting, North Harbour Bays Athletics, North Shore Swimming and North Harbour...
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...
On the Ball: Investing in coach development
One of the biggest factors in the success, or otherwise, of any sport is the quality of coaching. From grassroots to high performance, a coach has a significant impact on everything from participation, enjoyment...
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...
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...
NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE
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....
Why you should add a snorkel to your gear bag
One piece of equipment that you might want to consider adding to your gear bag is a training snorkel. A snorkel is a great tool to use for working on your skills and technique...
Creating strong partnerships: The National Training Centre
AUT Millennium’s 50/50 partnership with AUT University in 2009 and subsequent partnership with High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) has brought together the very best in research and education, high performance sport and community...
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...
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....
