Tag: Fitness
Let the games begin
To meet the high-intensity demands of a competitive match, while at the same time withstanding fatigue, two things need to happen.
First, your heart needs...
How to stay fit while injured
It can be very frustrating when you are playing sport, training for an event, or simply exercising to try to live a healthy lifestyle,...
EP 50 – Nathan Parnham – Coaching Kids in the Gym
My guest on the show today is Nathan Parnham (@nathan_parnham). Nathan is the conditioning and rehabilitation coach and the head of athletic development at...
Rediscovering Fitness and Confidence after Baby Number Three
Weight gain, post-baby bodies and pressure to look a certain way are changes many women confront when entering the world of motherhood.
Vicki Carter understands...
AUT Millennium Staff Profile: Rob Garza
Rob Garza, Senior Consultant and Programming Specialist
With over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, I offer an opportunity of making usable sense...
Less Hustle, More Precision: Why the Best Athletes Focus On Skill
There’s a deep-rooted belief in youth sport that training should leave you sore, red faced and out of breath. A belief that the fittest...
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...
Forget Running. Play More Games.
Aerobic fitness is crucial for team sport players. It helps you produce ‘game-defining’ high-intensity efforts, and to sustain these efforts for the duration of...
Have you got heel pain?
Plantar fascia pain Aka ‘Runners heel'
The plantarfascia is the layer of tissue between the skin and the muscles on the sole of the feet....
What is fitness?
One the most common questions a coach will ask us here at AD is “how can my athletes get fitter”? It’s a great question....
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Environment is Everything
The smell of the first XV training room on game day is distinct. Peppermint infused heat rub, lynx scented deodorant and old mud all...
