Tag: Gym
Try a class: Meet our Boxfit instructors
You are probably aware of the physical benefits of boxing for fitness such as increased cardiovascular conditioning (heart and lung health), fat-loss, muscle gain,...
A Family Affair
Spending time with family is high on everyone's priority list, especially at this time of year with Mother's Day on the calendar. For one...
Introduction to functional fitness
As many of you know, we have completed our new functional training zone in the gym area. We anticipate that some members may be...
The Functional Exercise Continuum
Functional training has been around for a few years and has adopted many definitions, along with a few misconceptions of what it actually is...
Make the most of your high-intensity gym sessions
High-intensity workouts are a time efficient way to become fitter and stronger, and AUT Millennium gym offers a range of high-intensity classes. The following...
In the Gym to Swim
It’s common to stick with what you know – comfortable surroundings, familiar processes, and same schedules. But for two AUT Millennium members, challenging themselves...
Intuitive Awareness Training
What is “intuitive awareness” and how is it applied to working out? Intuitive awareness is being conscious of how you physically and mentally feel...
Juggling Fitness on a Busy Schedule
When you don’t have much time to devote to your fitness and wellbeing, you have to plan for more time-efficient workouts. In this case...
HealthZone Physio: Preventing Gym Related Injuries
With a new year comes fitness-related New Year’s resolutions and a spike in gym attendance. As a proud gym bunny myself, I can tell...
Training Principles for Maximum Results
As the saying goes, “methods are many, principles are few”.
There may be an unlimited combination of exercises, set/rep schemes and methods that we can...
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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...
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...
Don’t sleep on sleep
Sleep is an essential nutrient of life.
Such is its importance, an increasing body of evidence now links poor sleep to chronic disease, including obesity,...
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...
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...
