06 Aug

Pre-Pointe Assessments

At Coast Sport we are understand the demands of pointe on young dancers. It requires a large amount of strength, mobility and technique. A pre-pointe assessment is a necessary step when looking to go on pointe. It will reduce your risk of injury and ensure you progress to pointe in the safest way possible. A […]

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19 Jun

Overtraining

Overtraining icon It’s not uncommon to hear people wanting to get better at a sport. So you think that training harder and more will be the answer. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Too much training can result in over-training. Overtraining is a long-term decrease in performance capacity in response to a large accumulation of […]

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29 May

Bay to Bay

icon The annual bay to bay running festival is coming upon us fast, in fact it’s only 3 weeks away! This year the event will take place on the 17th June and features a half marathon, 12km fun run and a 3km kids run. With the big day fast approaching, we thought we would answer […]

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21 May

Exercise Right 2018 – Exercise and Mental Health

Exercise right week 2018 icon What’s your motivation to move? This week (21st-27th of May) is exercise right week. It is well known that there are many benefits of exercise on health, but how about mental health? Research is becoming increasingly more popular in to the area and has found consistently that exercise has a […]

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19 Apr

The Benefits of Exercise in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

icon Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common endocrine condition in women of a childbearing age and can be the leading cause of infertility where ovulation does not occur. Many of the symptoms of PCOS can be caused due to an increase in testosterone and male hormones circulated in the body, these can prevent ovulation […]

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03 Apr

How important is warming up before golf?

How important is a golf warm-up? icon Did you know that by just warming up you can improve your performance? But not just any warm up… We all know the demands that golf expects of the body, the appropriate levels of range of motion and flexibility of the joints and soft tissue are to be […]

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22 Mar

How to get hike fit

Top 10 tips for preparing for a long walk or hike icon Whether you are a newbie to hiking and just getting started with local hikes, or preparing for your next big hike (Oxfam, or a mountain in the Himalayas anyone?), you need to be well prepared. Here are our top 10 tips for preparing […]

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05 Mar

Local girl following her dream to sporting greatness

Ashley Pernecker to compete in Canada icon Young aspiring Central Coast athlete, Ashley Pernecker has been selected to compete at the 2018 Track & Field Tour – Canada in July. At just 13 years of age, the pocket rocket is already an inspiration to many, juggling school and a heavy training schedule, she is one […]

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12 Feb

Why swimmer’s need a dryland warm up

Dryland warm-up for swimming – Why it is important? icon A dry land warm-up for swimmer’s is something that is often talked about, but perhaps not taken seriously enough. Coast Sport and Australian Swim Team Physiotherapist Brett explains why swimmer’s need a dryland warm up in the video below. mC7NZ6bBfxg 700 400 Now that you […]

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05 Feb

Preparing for a CrossFit competition

Getting your body ready for a CrossFit competition icon So you’ve got a CrossFit competition coming up.. What’s next? 1. Make a plan and execute it It’s important that you sit down and make a plan. Alter your program to fit the competition, or make a new one. Whether you are making it yourself, with […]

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