Unfortunately during your recovery from injury, it is common to lose some muscle and tendon strength and cardiovascular fitness. Strength and fitness training can be an essential part of rehabilitation. This is particularly important for those involved in manual work, or wanting to return to active sports. Weight training improves muscle, bone and tendon strength. You are at higher risk of re-injury when you return to work or sports, if you have not addressed this deficit.

Too scared to go to gyms? Worried about hurting yourself, “bulking up”, or just not knowing what to do in a gym? We can help. For those unfamiliar with gyms, we will start you on a light program within the physiotherapy practice, and make sure your technique is sound, and the weights are appropriate for you. As your confidence and strength improves we will progress your exercises. For some people it will be enough to provide you with a light strengthening program that can be done in the home, and for others, you may need to move on to a structured gym program.

We run weekly gym sessions at Priority 1 Fitness gym, at 4/11 Kortum drive, West Burleigh. We conduct  supervised weights and training session, and when we are sure of your technique we will provide you with an individualised program to help in your rehabilitation. We can also provide you with a well structured cardiovascular training program, to restore you to full cardio fitness. Again, this can be particularly important for those wishing to return to sports.

If you are unsure of joining or if you are a member somewhere else, you can do a casual visit to the gym discounted rate. If you are ready to attend regularly, you can join up at a discounted rate, when you attend with one of our physiotherapists.