Pro-active Health Mackay

Pro-active Health Mackay Improve your health and well being with Exercise Physiology services in Mackay.

Accredited Exercise Physiologists who specialise in the delivery of exercise, lifestyle and behavioural modification programs. These programs are for the prevention and management of chronic diseases and injuries. NJF values the importance of self-management, personalised care and excellent service. NJF believes exercise is the cornerstone of care and we are constantly familiarising ourselves with the most up to date approach to exercise management and testing.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€? ๐Ÿ†Itโ€™s the age-old debate in the gym.Cardio burns calories duri...
18/02/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€? ๐Ÿ†

Itโ€™s the age-old debate in the gym.

Cardio burns calories during the session โ€” great for heart health, stamina, and getting a sweat on.

Strength training builds lean muscle โ€” which increases your resting metabolism, meaning you burn more calories even after youโ€™ve left the gym.

So whatโ€™s better for weight loss?
The evidence tells us itโ€™s not either/or โ€” itโ€™s both, done properly and consistently.

Cardio helps create the calorie deficit.

Strength training helps shape your body and maintain muscle while you lose fat.

If your goal is sustainable weight loss (not just lighter on the scales, but stronger and healthier overall), the right balance matters.

We design personalised programs that combine smart resistance training with targeted cardiovascular work โ€” so you get results that last. ๐Ÿ’ช

โ˜• ๐Ÿ’™ ๐——๐—š๐—› ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜Today we gathered to recognise and celebrate the positive impact me...
13/02/2026

โ˜• ๐Ÿ’™ ๐——๐—š๐—› ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜

Today we gathered to recognise and celebrate the positive impact men make in our community โ€” as leaders, mates, fathers, colleagues and role models.

International Menโ€™s Day is about supporting menโ€™s health, wellbeing, and meaningful connections. It was fantastic to share good food, great conversation, and genuine appreciation together.

Hereโ€™s to strong blokes, strong communities, and continuing the conversation beyond today. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?The short answer? It depends on when you use it.๐Ÿ”น ๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (contr...
12/02/2026

๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

The short answer? It depends on when you use it.

๐Ÿ”น ๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (controlled, moving stretches) is ideal before exercise. It increases blood flow, activates muscles, and prepares your body for movement.

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” like the classic hamstring stretch shown in the image โ€” is best after exercise to support flexibility, recovery, and muscle relaxation.

Both have their place. Itโ€™s not either/or โ€” itโ€™s about using the right tool at the right time.

If youโ€™d like guidance on structuring your warm-up and cool-down effectively, our team can help tailor a plan to suit your goals and keep you moving well.

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐Ÿ™ŒThe leg extension may look simple โ€” but it plays a powerful role in strengtheni...
11/02/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐Ÿ™Œ

The leg extension may look simple โ€” but it plays a powerful role in strengthening your quadriceps, the key muscles that support your knees, improve walking efficiency, assist with stair climbing, and enhance overall lower limb stability.

Strong quads = better joint support, reduced injury risk, and improved functional performance in everyday life.

Targeted, evidence-based exercise makes all the difference. If youโ€™re ready to build strength with purpose, our team is here to guide you. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿซต๐Ÿป

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒMost falls donโ€™t happen because people are clumsy. They happen because: โ€ข leg musc...
05/02/2026

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ

Most falls donโ€™t happen because people are clumsy. They happen because:

โ€ข leg muscles weaken
โ€ข balance declines
โ€ข reaction time slows

Evidence shows targeted exercise can reduce falls by up to 40%.

Strength + balance = safety.

๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜-๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐ŸŽ‚We hope your day is filled with plenty of smiles, cake and well-earned ...
04/02/2026

๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜-๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐ŸŽ‚

We hope your day is filled with plenty of smiles, cake and well-earned celebration. Wishing you a great birthday and an even better year ahead. ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽˆ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ! ๐ŸŽ‰What a lovely reminder of how special ...
02/02/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ! ๐ŸŽ‰

What a lovely reminder of how special this community truly is. Your presence, kindness, and commitment to showing up for yourselves and each other are what make these mornings so meaningful.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ โ€” ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‘

Weโ€™re grateful to share the walk, the conversation, and the sense of connection, and we look forward to many more moments together.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต - ๐Ÿค”Walking is fantastic โ€” but many seniors rely on it as their only form of exerci...
29/01/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต - ๐Ÿค”

Walking is fantastic โ€” but many seniors rely on it as their only form of exercise.

To stay strong and independent, you also need:

โ€ข Leg Strength
โ€ข Core Stability
โ€ข Balance

Thatโ€™s why a full program from an Exercise Physiologist can make such a big difference. ๐Ÿ‘

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’ชConsistency mattersโ€”particularly with recovery.T...
29/01/2026

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’ช

Consistency mattersโ€”particularly with recovery.

The ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ provides a structured, evidence-based exercise program delivered under professional supervision.

Sessions focus on strength, balance and functional capacity, with exercises individually adjusted to support safety, progression and long-term mobility.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒWeโ€™ll be closed this Australia Day as we take a moment to reflect, rest and spend time wi...
23/01/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Weโ€™ll be closed this Australia Day as we take a moment to reflect, rest and spend time with those who matter most.

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful day.
Weโ€™ll be back and ready to help from the next business day.

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐Ÿ’šWeโ€™ll miss your energy, laughs, and all the great work yo...
23/01/2026

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐Ÿ’š

Weโ€™ll miss your energy, laughs, and all the great work youโ€™ve done. Wishing you every success in whatโ€™s next โ€” donโ€™t be a stranger!

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‹Weโ€™re excited to welcome ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜, to the Pro-...
22/01/2026

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‹

Weโ€™re excited to welcome ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜, to the Pro-active Health Mackay team! Zac brings fresh energy, strong expertise, and a genuine passion for helping people move better and feel stronger.

Make sure you say gโ€™day next time youโ€™re in ๐Ÿ’™

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1 Highway Plaza, Mount Pleasant
Mackay, QLD
4740

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Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 6:30am - 5pm

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