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—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.The dead bug might look a bit funny (yes, lying on y...
15/01/2026

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

The dead bug might look a bit funny (yes, lying on your back flapping your arms!), but itโ€™s a clever move for building core strength โ€” which is key for posture, balance, and everyday confidence as we get older. Strong cores make lifting, bending, and even just walking safer and easier.

Small, steady exercises really do add up โ€” and weโ€™ll make sure you do them safely, properly, and maybe even have a laugh along the way.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒStiffness is often caused by lack of movement, not damage.Gentle mobility and strength tra...
14/01/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ

Stiffness is often caused by lack of movement, not damage.

Gentle mobility and strength training helps:

โœ” lubricate the joints
โœ” reduce pain
โœ” improve flexibility

Small, consistent movement = big improvements over time.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿ’ชGrip strength isnโ€™t just about opening jars โ€” it supports better balance, safer liftin...
12/01/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿ’ช

Grip strength isnโ€™t just about opening jars โ€” it supports better balance, safer lifting, reduced injury risk, and long-term independence. And the best part? Itโ€™s trainable at any age with the right guidance.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„?

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต is closely linked to overall functional health as we age. We can now assess it accurately using our new VALD equipment, giving you clear, reliable data to track real progress over time.

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ = ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€. ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€ โ€” what a great day out ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽณGood laughs, friendly competition, and plent...
10/01/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€ โ€” what a great day out ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽณ

Good laughs, friendly competition, and plenty of top-notch bowls (with a few creative throws thrown in ๐Ÿ˜‰).

We loved seeing familiar faces and welcoming new ones, and weโ€™re so grateful you took the time to join us. Itโ€™s always more fun when itโ€™s shared.

Until the next event, take care, keep moving, and keep an eye out โ€” weโ€™ll be back on the green before you know it ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’š

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜Balance isnโ€™t just luck โ€” itโ€™s a skill your body can train. Even 5โ€“10 minutes of balance exerc...
07/01/2026

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜

Balance isnโ€™t just luck โ€” itโ€™s a skill your body can train.
Even 5โ€“10 minutes of balance exercises each day can:
โ€ข improve confidence
โ€ข prevent falls
โ€ข make walking feel safer

If you donโ€™t feel steady, thatโ€™s exactly when you should start strengthening these systems.

New year. New goals. Same commitment to your health ๐Ÿ’šWhatever โ€œhealthyโ€ looks like for you in 2025 โ€” more movement, less...
05/01/2026

New year. New goals. Same commitment to your health ๐Ÿ’š

Whatever โ€œhealthyโ€ looks like for you in 2025 โ€” more movement, less pain, better balance, or improved confidence โ€” weโ€™re here to help you achieve it safely and sustainably.

Hereโ€™s to another year of progress, not perfection ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ช

๐ŸŽณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€ | ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†Just a week to go until lawn bowls with the Mackay Veterans Support G...
02/01/2026

๐ŸŽณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€ | ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†

Just a week to go until lawn bowls with the Mackay Veterans Support Group โ€” time to polish those โ€œeliteโ€ rolling skills and join us for a relaxed afternoon of good company and friendly bowls.

๐Ÿป Bar tab opens from 12 noon
๐ŸŽฏ Lawn bowls commence at 2pm
๐Ÿ“ Mackay City Bowls Club (305 Shakespeare Street Mackay)

Come for the camaraderie, stay for the laughs โ€” weโ€™d love to see you there.

Let us know your planned attendance!

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—นWhatโ€™s ONE small movement goal you want to achieve this week? โ€ข Walk for 10 minutes โ€ข Get up and...
02/01/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น

Whatโ€™s ONE small movement goal you want to achieve this week?

โ€ข Walk for 10 minutes
โ€ข Get up and down from the chair more easily
โ€ข Improve balance
โ€ข Reduce stiffness

Share yours โ€” weโ€™ll cheer you on!๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ“ธ2025 has been a year defined by consistency, care, and progress. It wasnโ€™t about quick fixes, but abou...
31/12/2025

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ“ธ

2025 has been a year defined by consistency, care, and progress. It wasnโ€™t about quick fixes, but about steady, evidence-based work โ€” delivered session by session across the clinic, pool, gym, and group settings.

Throughout the year, weโ€™ve seen improvements in strength, function, confidence, and independence. These outcomes are a reflection of the commitment shown by our clients and the trust placed in our exercise physiology services.

Weโ€™re grateful to everyone who engaged with their programs, attended sessions, and prioritised their health and rehabilitation. Your effort is what allows meaningful, sustainable progress to occur.

As we close out 2025, we reflect with pride on what has been achieved together and look ahead to continuing this work in 2026 โ€” supporting movement, function, and quality of life, one session at a time.

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ-๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ

From rehab to reps, balance work to big wins โ€” ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€...
23/12/2025

From rehab to reps, balance work to big wins โ€” ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜. Enjoy the festive season and stretch between leftovers. ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

Thatโ€™s a wrap on Pilates for the year! ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธโœจSo many laughs, stretches, wobbles and wins โ€” and we loved every minute of m...
22/12/2025

Thatโ€™s a wrap on Pilates for the year! ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธโœจ

So many laughs, stretches, wobbles and wins โ€” and we loved every minute of moving together. Thank you to our amazing crew for showing up, giving it a go, and making each session such a joy.

Our first Pilates session for the year will be Monday 5th January, and weโ€™ll be back refreshed and ready for more. Keep an eye out and come join us if you havenโ€™t yet. Until then, enjoy the break, stay moving, and have a very happy festive season! ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ’›

Weโ€™re so proud to share that ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ…Such a special ...
19/12/2025

Weโ€™re so proud to share that ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ…

Such a special recognition, made even more meaningful by the incredible support from our communityโ€”thank you for walking alongside us every step of the way.

Come be part of the journey ๐Ÿ’› ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ for movement, connection, and plenty of smiles. Everyoneโ€™s welcome!

Address

1 Highway Plaza, Mount Pleasant
Mackay, QLD
4740

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+61410111285

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