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Our campus is right in the thick of the best that Melbourne has to offer. With Carlton Gardens, bustling Brunswick Street and the central business district right on the doorstep, there’s plenty of things to do and see.
ACU Melbourne is home to the southern hemisphere’s only human metabolic chamber, reinforcing our status as a world leader in exercise, dietary and metabolic disease research. Our testing facilities include the latest wireless technology for biomechanical assessments and state-of-the-art equipment for health and performance testing.
Once your session is over, feel free to shoot some hoops while taking in the view from our rooftop basketball court.
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The Daniel Mannix Building, 17-29 Young St, Fitzroy
An ACU representative will meet you outside the lifts on the Ground Floor of the Daniel Mannix Building. The Daniel Mannix Building can be entered via either Young or Brunswick streets. Only street parking is available, but the campus is easily accessed by public transport.
| Service description | Cost | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body composition | ||||
| DXA scan **Sports Teams & Clubs ONLY** |
DXA can be used to accurately measure your bone mineral density and assess your total body composition, which is useful for monitoring muscle mass and fat content following a training regimen. Participants lie on a bed for about five minutes while being scanned. It is a completely painless test after which you will receive a printout of bone, muscle and fat measures. A referral is required for this scan, which can be obtained from a GP/ accredited allied health professional, alternatively can be provided by our team on request. **This service is ONLY available for Sports Teams or Clubs in Victoria** |
POA | 30 mins | Enquire here |
| Dietitian (in person) | Dietitians at our Melbourne High Performance Hub provide actionable guidance to help you reach your best possible self. We specialise in offering nutritional guidance to enhance overall wellbeing or customise plans tailored to your specific athletic goals. Our dietitian will assess your profile, such as medical conditions, symptoms, body composition goals, athletic needs, eating patterns, and provide strategies to help you achieve your goals. | $150 | One hour |
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| Dietitian - follow up consultation | This service is for individuals that have already completed an initial dietitian consultation and are reviewing their progress with a follow up appointment. | $100 | 45 mins |
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| Strength and conditioning | ||||
| Strength and power (HUMAC) | Our comprehensive strength testing service uses a device called an isokinetic dynamometer - the gold standard for measuring strength and power - allowing us to accurately measure your upper and lower limb strength. This service is for you if you want to understand your strength and power profile to aid and improve performance or following recovery from injury. | $300 | 60 - 90 mins | Book now |
| Biomechanics and movement analysis | ||||
| Gait analysis | In our state-of-the-art biomechanics laboratories, we can measure the way you move when you are walking, jogging or running. We do this through an approach called optimal motion capture, where we affix small reflective markers to various sites on your body to track how you move. This service is for you if you want to enhance your running technique and performance and/or detect issues following injury. | $750 | 2 hours | Book now |
| Force plates | Our advanced force plates offer precise measurements of ground reaction forces, key for understanding an athlete's interaction with the ground, for a wide range of movements. They provide vital data on force production, power, impulse, balance and movement symmetry. These insights have practical applications in enhancing athletic performance. They can help optimise training, improve techniques and monitor rehabilitation, catering to a wide range of sports to push athletes towards their peak potential. Our force plate technology is not just a measurement tool, but a pathway to excellence in human performance. | $100 | 1 - 2 hours | Book now |
| GPS assessment (for teams) | Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are widely employed in sports for tracking and analysing athletic performance. Athletes and coaches use GPS technology to monitor metrics such as distance covered, speed and acceleration during training and competitions. This data aids in optimising training, assessing fitness levels and developing game plans. Team sports like soccer, rugby league and union, and Australian football can all benefit from GPS applications, enhancing performance analysis and overall athletic development. | $2,000* | Usually 2 - 3 hours | Book now |
| Exercise physiology | ||||
| VO2 max test | Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) is a measure of an athlete's aerobic and endurance capacity. A high oxygen ceiling is one of the key ingredients for all endurance and team sport athletes, and essential to sustaining high aerobic power outputs. | $200 | 1 hour | Book now |
| Lactate threshold test | A lactate threshold test assesses the exercise intensity at which you can train at to maximise endurance performance. This test involves repeated finger prick blood tests during cycling or running at increasing intensities and is useful for determining individual lactate responses that can inform training and pacing strategies. | $200 | 1 hour | Book now |
| Wingate Anaerobic Test (on a bike) | The Wingate Anaerobic Test measures your power output from energy pathways that do not require oxygen. This is a useful benchmark for power-based athletes or endurance athletes wishing to understand their sprinting capability and potential. | $70 | 1 hour | Book now |
| School visits and workshops | ||||
| High school student experience | Looking to offer students a unique learning experience using state-of-the-art facilities? We can tailor learning content that aligns with the curriculum to provide your students with a hands-on experience to reinforce learning concepts. Learn from the experts as they share their evidence-based knowledge and skills. | From $25* | 2 - 4 hours | Book now |
| PDHPE teacher professional development | We offer PDHPE teachers opportunities to upskill their knowledge and understanding of exercise science principles in accordance with current evidence and contemporary practice. Our workshops are designed to refresh teachers' knowledge and provide them with practical learning skills that can be delivered in the school environment. | POA | 4 - 6 hours | Book now |
| Packages | ||||
| Runners and cyclists | The runners and cyclists’ package is a group of assessments to evaluate your ability to run and cycle at your best. Tests included in this package; a VO2 max test which asses your aerobic fitness (ability to consume and transport oxygen to working muscles), a lactate threshold test assesses the exercise intensity at which you can train at to maximise endurance performance and force plate testing to determine lower body strength and power which are qualities related to exercise economy, recovery and performance. |
$450 | 2-3 hours | Book now |
| AFL draft combine | Setting yourself up for success in this year AFL combine and need to understand how you are progressing, will you make your mark? The ACU AFL draft combine package takes you through the same series of tests to prepare you for what lies ahead. Tests included in this package: a VO2 max test which asses your ability to consume and transport oxygen to working muscles (aerobic capacity), a standing and running vertical jump test to assess muscular strength and power of the lower body, a 20 metre sprint test will provide you with information regarding your ability to accelerate quickly over a short distance and an agility test will evaluate your ability to change direction quickly. |
$200 | 2 hours | Book now |