Yolanda Van Vugt
AUCKLANDYolanda completed her Masters degree at the University of Auckland and has been working as a registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist for the past 2 years. Yolanda’s main area of interest is in the musculoskeletal system, the biomechanics of movement and the relationship between posture and pain. The results of her Masters dissertation was published in the Journal of Biomechanics in March 2019, which looked at postural stability during gait in a clinical population (hereditary spastic paraparesis). Yolanda also has experience with mental health and post-cancer rehabilitation and enjoys working closely with clients believing that exercise should have a place in everyone’s life, regardless of age, condition, or fitness level.