Articles and posts in the Health & Fitness category cover general fitness content which can include areas such fitness training exercises and fitness training methods; an example might be altitude training or pre and post natal exercise or strength and conditioning training. Industry news, fitness equipment relevant to general health, fitness and wellbeing, mobile training apps, fitness competitions, fitness trends and studies are also covered here.
Article updated May 2025. Altitude training rooms are becoming more prevalent in the Australian fitness scene. Offerings include simulated altitude rooms as a bespoke in-studio feature through to gyms built solely around altitude training, such as the Air Locker franchise. The limitation for many commercial gyms lies in either the set up cost of creating […]
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As with all clients, it’s important to complete a pre-exercise questionnaire. When working with pregnant, postnatal and ‘mum’ clients in general, I believe it is even more important to do so. From experience, many pre-exercise questionnaires only ask if a woman has had a baby in the last 6 months and often don’t go into
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When working with post-natal clients and creating their exercise program, it is important to consider their new role as a mum. Some women – especially if they haven’t exercised much or primarily worked in an office environment, are faced with the most physically demanding job in the most de-conditioned state they have ever been in.
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Employed by elite athletes and professional sporting teams for over 40 years, altitude training offers its users a degree of success – which is all it might take. Professor Chris McLellan PhD looks at the history behind altitude training. Adaptation to high altitude was first acknowledged by balloonists and alpinists in the early 1800’s who
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Article updated November 2024. With the increasing popularity of altitude training as an add-on or supplementary service offered by gyms and studios, we’ve put together 10 things to know about simulated altitude training rooms. Understanding Simulated Altitude Training Rooms What is simulated altitude? The air that we breathe at sea level is roughly 79% Nitrogen
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Could this be Australia’s best gym? Craig Mac talks to the man with the vision, Leigh Wetton, owner of EMF Performance Centre in Robina, Gold Coast. CM: Club number five for the EMF group and its first Performance Centre. Robina is now home to the largest gym in Queensland—what’s been the secret of your success
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Article updated June 2024. Professor Chris McLellan PhD has more than 20 years of global experience as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and High Performance Coordinator in professional sports. As a Professor in the field of Exercise and Sports Science, he brings an unprecedented combination of expertise and experience. He is also a leading authority
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The AlterG Anti-Gravity NASA designed treadmill allows users to run at a percentage of their body weight. The Alter-G Treadmill is a revolutionary device enabling reducing loading during walking and running. The treadmill uses differential air pressure to reduce percentage of body weight, enabling walking or running at anywhere from 20% to 100% bodyweight. This
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This article was updated in February 2024. Australia has the highest incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the world. Sports injuries are the number one reason for youth admission to hospital, surgeons at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) have been told in Brisbane. Preventing ACL injuries in
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Article updated November 2023. Technogym’s social campaign to promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle is back. Aussie fitness clubs are encouraged to participate in the social campaign to help fight obesity and sedentary lifestyles. After running for six consecutive years pre-pandemic and returning in 2023, Technogym has confirmed that the world’s biggest social campaign of
Technogym – Lets Move For A Better World Read More »
Article updated July, 2023. We’re always hearing claims made these days about the seemingly magical properties of probiotics and so-called super-foods. There’s so much noise in the wellness space that it’s difficult to work out what’s true and what’s just hype. It seems reasonable that fresh, natural foods must be good for you, but what
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Article updated November 2024. If you have clients who complain of ongoing symptoms, it may pay to explore the likelihood of it being coeliac disease, which affects approximately 1 in 70 Australians but alarmingly only 20 per cent of those are diagnosed. So, why is this? Understanding coeliac disease Coeliac disease is such an under-
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