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Australia is struggling to cope with the burden of osteoporosis with complications arising from thinning bones on the rise. According to Osteoporosis Australia, an average of 262 hospitalisations occurred daily across the nation (one every 5-6 minutes) as a result of osteoporotic fractures[i]. And bone experts predict that the stats will just keep increasing in […]
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‘Forty-five minutes of salt room therapy is equivalent to three to four days at the beach,’ says Penny Patterson, Salt Therapist and owner of The Salt Spot in Neutral Bay (Sydney). Sitting in a room made from 250 million year old blocks of salt deposits from the Ukraine isn’t quite the same as a beachside
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Bali has become the ‘go to’ place for every type of health and fitness retreat you can think of. It’s a chance to forgo the ‘holiday hangover’ and return home with refreshed fitness habits while having fun and meeting like-minded people. But if you want to skip the luxury villa experience, the shopping and the
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The success of a health club relies on many factors; one of which is member retention. We consulted leading industry operators to identify the most successful strategies to help you smash your retention records. Paul Brown Paul Brown, aka ‘Mr Retention’ is the director of Face2Face Retention Systems (www.myf2f.com), which is a world-leading innovator in
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Original article written by Alisha Smith for What’s New In Fitness Magazine – Autumn 2013 edition. Updated April 2024. A new wave of fitness fanatics are emerging inspired by the likes of Cirque du Soleil and pop star Pink. Their latest devotee, Alisha Smith, shares her initiation into the alluring world of aerial fitness. My
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