For years, women over 40 have been frustrated as they notice unexplained weight gain despite following the consistent advice that eating less and exercising more is the secret to weight loss. This misguided approach has pushed many into restrictive diets and gruelling workout routines, often with disappointing outcomes. So, why is the age-old simplicity of […]
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It’s a familiar story: You play local level sport for most of your life – making friends, being part of the sporting club community and sharing the highs and lows of hard-fought battles on the weekends. As mid-life starts to approach, you’re noticing more muscle strains, pulling up stiff and sore after the weekend, or
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With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome affecting around half a million Australian women, and difficulty in losing weight being a common symptom, it wouldn’t be unusual for a personal trainer to be engaged by a client who is living with this condition. We asked our resident dietitian, Talia Sparks for her advice when it comes to supporting
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Functional training has taken the fitness world by storm, and for good reason. Functional fitness moves away from aesthetics and focuses optimising our ability to perform real-life tasks, providing a far greater benefit over the long term than the reps of the past. Engaging multiple muscle groups at a time and not relying on specific
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Almost everyone at some point has used a fitness tracking app or similar to track their health, calories, BMI, workouts and more. We’ve all had those motivated moments to change our life around at 2am at night. If you’ve decided to keep track of your fitness, we have a list of great fitness tracking apps
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This article contains affiliate links. Enjoy this gift guide for the holiday season with Bosch eBike Systems What began as a niche movement, eBikes have quickly become a global phenomenon. For young or old, for urban or sporty use, eBikes or pedelecs (electric bicycles that must be pedalled, rather than powered by a throttle) have made
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Once reserved for elite athletes only, endurance racing events are more accessible than ever for the fitness enthusiast who wants to challenge themselves without spending years on a professional level racing circuit. Maybe it’s that snowball effect of seeing more people you know and relate to doing it via social media, but it seems that
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There are so many variations to throw into the mix when it comes to your training. Chat to a dozen fitness enthusiasts and you’ll get twelve different opinions on the benefits of adopting a particular style of exercise into your workout routine, whether it’s focusing on eccentric movements, Pilates, unilateral exercises, or HIIT. We asked
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Australia’s number one fitness guy and former World Ironman Champion, Guy Leech, shares his top tips on how to strengthen and shred your core, sans the serious gym equipment. “The truth is, even if you don’t have an ounce of fat, you can still have a weak core,” explains Leech, who was once named as
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In an Australian first, Elite NRL Strength & Conditioning Coach, Aaron Sculli is bringing performance testing to the masses. Whether you are training for a sport, looking to optimise your performance in the gym, or looking to understand your injury risk profile, this ground breaking lab will give you an insight to up your game.
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What happens when you ask AI to invent a new type of never-before-seen fitness class? National leading gym chain Genesis Health + Fitness decided to put the robots to the test and see what new concepts they could create. The results? An interesting selection of inspired and futuristic ideas with varying degrees of practicality and
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When it comes to fitness, there are so many options out there – it’s a great thing for consumers as there’s bound to be a flavour everyone enjoys. This smorgasbord of choice, however, can make retention harder than ever for fitness business owners because there’s always a bright shiny object calling your members away. In
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