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Fitness Australia have announced the results from the recent Board of Directors election, with one fresh face set to serve, while two other members have been re-elected to their positions. Newly-elected Board Member, Rod Harvey, will take his place at the peak body’s table for the first time following a successful campaign. Rod is a highly […]
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In the US, in a bid to reinvent the hotel fitness centre experience for guests, Marriott Hotels wanted a cost-effective solution to update its facilities so as to create a more inviting, flexible, modern exercise environment that would maximise the engagement of their guests. The hotel chain was keen to offer programs that would effectively and
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Leading fitness industry experts in Australia and New Zealand share what club owners need to do to build a successful and competitive business. The following is a summary of an education session from the 2015 IHRSA Convention, produced with full permission from IHRSA. The full-length video is available for purchase at ihrsastore.com About the Speakers Scott
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New research has found women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are on the wrong diet track, putting their health at risk. The study[i], recently published in the Dietitians Association of Australia’s journal Nutrition & Dietetics, found many women with PCOS are skimping on carbohydrates and overeating fat to manage their condition. Researchers Dr Kathryn Hart and
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Pole Dance Academy is leading the pole dancing phenomenon in Sydney, pushing fitness fanatics in a different direction by offering them an exciting opportunity to increase their fitness, feel sexy and see what they’re capable of; all through pole dancing. With three studios across Sydney, Pole Dance Academy is the city’s best offering of fitness
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An Australian rugby code ‘Oztag’ branded as a safe alternative to higher-contact sports has been deemed a high-risk for hand injuries by Sydney hospital specialists. An audit into the prevalence of Oztag-related hand injuries presenting at Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) found that the ‘tag’ tackle, which involves players running at speed with outstretched handsmeant
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Who says the best can’t get better? The third edition of Strength Ball Training delivers more exercises, programs, assessments, and videos for better results. Preferred by elite athletes, fitness experts, and strength and conditioning specialists, stability and medicine ball exercises are essential to developing core power, strength, balance, coordination, and stability. Strength Ball Training presents
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Runners in the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival can now become Guinness World Records title holders with new partnership Ever wanted to be a Guinness World Records title holder? Well now you’re in with a running shot. Blackmores Sydney Running Festival has partnered with Guinness World Records for the 2016 event taking place on Sunday 18
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Miranda Kerr’s using it, Jessica Simpson’s using it and your next door neighbour is probably using it; it’s the latest pain relief trend to take the world by storm. It looks like a modern take on a medieval ‘bed of nails’, but acupressure mats can help reduce chronic pain, increase endorphins and even assist with
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With the mission statement of ‘no more deaths from cardiac arrest,’ not-for-profit Urban Lifesavers will bring the beat back to raising cardiac arrest awareness with a mass defibrillation training event at Melbourne’s Federation Square. Coinciding with cardiac arrest awareness month in October, the Back in a Heart Beat event will take place on Wednesday 12 October to encourage
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Existing models for measuring health impacts of the human diet are limiting our capacity to solve obesity and its related health problems, claim two of the world’s leading nutritional scientists in their newest research. In the latest edition of Annual Review of Nutrition, Professor David Raubenheimer and Professor Stephen Simpson from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins
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New research: Natural chemicals in vegetables cut risk of insulin resistance In the first study of its kind, research has uncovered another string to the ‘health bow’ of vegetables, showing carotenoids, the natural plant chemicals in vegies, may halve the risk of insulin resistance in adults, a major risk factor for some of the country’s
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