How Healthy Are You? “I want to be fit & healthy” This is a common goal for people starting training, but what does that really mean and how do you know when you have achieved these goals? Are you fit when you can run a certain distance or lift a particular weight? Are you healthy if you get less […]
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Fiona’s Story “I hated the way I looked. I hated the way I felt. Most of all I hated what people saw when they looked at me. I was constantly tired and incredibly grumpy.” I have always struggled with my weight with my ideal being around 63kgs (I’m 5ft 6). Through various activities, including the somewhat […]
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With Gold Coast 50 Kurrawa to Duranbah & Back just around the corner it is a good time to discuss heat acclimation, debunks some myths and touch on some strategies you can use to perform better in summer. Gold Coast 50 is certainly one of our favourite events each year. Really well run and with […]
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Fit in 6 Minutes a Week – On ABC TV Catalyst
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Tapering for Marathon Day To taper for an event like a marathon means reducing training load in the days or weeks prior to the event. “Should I taper?” and “how should I taper?” These are two questions we are commonly asked. To answer these questions we should first touch on what happens to our […]
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Metabolism & VO2max Tests for Crossfit Athletes A scientific and proven approach to testing your fitness. Aside from being the most accurate method of measuring cardiovascular fitness, completing a VO2max test means you will have a highly accurate idea of how your body burns fuel (fat / carbohydrate) at rest, and throughout exercise, for example – ANY WOD! The […]
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Why Do We Feel Pain? In this video renowned Australian research physiotherapist, Lorimer Mosely explores the purpose of pain and how the pain system functions. He also looks at how our experiences affect the “hurt” that we feel and what this means for sufferers of chronic pain.
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Where does talent come from – is it born or made? Are athletes born to succeed or is sporting success the result of thousands of hours of hard work? This episode of Insight brings together a range of views about what is required to reach the ultimate elite level in sport or any other skill. […]
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10 Tips For Marathon Day Having run 45 marathons marathons and ultra-marathons now I have certainly learned a lot of lessons, some of which were very uncomfortable experiences. So I thought I might impart some of that leaning via this blog in a bid to make your marathon day all the more enjoyable. With everything […]
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Chronic Pain Explained Technology advances over the past few decades have given research scientists the ability to study the human nervous system in ways never before possible. Now we have techniques that can be used to see in detail how different areas of the nervous system function… and so in recent times the mysteries of […]
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