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Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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One challenge is physical. As they dip their oars in the river, plough through litres of water with the strength of their arms, shoulders and legs, and flick their wrists — one pattern of movement that's repeated about 2400 times throughout this two-hour period — their muscles become increasingly...
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Runners have taken to social media to honour Samantha Murphy and show solidarity with other women runners, vowing to “complete” the run she never could.
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Cancer experts want free screenings for high-risk patients to detect deadly melanomas before they take hold, as people delay checks due to the rising out-of-pocket cost.
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Brodie spent his early 20s disconnected and self-medicating with alcohol. But he's now teaching young Aboriginal men how to better themselves in his own purpose-built gym — and out on country.
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More adults are practising yoga than playing soccer, golf or tennis, as individual activities squeeze out traditional team sports.
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With a coastline that stretches thousands of kilometres, Australia is an all seasons, bucket list destination for on-water adventures
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Higher levels of parental wellbeing while children were young was linked with children being more physically active as they got older.
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A series of neurological tests led specialists to conclude that repeated head knocks affected how the otherwise healthy 30-year-old went about her everyday life.
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Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB, Oceania's newest Ultra-Trail race. Part of the UTMB World Series, with 100 Miler, 100km, 50km and 27km trail running events. Held in the Snowy Mountains, NSW, Australia.
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Charlie Maher is the first Indigenous man among just over 220 Australians to complete the ‘big six’ of marathon running. His determination is changing lives.
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When it comes to our personal health, the cards are stacked against us in Australia. At almost every point throughout our day, things make it harder for us to be healthy — but all is not lost, writes Dr Sandro Demaio.
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To get a sense of how vast Australia really is, just ask Nedd Brockmann. He found out the hard way.
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The electrician from rural NSW has been running an average of 100 kilometres per day through the month-and-a-half journey and has suffered a litany of injuries along the way.
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Whether it's running or flying hundreds of kilometres, these people will not give up. A veteran, two UK pilots and a tradie share what motivated them to take on the Nullarbor.
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In the 1870s, an outback mailman would walk hundreds of kilometres every month to deliver the post between the Nullarbor communities of Eucla and Fowlers Bay, and his "astounding endurance" remains a source of pride today.
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Barefoot with helmets strapped tight, speeding past ageing houses and along dusty red tracks, dodging stray dogs and potholes, the kids revel in cheers from the sidelines.
It is race day in Yarralin, and almost everyone in town has come to watch.
Parents yell encouragement from their fences, one of the local police officers acts as the unofficial timekeeper and the Mayor is there to rally the cyclists across the finish line.
It is a handicap race for all ages and abilities, on donated bikes that are wearing out quickly from overuse.
Such an uplifting story in these troubled times. Well done all round!
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OPINION: Drinking is enmeshed in Australian society, yet many people are suffering because of it. Wiradjuri/Wolgalu man, and former NRL player and professional boxer, Joe Williams, now a suicide prevention and wellbeing educator, says the impact of alcohol on people’s lives needs to be brought into the open.
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Organiser says requiring volunteers to confirm immunisation status of all participants would ‘fundamentally break’ its operating model
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The sport of powerlifting has been rocked by a sexual harassment scandal involving one of its most influential figures, leaving the national body in tatters and provoking a searing conversation on the treatment of women.
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If the livestreamed exercise sessions don’t get your heart rate up, the high price of the bike and programmes probably will.
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Australia is examining beliefs about what makes "real men" in a bid to reduce suicide and violence.
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Peloton, the world’s most hyped fitness technology company, will soon arrive in Australia. We take one for a short spin
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Picture yourself at the gym. It might be confined, people are huffing and puffing, everyone is moving around. And that's before you hit the showers and change room.
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Cult fitness craze Peloton is set to finally be launched in Australia next month but some rich listers have already snuck in its high-end bikes from overseas.