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A great training plan is only one part of your running success on race day – nutrition is the other key and it really does matter, says Rebekah Russell, Blackmores Advisory Naturopath. Proper nutrition for running will help support energy…
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We take your most burning health questions and ask our healthy eating expert, Sydney naturopath Hayley Stockbridge, to answer them. Apart from her impressive qualifications, we trust Hayley because she literally has no wrinkles, at all. She could be 25 or…
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For the uninitiated, CrossFit looks like a muscle cult where hard-core athletes complete 100 sit ups before breakfast. But is that really how it is? We spoke to crossfit couple Emma and Vince Jackson, who sweat it out at their…
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Running has had somewhat of a resurgence recently with parks and coastlines filled with Sydneysiders covering thousands of kms in their latest activewear. So what better time to test out a pair of high-tech, high-impact running shoes? Our reviewer, Michael,…
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A couple of years ago, I ran the infamous Sixfoot Track Marathon, a gruelling ultra that finishes with a desperately steep descent lasting forty minutes. Slipping and stumbling down a trail littered with a thousand golf-ball sized stones, I despaired…
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The science is in. Training at altitude increases blood-oxygen saturation, making your body more efficient and delivering those much-needed O2 molecules to your muscles. It’s a time-honoured tradition for Olympians, star footballers and Tour de France cyclists. But living at…
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Surrounded by the strip joints of Kings Cross, and right next door to the infamous Porky’s, isn’t where you’d expect one of Sydney’s newest and fastest-growing boxing gyms, but that’s where you’ll find it. “Everybody grab a rope,” shouts out…
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“Gym memberships are just too expensive!” It’s by far the most common excuse for not working out — with the possible exception of “I don’t have time!” And yes, with the rise of boutique fitness studios that wouldn’t look out…
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We’ve reached that time of year when some of that initial workout motivation from January 1 may be starting to dwindle. Chances are, you’re beginning to find yourself on the lounge, getting that judgemental ‘Do you want to continue watching?’…
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For those that are short on time, a lunch break workout in the CBD is the perfect way to fit a quick and efficient sweat sesh into your day. And luckily, there’s no shortage of fitness options available in Sydney’s…
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