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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fit in 6 Minutes a Week – On ABC TV Catalyst  

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 […]

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.  

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 […]

Are you still coming up with excuses? Ibrahim Hamato – Nothing is Impossible Having no arms isn’t going to stop Ibrahim Hamato from going after a dream. What a fantastic story this man from Egypt is. After loosing his arms in an accident Ibrahim wanted to still play table tennis and after a few failed […]

Did you know that your fat burning profile is the key to running faster for longer?   Your metabolism is your body’s engine When you breathe, oxygen is carried to your working muscles where carbohydrate and fat are used as fuel to create energy to keep your muscles working. In the first 2 minutes of […]

Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? Watch a game of rugby league, AFL or tennis played nowadays compared to several decades ago and it is immediately obvious that there has been advances in performance. Look at how world records have tumbled and this is also obvious. BUT… what is really behind this? In this […]