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Runner in training - Part 2: Running is only half the fun
I’ll start today’s blog by being completely honest with you. There’s so much to enjoy about running, other than the running part itself. I mean don’t get me wrong, running really gets my juices flowing and I am very much looking forward to my first ever official running event; the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon on May 18.
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The Pelvic Floor Part 1: What it is and who needs to exercise it
We’ve all heard about it, we’ve all been told we need to exercise it, but do we really know what it is? What it does? And whether we’re doing the exercises correctly?
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How bad is Buddy’s knee?
If you tuned into the AFL Sydney Swans vs Melbourne Demons game on Saturday night you would have witnessed the scare to the Swans camp on as Lance Franklin hobbled to the bench following a seemingly innocuous marking contest with Melbourne’s Tom McDonald.
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Injury prevention for trial walk events
Those who have completed a lengthy trail walk, such as the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker or Trailblazer events will rightly know how gruelling it can be, both physically and emotionally. Tough Mudder to some feels like a walk in the park in comparison. One hundred kilometres of hills in 48 hours…are you mad?
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Runner in training - Part 1: Getting started
Exercise is the best medicine. You’re probably thinking, that can’t be right, wasn’t it an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Don’t be concerned, you can continue to gulp down the Pink Ladies as part of a healthy diet, but it is exercise that has proven to be most successful to improve general health and prevent disease over any other form of management. But what type of exercise is best?