Latest Fitness Industry News
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Cowboys don't last in the modern fitness industry [news]
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Fitness Australia, the health and fitness industry association, has responded to recent media articles questioning the standard of personal trainers in the fitn... |
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One in three of the World's children are couch potatoes [news]
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Australian children aren't the world’s only couch potatoes with nearly one third of children globally spending three hours a day or more watching TV or on com... |
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Parks a key to physical activity [news]
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Public parks and recreation amenities play an important role in facilitating physical activity especially in low income communities , according to visiting Unit... |
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Gym Guide urges safe and effective warm ups [news]
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With an aim to prepare goers for their workouts, Pro-Visual Publishing is urging greater awareness of the benefits of a dynamic mobility warm up prior to exerci... |
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Physical Activity Associated With Healthier Aging [news]
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Physical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk or slower progression of several age-related conditions as well as improvements in overall health... |
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Getting Smarter with Exercise Progression [news]
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When considering how we are going to progress our clients from their current physical capacity to a physical capacity that matches their goals, most exercise an... |
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Key Mobilisers for the Cervico-Thoracic Junction [news]
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The cervico-thoracic junction (C-T junction) is a key area for the function of the neck, shoulder and thoracic spine. The most common problem that is encountere... |
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Implantation of a Ventricular Assist Device May Aid in Weight Loss for Obese Patients Awaiting a Heart Transplant [news]
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For patients who are awaiting a heart transplant, Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) can literally mean the difference between life and death -- helping the... |
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The Low-Carb Diet Craze [news]
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A diet is more than a fad. In fact, it's more than a diet--when skinny people are on it. Yet there they are, jogging into Noah's Bagels in Santa Monica, Calif.,... |
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Can You Be Fat & Healthy? [news]
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In a culture that fetishizes slimness, the idea of being fat and happy raises eyebrows. The idea of being fat and fit is nothing short of apostasy. With 30% of... |
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Midnight Snacks: More Fattening Than You Feared? [news]
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When it comes to weight gain, the timing of your meals may be just as important as what or how much you eat. According to a study of lab animals published onlin... |
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Obesity Drugs Work — Modestly [news]
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You probably don't need a scientific study to tell you there's no such thing as a magic weight-loss pill. Taking federally approved anti-obesity medications, su... |
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The Big Toe Causing Havoc [news]
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The big toe (or hallux) is integral in the propulsive phase of gait. In fact it carries twice the load of the lesser toes. During running the force passed thro... |
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Prevention of Shoulder injuries In Exercise Programmes [news]
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It is important for anyone working with clients to recognise uncontrolled or faulty movement . It is only a matter of time before he’s off to his health prof... |
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Turn your family into healthy snackers [news]
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Ideas and help on getting the whole family into healthy snacking habits. Snacking can be fraught; it’s hard to know what the good and bad choices are, let a... |
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10 tips for family fitness [news]
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Make exercise part of family fun with these 10 fitness tips. Do you sit on the couch at every chance? Because if you do, there’s very little chance your kids... |
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How to ease lower back pain [news]
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Lower back pain can impact every part of your life. But you don’t have take it lying down. It can happen to anyone. You’ll be sitting at your desk worki... |
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Asthma and eczema [news]
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A strong link between asthma and eczema is now globally recognised. We look at the role food plays in these conditions and how avoiding certain foods, especiall... |
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How to choose: Spreads [news]
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We explain what the labels mean on table spreads. You may be wondering why this is not entitled ‘how to choose butter and margarine’. Both butter and mar... |
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What You Eat After Exercise Matters [news]
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Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and... |
