Putting the Fun Back into Fitness
Breathe easy when swimming – it makes a difference. When summer approaches, my heart lifts. I can get back in the water. And although it takes a little time for the Pacific Ocean to bring in the warmer currents, they are on their way. My current challenge is to improve my swimming technique to …
Putting the Fun Back into Fitness
Paddling. Here in Australia, it is fair to say that kayaking or ‘paddling’ is in. The minute I sit in a kayak with a paddle in my hands and feel the sensation of the criss-cross motion gliding through the water, all cares vanish. Prof Jennie Brand-Miller tells me that she has an ‘industrial strength’ …
Being Fit for Your Life
Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh Take a break! ‘Take 5 for your health’ For many years, regular physical activity has been advocated for preventing and treating chronic diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, many people are reluctant to commit to exercise, or simply find it hard to find the time. Adding exercise to …
Body Work
Too much sitting is bad for your health Our public health advisers tell us to exercise for just 30 minutes a day. But a recent study on television viewing time and mortality published in Circulation suggests that’s only part of the solution to the obesity problem, as the human body was designed to keep moving, …
Body Work with Glenn Cardwell
‘When should I exercise? I have read that you will burn more fat if you exercise before breakfast.’ Glenn Cardwell ‘The biggest factor for burning body fat is whether you do the activity in the first place. It may be interesting to speculate whether you burn more fat in certain circumstances, but the best I …
Body Work with Dr Joanna McMillan Price
Get with the strength: the upper body workout As I said in January GI News, strength training with resistance exercise is arguably the best means we have of really changing the shape of our bodies and it keeps us looking younger by maintaining a strong posture and frame. You need an exercise band for the …
Body Work with Dr Joanna McMillan Price
Get with the strength The bottom line for successful weight control is that you need to get your diet right and start strength training. Strength training is arguably the best means we have of really changing the shape of our bodies and it keeps us looking younger by maintaining a strong posture and frame. In …
Talking Turkey with Prof Trim
How many steps? Physical activity guidelines for weight loss and fitness recommend 30–60 minutes of activity per day. But realistically, how much is that? You can walk to the fence and chat with the neighbour for 20 minutes, then use the last 10 minutes to walk home. On the other hand, some experts have recommended …
Move It & Lose It with Prof Trim
Prof Trim’s 5-point fitness test How do you rate? Size refers to body fat. This is related to fitness, but not perfectly. It is possible to be fit AND fat and activity levels are more important than weight loss in people who just can’t lose weight. All you need to do is move. Stamina is …
Move It & Lose It with Prof Trim
Vitamin D deficiency: a lack of sunlight or something else? Vitamin D is a pro-hormone, which comes from sunlight, or artificial UV light exposure, as well as some types of foods (oily fish, some meat sources and fortified processed foods). Sources from sunlight however are more potent. And Australians have plenty of this. So it …
