You clocked what? The Tan’s best runners to be up in lights on new clocks

You clocked what? The Tan’s best runners to be up in lights on new clocks

Melbourne’s much-loved Tan track has had two new digital clocks installed for walkers,joggers and runners to time their laps around the popular path.

  • byNajma Sambul

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How female athletes like Camille Herron are going further than ever before

How female athletes like Camille Herron are going further than ever before

The 42-year-old ultra-marathon runner has broken numerous world records with the aid of new research that is giving us a better understanding of women’s physiology.

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‘Food was a coping mechanism’:What’s behind the obesity surge

An extra 2.5 million Australians are now classified as obese compared with a decade ago. Andrew Wilson says the health system is letting down people like him.

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The syndrome preventing many female athletes performing at their best

The syndrome preventing many female athletes performing at their best

As many as 80 per cent of female athletes – professional and recreational – are risking their health and performance.

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I’m with my wife all holiday,so why does my Fitbit clock 2000 more steps than hers?

I’m with my wife all holiday,so why does my Fitbit clock 2000 more steps than hers?

Our Modern Guru tackles a conjugal Fitbit drama.

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Three times as many cancers linked with physical inactivity than previously thought

New research shows a 350 per cent increase in the estimated cancers that are attributable to people not moving enough.

  • bySarah Berry
This may be the best type of exercise for mental health

This may be the best type of exercise for mental health

A new metanalysis has found there may be a better form of physical activity for our mental health than running or lifting weights.

  • bySarah Berry
Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

While there is a link between cortisol and exercise,including HIIT,experts say there’s more to the story.

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How to make your workout count (even if you only have 15 minutes)

Here’s how to make the most of your exercise,no matter how long you have.

  • byAnna Maltby
From couch potato to aerialist competitor

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Kacey Haigh placed second in a national competition for elite aerial silks,a circus skill that involves suspending the body from silk ribbons.

  • byJocelyn Garcia