The Boston marathon is the most amazing road marathon in the world. On Sunday 28th July the runners of Sydney will honour those who lost their lives in the bombings this year & support the people of Boston. Run for Humanity http://bayrunforhumanity.wordpress.com/ #BayRun28July #RunForBoston #OneBoston 7 amazing facts on the Boston … [Read more...]
Hill Running Technique
July 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Follow the tips for hill running below and develop a new appreciation for hilly races. Many people fear the hills, even avoid them if they can, but they can provide great benefits in training to improve your technique, speed and power. Master the subtle technique cues, improve your fitness and turn the hills into your strength. Maintain a fast … [Read more...]
Queens Park – Outdoor gym workout
July 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and yet we also live in a country where 21% of us are obese, which is twice as much as 1993. While we see ourselves as an active nation in fact we face the same health crisis as the USA. It's not all doom and gloom however when you look at the amazing environment around us & combine that … [Read more...]
Walking with weights
June 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Walking with hand weights. Is it a great full body toner, or a waste of time? You’ll often see people walking or running with small hand weights or even ankle weights. Are these people really making the most of their exercise time? Weight bearing exercise is crucial for everyone to help build strong bones & muscles as well as provide daily … [Read more...]
Perth Marathon 2013
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The 2013 Perth marathon was a great experience and provided an opportunity for a short getaway to WA. We spent a night up in Chidlow with great trails & bush hospitality, as well as a couple of nights in town, a day exploring Fremantle & of course a good part of a day running around Perth. The course was beautiful. Starting at 7:30am, the … [Read more...]
#2 Maroubra outdoor gym workout – Advanced
June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you’ve completed our introductory cardio/strength circuit or are training regularly and want a more advanced option to tackle head down to Maroubra & push yourself with Workout #2 below. To increase the intensity run hard across the sand in the run intervals and minimize the rest breaks between strength exercises. How quickly can you … [Read more...]
#1 Maroubra outdoor gym workout – Introductory Cardio/Strength circuit
June 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
Try this Free workout designed specifically for the outdoor fitness equipment at Maroubra Beach. In March, Randwick Council opened the equipment situated right on Maroubra beach, between the pavilion and the Maroubra Surf club. The location is great and the views far exceed any stuffy gym. So far the $60,000 investment has been well received by … [Read more...]
Snow Sports Strength for Skiing & Snowboarding
June 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Snowboarding & skiing are great fun, dynamic & demanding exercises activities. If you want to hit the slopes & feel strong and agile try the follow exercises to help strengthen your lower body & reduce the risk of a season crippling injury on your first day out. General strength & conditioning exercises such as squats & … [Read more...]
Exercise can help prevent the Flu
May 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Keeping fit really can help prevent you contracting the flu this winter. People who exercise regularly are less likely to get colds & flu's. A study of 1000 people, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that those who exercised 5 or more days/week reduced their number of sick days by 43%. Also the more active people were … [Read more...]
Nutrition plans for the SMH Half-marathon
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just over a week to go until the SMH half marathon and it’s time to perfect all the little 1%’ers, such as your race pace plan and fluid intake. Unfortunately the SMH half marathon website doesn’t give the simplest instructions with the drink stations or aid stations but here is what I have worked out. Some of this is straight from the race … [Read more...]
