What’s the best way to treat a workout injury:heat or ice?

What’s the best way to treat a workout injury:heat or ice?

Sports physicians are shifting their guidance around rest and recovery.

  • byJenny Gross

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Moving for just one hour a day can slash your risk of diabetes

Moving for just one hour a day can slash your risk of diabetes

Even those with a high genetic risk of type 2 diabetes can benefit.

  • bySarah Berry
Why the number of men playing netball has almost doubled in two years

Why the number of men playing netball has almost doubled in two years

From lawyers and accountants playing at lunch to boyfriends joining partners in mixed teams,more than 115,000 Australian men are now wearing a bib each week.

  • byMary Ward andAndrew Taylor
Dodgy health claims and nudity:Instagram’s top fitness influencers under fire

Dodgy health claims and nudity:Instagram’s top fitness influencers under fire

A quarter of the images examined were sexualised or contained nudity highlighting the need for influencers to better understand what they’re giving their audience.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Gen gym:Why the young are leading the fitness revolution

Gen gym:Why the young are leading the fitness revolution

Gen Zedders are not the snowflakes depicted by the media. They’re taking over Perth gyms,they’re pumped and not shy about showing off their muscles.

  • byMark Naglazas
Two small changes could transform our health. Why is it so hard?

Two small changes could transform our health. Why is it so hard?

The system is set up against people carrying more weight. Experts say it’s like climate change - and it’s up to governments to help.

  • bySarah Berry
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Cryotherapy,IV drips and elixirs:Would you pay $1000 a week for a gym?

Cryotherapy,IV drips and elixirs:Would you pay $1000 a week for a gym?

People will be spending thousands of dollars a month for a Saint Haven membership,but what are general fitness consumer trends amid the cost-of-living crisis?

  • byNell Geraets
It’s called the ‘sports gap’. Is it impacting Australian school kids?

It’s called the ‘sports gap’. Is it impacting Australian school kids?

Parents are forking out hundreds of dollars for weekend and after-school sport but experts say access to physical activity still has a significant class divide.

  • byMary Ward
The secret to living longer is already known,and it’s not expensive

The secret to living longer is already known,and it’s not expensive

We have the potential to live longer and live better. Here’s what we need to do to make it happen.

  • bySarah Berry
Being overweight can lead to heart disease ... but don’t tell the kids!
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Being overweight can lead to heart disease ... but don’t tell the kids!

Popular kids’ cartoon Bluey has sparked criticism online after an episode featured Bluey’s dad Bandit discussing his weight. But aren’t these the conversations we should be having?

  • byBrad Emery
From bean counter to push-up pounder:Brisbane dad smashes world record

From bean counter to push-up pounder:Brisbane dad smashes world record

Accountant Lucas Helmke’s three-year push-up pursuit pays off with a Guinness world record.

  • byMatt Dennien