Exercise can help patients avoid deadly heart damage from life-saving cancer treatments

Exercise can help patients avoid deadly heart damage from life-saving cancer treatments

Health experts want blood- and breast-cancer patients prescribed exercise to mitigate heart damage during treatment.

  • byHenrietta Cook

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The TikTok trend encouraging teen boys to get fit,try steroids and starve themselves

The TikTok trend encouraging teen boys to get fit,try steroids and starve themselves

According to experts,the “looksmaxxing” trend is targeting vulnerable young people. So,how safe are the measures they’re taking?

  • byPenry Buckley
The six mistakes most new runners make

The six mistakes most new runners make

Running is perhaps the most intuitive form of exercise,but taking the first step can be intimidating.

  • byTalya Minsberg
‘A middle-aged lab rat’:24 hours inside Australia’s first metabolic chamber

‘A middle-aged lab rat’:24 hours inside Australia’s first metabolic chamber

Being cooped inside a high-tech chamber may not be everyone’s idea of fun – but it’s the most exact device yet for unlocking the mysteries of our metabolism.

  • bySarah Berry
‘The system is holding him back’:The WA students facing ATAR hurdles
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‘The system is holding him back’:The WA students facing ATAR hurdles

The number of West Australian students applying for special provisions during their final ATAR exams is growing,despite fewer students choosing to sit them.

  • byHolly Thompson
Is the running boom making you feel exhausted too?
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Is the running boom making you feel exhausted too?

Nearly half of Australians feel stressed by the pressure to appear “well”,even if they’re already ticking the boxes of wellbeing.

  • bySarah Berry
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Don’t sweat it:Easy ways to sneak some exercise into your holiday

Don’t sweat it:Easy ways to sneak some exercise into your holiday

Fitting in some exercise while you’re away might be easier than you think.

  • byAnna Maltby
Can you cram your City2Surf training into 10 days? I’m racing to find out
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Can you cram your City2Surf training into 10 days? I’m racing to find out

When it comes to preparing for the 14-kilometre race,I was told:“There’s no quick fix,there’s no shortcut”. That sounded like a challenge.

  • byMichael Koziol
Exercising every day? You may need to stop

Exercising every day? You may need to stop

Choosing when not to work out can be as important as the exercise itself.

  • byCalum Marsh
Nedd’s injury-laden 4000km run fascinated physios. His new plan may stun them

Nedd’s injury-laden 4000km run fascinated physios. His new plan may stun them

Nedd Brockmann became a national sensation in 2022 when he ran from Perth to Sydney. Now the man with the famous haircut has set himself a new challenge.

  • byLuke Benedictus
Is walking the answer to back pain? A new study says yes

Is walking the answer to back pain? A new study says yes

Experts have found that walking can be very effective for preventing reoccurring of back pain.

  • byTalya Minsberg