Train slow if you want to run faster

It's counter-intuitive and counter to the fitness zeitgeist of hard and fast interval training. But if you want to speed up – running, cycling or swimming – you may want to slow down your training.

'Switch' in brain decides whether we burn or store fat

In a "quite remarkable" new study, researchers from Monash University have found a ''switch'' that tells the body to either burn or store fat after we have eaten.

How our bodies have changed and are still changing

From 14F to 22DD, the "plus-size" bra market is booming and businesses are cashing in on our changing bodies. 

Nearly 60 per cent of Australians still not active enough

The trend of inactivity was greatest among women, according to a new study.

Swimming Australia's unconventional move to give athletes an edge

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"I remember sitting in the marshalling room in Rio and trying to be really present and focusing on the moment and what I have to execute in my race to swim well."

Optimism a 'cornerstone' in recovering from trauma

Most of us will experience a traumatic health event, but we rarely consider the impact of our psychology on our recovery

Compression gear works, despite study: AIS

The Australian Institute of Sport encourages all of their athletes to use compression gear and says weekend warriors should also consider using it, despite a new study which found that wearing compression gear didn't result in performance improvements.

The three major lifestyle factors linked with a healthier, longer life

There is a tendency for people to resort to extremes in reaction to the global epidemic of chronic disease. 

'I didn't think it was that': GP knew something was wrong after she had baby

General practitioner Rachelle Silver diagnosed perinatal depression in others but did not see the signs in herself.