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'You've got to huff and puff': Study finds walking faster means living longer

'You've got to huff and puff': Study finds walking faster means living longer

It's simple. Want to live longer? You've got to start walking – brisk and fast.

  • by Esther Han

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Will Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski broadcast their wedding?
The Bachelorette

Will Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski broadcast their wedding?

They met and fell in love on The Bachelor, so might Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski follow in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's footsteps?

  • by Amy Croffey
Want to try Nordic walking in Canberra?
Canberra

Want to try Nordic walking in Canberra?

Celebrate World Nordic Walking Day in Canberra on Saturday.

  • by Megan Doherty
Three years after fracturing his neck, Australian breaks seven summits record
Health

Three years after fracturing his neck, Australian breaks seven summits record

A simple text message indicated Steve Plain had climbed the seven highest mountains on every continent quicker than anyone else. 

  • by Garry Maddox
Is there an optimal time of day to work out?
Health

Is there an optimal time of day to work out?

It’s worth examining whether the time of day we exercise affects outcomes such as weight loss and sleep.

  • by Paige Brooker, Michael Leveritt & Sjaan Gomersall
Is walking enough exercise to maintain health?
Health

Is walking enough exercise to maintain health?

Is a nice stroll each day enough to maintain health and fitness?

  • by Alexandra Hansen
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Why you're exhausted from running after your kids (and they aren't)
Parenting

Why you're exhausted from running after your kids (and they aren't)

Bad news for parents trying to tire out their kids during the school holidays.

  • by Mary Ward & Liam Mannix
The one thing you're forgetting in your workout
Health

The one thing you're forgetting in your workout

Jessica Gallagher is the first and only Australian athlete to have won medals in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics but even she is not immune to injury.

  • by Mary Ward
From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running Festival
Fitness

From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running Festival

A few months ago, Catherine Ralph couldn't run more than a few hundred metres without stopping. Now, she's taking on the Australian Running Festival.

  • by Blake Foden
Only seven per cent of Australians are healthy. Why?
Fitness

Only seven per cent of Australians are healthy. Why?

Very few Australians are "healthy". But there's probably a reason for that.

  • by Georgie Churchill
Tired of your current sport? Try plogging and save the world
Fitness

Tired of your current sport? Try plogging and save the world

While you're still getting out of bed on a Sunday, Footscray Rubbish Runners are (speedily) clearing the streets of trash.

  • by Carolyn Webb