Cardio vs Strength Training: Finding the Right Balance for Your Body Walk into any gym and you’ll see two distinct groups: the cardio enthusiasts logging endless kilometres on treadmills and the strength devotees who never leave the weights area. Both believe they’ve found the optimal approach to fitness, but the truth is more nuanced. Your body needs both cardio and…
Running with a Cause: Train Smart for Melbourne’s Charity Runs Melbourne hosts incredible charity runs year-round — the Mother’s Day Classic, Run Melbourne, City2Sea, and countless local fundraisers supporting everything from cancer research to mental health awareness. These events bring together thousands of participants united by purpose, community spirit, and the determination to make a difference. Running for a cause…
Low Impact Exercise to Support Your Golf Journey Golf’s physical demands are widely underestimated. Every swing places significant rotational force through your spine, hips, shoulders, and knees — repeated dozens of times per round. Add walking several kilometres across uneven terrain, and it’s clear why golf is responsible for a surprising number of musculoskeletal injuries. The good news? Strategic low…
How Osteopathy Supports Better Movement and Pain-Free Living Your body is designed to move freely, without pain or restriction. But modern life—long hours at desks, repetitive movements, old injuries, and stress—can disrupt this natural flow. That’s where osteopathy comes in. Whether you’re dealing with chronic back pain, sports injuries, or just feeling stiff and restricted in your daily activities, osteopathic…
Pre-season training can often hold the stigma of being brutal, unrelenting and taxing on the body and mind. Covering the months of November right through to March athletes embark on a journey to get their bodies into the most pristine condition to tackle their upcoming season. Here are 7 key tips to make sure you get the most out of your training.
‘A team’s strength is often dependent on each individual’s ability to invest in the process and own the outcome’
Cold rainy nights, sore battered bodies and potentially a win/loss record that reflects the opposite of how you wanted to be positioned at this point of the year.
It’s the goldilocks principle applied to training – what is the right amount of training load for you? And how far should you progress to optimise your training adaptations and prevent injury?
