The Exercise Room Blog

Obesity, cancer, mental health. What links them all?
Alessandro Demaio - Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs at Harvard University
The reality is that all these diseases are actually highly interrelated!Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, lung diseases and mental illness (all combined are called Non-Communicable Diseases, or NCDs) largely share the same drivers or “risk factors.” Things like an unhealthy diet, using tobacco, drinking alcohol and not getting enough exercise are all related to, or direct drivers of obesity and diseases like diabetes and some cancers.
6 Reasons Women Should Strength Train Like Men
Womens Health Magazine: By Esther Crain
Other than the showers, the weight room is probably the most sex-segregated place in any gym. The body benefits of lifting and strength training are clear, yet the gender split persists!
Running Shoes
Short bursts of exercise key to feeling full
Fron Jackson-Webb
Short bouts of intermittent exercise throughout the day may be better than one vigorous workout in convincing your brain that you are full, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity.
Make Fitness a part of your Life
How To Get Out of Bed in the Morning To Exercise
Ann Jones
Getting out of bed in the morning to exercise can be a challenge, especially when you have not gotten enough sleep the night before. If you find yourself sleeping in and missing your workouts too often, make a concrete plan to get yourself to bed on time, out of the sack in the morning and into the gym.
Train Hard
Fast and furious: intensity is the key to health and fitness
Nigel Stepto & Chris Shaw
Less than 40% of Australians achieve the minimum amount of physical activity recommended by government and professional organisations. This contributes to the fact 60% of Australians are overweight or obese.
Altitude Training
Monday’s medical myth: altitude training improves overall sporting performance
Peter Milburn
Several high-profile clubs are forking out big money to send players to altitude training camps in an attempt to gain a competitive edge. But is it worth the effort? How much of an impact does altitude training have on overall performance?
Jogging - Runners High
Happiness is a long run: why jogging gets you high
Rebecca Braham
A new study is tapping into a phenomenon most of us have heard about and some of us might claim to have experienced at some point – “runner’s high”.
Avocado
Top 10 Foods for Fat Loss & Body Composition
Poliquin™ Editorial Staff
Use these ten foods in your diet to support fat loss and get the physique you desire. Assuming you are training regularly, including these foods in a high-protein, relatively low-carb whole food diet will help you get and stay lean, while feeling energized and motivated throughout the day.
GPSorts GPS units
SPI HPU - High Performance Units
GPSports
GPSports continues to be the innovator in the team sport GPS market with the November 2012 release of the SPI HPU. This device is the result of over 10 years research and development, and distinctly different to any other team sport focused GPS tracking device on the market.
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating Tips
A healthy diet should include a good variety of nutritious foods. These include breads, pastas, fruits and vegetables. Eating breakfast is also an important part of a healthy diet. Keep fat and salt intake low and eat foods rich in calcium and iron. A good balance between exercise and food intake is important to maintain a healthy body weight.
BMI - Body Mass Index
Why The BMI is Useless for Assessing Body Composition: More Bad Than Good
Poliquin™ Editorial Staff
You probably know that the Body Mass Index or BMI is an inaccurate body composition assessment for muscular population such as athletes. With this knowledge, you might write the BMI off as irrelevant for yourself, or your clients if you are a coach, and think little more of it. But, did you know that it is an inaccurate measurement for a number of other populations as well?
Cameron Falloon to beef up Port Power
Cameron Falloon signing to beef up Port Power
Andrew Capel - The Advertiser
PORT Adelaide has filled one of its major off-season needs, securing highly rated Western Bulldogs conditioning man Cameron Falloon as its head fitness coach.
Sam Docherty AFL Draft Camp
Fitness Testing for AFL
Top End Sports
Fitness is a very important component of success in modern AFL football, and it is important to measure fitness in the course of training - to get baseline measures, to identify strengths and weaknesses, and monitor changes in fitness over time.
Monitoring Heart Rate in Fitness
Beat surrender: using heart rate to monitor fitness and training
Jeremiah Peiffer - Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology and Exercise Science at Murdoch University
The heart rate (HR) monitor is a relatively uncomplicated method of monitoring exercise intensity by providing real-time measurements of cardiovascular responses to exercise.
The Science Of Good Sleep: There’s A Reason You’re Always So Tired
James Clear - www.Elitedaily.com
The irony of it all is that many of us are suffering from sleep deprivation so that we can work more, but the drop in performance ruins any potential benefits of working additional hours.
How does rest period duration affect gains in strength?
Looking to get stronger or perhaps gain some extra lean mass? The attached review is a good read of some research done in this area to help you with your training program design!
An Olympic Weightlifting Approach to Coaching the Kettlebell Clean
www.achievefitnessboston.com
A barbell clean and a kettlebell clean are two completely different movements, but both could fit this description:CLEAN [barbell or kettlebell]: A power exercise with a quick transition between tension and relaxation that requires proper positioning of the path of the implement in order to successfully complete the lift with maximal efficiency.
Here comes the sun: how the weather affects our mood
Nick Haslam - Professor of Psychology at University of Melbourne
Weather provides a vivid language for describing our emotional atmosphere, but does it also influence it? Do grey days bring grey moods? When the mercury rises, does our blood boil?
Stength, Power, Conditioning: How to Master the Kettlebell Swing
theartofmanliness.com
The kettlebell swing is the Russian army knife of exercises. What else do you call an exercise that can increase both a professional powerlifter’s strength and an elite marathoner’s endurance?
You’re not Barbie and I’m not GI Joe, so what is a normal body?
Tim Olds - Professor of Health Sciences at University of South Australia
We live in a world of improbable bodies; they populate our television screens, magazines and billboards. If you’re like most Australians, you might sometimes get the feeling your body isn’t normal. But don’t fret — it’s all the virtual bodies around us that aren’t.
Fat free and 100% natural: seven food labelling tricks exposed
Sandra Jones is an ARC Future Fellow and receives funding from the Australian Research Council for her position and other research projects. She also receives funding from the Cancer Council Victoria,
We need to look past the colours, pictures and cleverly crafted claims. If you’re confused by food labels, you’re not alone. But don’t hold your breath for an at-a-glance food labelling system that tells you how much salt, fat and sugar each product contains.
AFL sub rule
Sub rule cuts careers, says Port fitness coach
Zac Milbank
POWER fitness coach Cameron Falloon says he has "no doubt" the sub rule will shorten players' careers.
How your friends affect your health
TheConversation.com
Think about your five closest friends. What do they care about? Do they love the gym? Long walks on the beach? Maybe they smoke, or are overweight. You should choose your friends wisely, because they can have a big influence on your health.