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 Melbourne Bike Share
Melbourne has joined many cities around the world in developing a public bike share system. With over 30 stations around inner melbourne it is promoting a greener and healthy Melbourne. From a survey of 868 Melbournians, over half of the respondents indicated they 'probably' or 'definately' would use it.
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 Alarming rates of Diabetes
A recent media release has found that in a section of the Melbourne community, 1 in 3 over 55 years have diabetes. It's also estimated for every person diagnosed within Australia, that there is another who is
not yet diagnosed.
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Technology to help obese
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fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating
and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless
sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their
daily lives. The experimental devices are designed to keep track of how
many minutes they work out and how much food they consume.
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Beware of your Personal Trainer
A recent article Beware your Personal strainer published in the Herald Sun and Sunday Telegraph is warning Australians about dodgy personal trainers. As reported, this is largely due to the trainers brief and poor quality courses they have been accredited through. Ensure to speak with our staff regarding the importance of a quality education.
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Osteoporosis – It could affect you
It has been well publicised that 1 in 2 Australian woman over 60yrs will suffer an osteoporotic fracture, but the  odds aren’t a lot better for the opposite sex, 1 in 3 males will fall victim to an osteoporotic fracture also. The major issue is woman are accepting and acting upon this statistic but, as Rob de Castella puts it “males stick their heads in the sand when it comes to health”.
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 Congratulations to Institute of Health and Fitness graduate,
Carol Syer, the proud winner of the Kinect Australia Group Exercise
Instructor Award at the ninth Victorian Aquatics and Recreation Awards.
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 Don't give into the Winter chills
Winter proof your exercise routine.
Are you one to hibernate throughout winter? Do you use the excuse, “it’s too cold!” Many people find winter a challenging time to keep their fitness program on track, if at all. Having your training sessions restricted to climate-controlled indoor environments or dealing with inclement weather in your outdoor workouts are large hurdles that need to be overcome both physically and psychologically.
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 Recommendations for Older Australians
Australians now have one of the world’s longest life expectancies. Current life expectancy is over 81 years. Currently, there are 2.8 million Australians – about 13 % of the population – aged 65 and over. This number is expected to triple in 40 years, said Hon Justine Elliot, Minister for Ageing.
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Cycling gets $115m boost
For the ninth year in a row Australian bicycle sales have exceeded motor vehicle sales. As a result, the Victorian Government has decided to inject, a well overdue $115 million into cycling.
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