Take the Test: What Metabolic Body Type are You?

Take the Test: What Metabolic Body Type are You?

Ever wondered what Olympic sport your body shape would suit? What is your metabolic body type? Would you be best suited as a marathon runner, 100m sprinter or a shot-putter? Take the body type test to determine if you are an ectomorph, mesomorph or endomorph....
Overweight: Is Gastric Banding Surgery for You?

Overweight: Is Gastric Banding Surgery for You?

There is an increased trend for the overweight to resort to invasive methods such as lap-band surgery to help overcome their obesity battle. However, will undergoing surgery to increase the feeling of fullness lead to permanent weight loss, or is it another method...
Tour De France: How Do They Pee?

Tour De France: How Do They Pee?

Have you been hearing a lot about the Tour De France in the media? Maybe you’ve heard that Australian Cadel Evans is runner up again this year. But for many of us out there we know very little about this historic event, only that it’s a bloody long bike...
How to Calculate Your Maximum Heart Rate

How to Calculate Your Maximum Heart Rate

Training using a heart rate monitor is a wise idea. You can accurately determine the fat burning and fitness building zones to train in. You know when you’re overdoing it, or when you need to ramp it up, and you can easily measure your improvements along the...

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