Balance Training is one of the latest trends in the training of athletes and in the fitness industry. Most physiotherapy, athletic performance centers and gyms across the country are full of the latest in balance and core conditioning devices such as mediBalls, balance boards, Duradiscs, Balance pads & beams, foam rollers, and many others amongst [...]

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Veteran Myofascial Practitioner James Walsh will make a welcome return to the Australian Graduate School of Health and Sport Science in 2010 with a new workshop; myofascialmoves – Holistic treatment and movement strategies for myofascial back pain and dysfunction.

Using the holistic longitudinal anatomy model of Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains as a guide, James has created [...]

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As a currrent reader of Fitness Connect, we wanted to give you an early chance to secure your seat at Paul Wright’s March 2010 seminar series for the special “sponsor code” rate of only $37
We are sponsoring Paul’s seminar series in 2010 and feel the information you will receive will be of great benefit to your [...]

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What is ESSA?
Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), formerly know as the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS), is a professional organisation which is committed to establishing, promoting and defending the career paths of tertiary trained exercise and sports science practitioners, who are in turn committed to best practice and client well-being. The [...]

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This article is available in full from the British Medical Journal Web Site.
By Odd-Egil Olsen et al – Sports Trauma Research Center, University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo, Norway
BMJ  2005;330:449 (26 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.38330.632801.8F (7 Feb 2005)
Introduction
Regular physical activity reduces the risk of premature mortality in general and of coronary heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, obesity, and diabetes mellitus in particular.
However, [...]

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