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Michelle Bridges' top 10 tips to better health and fitness

Posted on Tuesday 18th Oct 11

Michelle Bridges is the trainer on The Biggest Loser and one of Australia's most popular health and fitness experts. Here she tells the Australian Institute of Fitness her top 10 tips to better health and fitness - great advice you can pass straight on to your clients.

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5 tips to achieving your fitness career goals

Posted on Monday 10th Oct 11

The key for anyone wanting a career in fitness, or to become a Personal Trainer is to find your niche, says Daniel Hoy.

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Institute Friends get 30% off heart rate monitors!

Posted on Thursday 6th Oct 11

Heart rate monitoring is an important component of cardiovascular fitness assessment and it can become a tool for any training program, as it is an accurate indicator of the body’s physiological adaptation to the intensity of effort.

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Meditation keeps your brain fit

Posted on Tuesday 4th Oct 11

A recent study by a team at the University of California has found that the brains of long-term meditation practitioners shrink less and have stronger connections, potentially improving the ability of brain cells to relay electrical signals.

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Amino acids role in post-workout muscle growth

Posted on Tuesday 4th Oct 11

Two recent studies have sought to better understand how amino acids influence protein synthesis in exercisers.

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Laughter is the best medicine for heart health

Posted on Tuesday 4th Oct 11

New research from the US has shown that watching a funny movie – or indeed laughing at anything – has an instantly positive impact on vascular health. Correspondingly, watching a stress-inducing film was found to have the opposite effect.

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Higher training load increases injury risk for NRL players

Posted on Tuesday 4th Oct 11

Dr Tim Gabbett from Australian Catholic University (ACU) has completed a study showing the harder rugby league players train, the more injuries they will sustain.

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Resistance training may help smokers quit

Posted on Tuesday 4th Oct 11

New research has found that in addition to proven strength and fat loss benefits, resistance training may also help smokers quit their deadly habit.

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