Reap Rewards At Any Age

It's never too late to gain benefit from exercise. For example, studies with people 65 and older who were given weights for a series of strength training exercises showed improvement in all of the following:

Training Run For Region's Rescuers

THE State Emergency Service, police and firefighters were practising their rescue skills at Flagstaff Hill on Saturday in their second of three combined rescue training days.

Golden Year

Christmas is a rare day off training for Olympic champion Stephanie Rice. But with presents to open, there'll be no sleeping in, she tells Shelly Horton.

Room To Move

Making space for personal training

Pod's Loss From Plane Unexplained

THE Department of Defence is at a loss to explain why an instrument pod fell from a Williamtown F/A-18 Hornet's wing during a training exercise on August 29.

Missing In Action: Bush Search For Hornet Podcast

THE Department of Defence has conceded that it may not find a large instrument pod which fell off an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during a training exercise over Merriwa on Friday.

Study Looks At Teenage Exercise

A GROUP of Year 10 students at St Pius X High School have joined a University of Newcastle study to see whether resistance training is effective exercise for teenagers.

Fit Squad Exercise Fast

Q I am a busy person and often have trouble finding time to exercise. What are some good ways to fit exercise into my day?

How Do You ... Exercise Early

Winter is a hard time to start a morning-exercise program but even the sluggish can retrain their bodies with a little effort and persistence.

Fit Squad Osteoporosis

QI have heard that people who exercise are less likely to develop osteoporosis. What types of exercises are best for this?

Healthier In The Long Run Body Wise

I'M NOT sure why but once people turn 55 it seems like all the age-appropriate forms of exercise begin with the letter "g" - golf, gardening or gentle exercise. Yet check the line-up in many community running events and the chances are there'll be people in their 50s and over who are ready to break into a run. Many of them are seasoned runners - but not always.

Players On Health And Exercise Kick Are Ruining Game

It's time to bring back the flat punt and the half-time pie and smoke.

Symonds Stands Out As Windies Deliver On Hard-and-fast Promise

IF THE Antigua Test was an exercise in death by paper cuts, the opening exchanges of the Barbados encounter was swords at 10 paces. The tedium of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium pitch behind them, the Australians and West Indians tore into each other with ferocity on the harder, faster Kensington Oval surface. While rain prevented the first act from reaching its natural conclusion in Bridgetown on Thursday, enough play was completed for the Windies to claim the early ascendancy in their quest to ...

Test Bats Go Down Swinging

IF THE past Antigua Test was an exercise in death by paper cuts, the opening exchanges on day one in Barbados was flashing swords.

Pointless Exercise Robs Storm And Fans: Kearney

Gold Coast 18 Melbourne 0

Royal Disaster Training

INNER-CITY Newcastle residents have been warned not to be alarmed when they see emergency crews descend on the old Royal Newcastle Hospital today.

Just Call Me Fitso

A researcher argues there is confusion over obesity - and the fat can be fit. Geoff Maslen reports.

How To... Get Out Of Bed For Exercise

Early mornings are the only opportunity many of us have for regular exercise. But getting up is tough. The night before, you're full of the best intentions. Then the alarm goes off and you rationalise, "It doesn't matter if I miss one day of training."

Get Your Brain In Training

Got a bad memory? ILSA CUNNINGHAM discovers that physical exercise and a healthy diet are the best ways to keep both your body - and your mind - in shape. You're introduced to someone new and five minutes later you've forgotten their name. Then you meet them a fortnight later and they can remember your name but you're left scratching your head.

When School Sport Is Just An Exercise In Frustration

THE public health mantra to address the obesity "epidemic" is "Eat Less. Exercise More". If only it was that simple.