Exercise Physiology

Australian women have less free time for exercise as men work out on the borrowed time of their partners. Researchers at the Australian National University

Hundreds of lives are being lost to prostate cancer each year because of high levels of obesity among men, a new UK study suggests. Researchers claimed more

Australians living with mental health conditions from rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), lower socio-economic and Aboriginal and Torres Strait

It’s the time of year to make resolutions to improve fitness and strength, but this may not require a gym membership or even hard work.  

New year, new you - and now - new technology promises to assist Australians with their fitness and weight loss goals. Australia's government research organisation

A UNSW Sydney study published in Sports Medicine suggests that fat-loss is not only possible

Australian Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers earned a silver medal and his personal-best time in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2021 Tokyo Games.

Genetics have a significant influence on many aspects of our life – from our height and eye colour, our weight,

Over the past 20 years, static muscle stretching has gotten a bad rap. Once considered an essential part of any sport or exercise warm-up, static stretching has

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to run a marathon? Or perhaps you’ve conquered a marathon and want to take on an even longer event?  

A new UNSW evidence review has found there is still no consensus between researchers about why exercise works for low back pain patients – despite decades of studies

Have you been hitting the gym again with COVID restrictions easing? Or getting back into running, cycling, or playing team sports?  

Short bursts of intense exercise – known as HIIT – could help you get back into shape by summer and stay that way, a UNSW Sydney exercise physiology researcher

The most common site for pain in recreational runners is the knee. For some, especially older runners, the pain can be a symptom of osteoarthritis. But does running

While many of us may remember skipping as something we did as children, the pastime has regained popularity during the

With footballers and athletes starting to lose their edge in their early 30s, there seems to be plenty of evidence that our fitness slumps with age. For ordinary

Aqua cycling is gaining traction in Australia as an exercise routine that delivers maximum health benefits for minimum pain. As a country that swelters through summer, this

It’s widely understood that exercise benefits physical health, but increasingly research is showing that it can also ward off mental health conditions like depression

Julien Periard, University

Human muscles 'talk' to other parts of the body during exercise by dispatching protein messages that can help fight disease, a new Australian-led study shows.