Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explains why we get sick more often in the winter. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I feel like our whole family has been sick for weeks now and we’re not even halfway through winter. Why doContinue Reading
If you’ve ever wanted to hit snooze instead of getting up for that 6am gym class you booked yourself into, now you’ve got the perfect excuse. A new study has identified the best time to workout is in the evening as getting a sweat on after 6pm has a surprisingContinue Reading
Women will be ‘wearing’ their period blood as part of a breakthrough initiative working to crush stigma and shame historically associated with menstrual bleeding in sport. Feeling fearful or embarrassed about blood leaking through activewear is a major barrier to women engaging in physical activity and has motivated the “sportContinue Reading
A bizarre new sport that is now more popular than tennis is taking over the world and it is bringing huge health benefits, including improved mental health outcomes, according to a new study from Apple. Pickleball brings together the best of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. It is played onContinue Reading
A bizarre new sport that is now more popular than tennis is taking over the world and it is bringing huge health benefits, including improved mental health outcomes, according to a new study from Apple. Pickleball brings together the best of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. It is played onContinue Reading
As the Women’s World Cup heads into its quarter-finals, a small but significant change has swept the competition. Look closer at the team kits of England, New Zealand, Canada, France, Nigeria and the United States, and you’ll see it: a comparative lack, to years past, of white shorts. It’s whatContinue Reading
Former Brisbane Bullets big man Harry Froling faces the prospect of never playing competitive basketball again as he recovers from a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain following a one-punch attack. Froling is yet to be cleared for physical activity and faces a long road back after sustaining shockingContinue Reading
New research by an Australian university has added more weight to the growing push for a four-day working week. Health researchers from the University of South Australia say that a recent study suggests that a three day weekend can see marked improvements on sleep and physical activity, as well asContinue Reading
Welcome to You Got This, news.com.au’s weekly slice of fitness inspiration featuring tips and advice from real women who’ve experienced it all. The fitness industry so often pushes the idea of men with six packs and women that look like Barbie. But one fitness professional is helping break the ideaContinue Reading