Active video games boost Tweens energy expenditure

by Alisha Smith | Thursday, July 30, 2009

We’ve heard about the number of alleged ‘Wii’-related injuries in adults, but now scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are advocating the use of video games as an alternative to moderate exercise for sedentary children.  ...read more

Brief summary of the monthly Network fitness information enews

by Ryan Hogan | Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Network’s July eNews takes a look at a varied selection of topics, kicking off with news on a method which has been developed to diagnose overtraining syndrome. Then there’s more research pointing to the mental and physical benefits of an active life in older age. Perhaps taking up ballroom dancing would be a good idea, as research has found that it can add a couple of thousand steps towards your recommended daily total, that hard-to-reach ten thousand steps.  ...read more

United Airlines in America require obese people to purchase a second seat

by Ryan Hogan | Monday, July 13, 2009

In what turned out to be a surprisingly low profile change in rules, one of the biggest airlines in the world, United Airlines introduced a policy entitled ‘Passengers Requiring Extra Space’. In a nutshell, it states that if a person cannot fit into a single standard seat or is unable to lower the armrests due to their physical size, they must purchase a second seat!  ...read more

The Best of Both Worlds: Instructing Freestyle and Pre-Chore Group Fitness

by Ryan Hogan | Friday, July 03, 2009

This post was written by international presenter and educator Rebecca Small.

Once upon a time, in a land called Oz there was a group of Freestyle fitness instructors at the top of their game. The land was a melting pot, producing some of the best freestyle presenters the world has ever seen, and some of whom the world never got to see.

Lexie Williams, Marcus Irwin, David Hatch, Michael Betts, Anton Scott, Lisa Osborne, Cathy Spencer, Michelle Dean, Mitch Gibson, Helen Harper, Lesley Gray, Susie Miller and many, many more were all leaders in their chosen field.  ...read more