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70% of Australian women admit to being unhappy with their body shape and think of their weight at least once a day according to results from a body image survey of 850 adult women.

Exercise is a magic drug for many people with depression and anxiety disorders, and it should be more widely prescribed by mental health care providers, according to American research published in late 2010.

With the first burst of summer hitting Victoria over the Christmas/New Year period, lifesavers were kept busy ensuring all Victorian beach goers were taking extra care around water and always swimming between the flags.

Coming to the gym and weight training is about more than being able to lift heavy stuff. Here are the top 18 benefits of weight training.

Australians spent 21% of their time on ‘free time’ activities in 2006, compared with 22% in 1997, according to data just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The latest spike in rock fishing related drownings serves as a timely reminder to all Australians the importance of making water safety a priority – especially during the cooler months when lifesaving services are scaled back.

Did you know that the ‘Boxing Kangaroo’ flag is owned (as a registered trademark) by the Australian Olympic Committee? As such, athletes at Vancouver recently had to argue with the IOC to display the technically banned flag.

Are you like me? And when you hear that Australia has overtaken America as the most overweight nation on earth, you can’t believe it.
No, surely we’re not that big… Surely?
Unfortunately, we are!

Life Saving Australia has just released the National Drowning Report for 2009 and industry bodies around Australia are beginning the debate of “how can we remind families about the water safety message?”.