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How to Speed Up Muscle Strain Recovery

The harder you push yourself, the longer your body will need to rest and repair. Here’s why muscle recovery time is essential.
Workout Recovery From Exercise
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Sugar Before, During, and After Your Workout: How It Can Help Your Training

As a general rule, you should stay away from refined sugar and candy. However, the right type of sugar can fuel the most grueling workouts and aid in muscle recovery afterwards.
Workout Nutrition

Is Exercise Snacking With Short Workouts Effective?

Time poor but hungry to improve your fitness? Exercise snacking via some short workouts could work a treat for you.
Workout At-Home Workouts Motivation
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Why It’s Time to Start Keeping a Workout Log

Ready for a fresh perspective? Some new goals or simply best practices for your training? It’s probably time to start keeping a workout log.
Workout Data Motivation

Why is Building Muscle So Important as We Age?

Think you can’t build muscle over 50? Think again! Here’s why strength training is vital for a long, healthy, independent life.
Workout Strength Training

How Exercising With Others Enhances Your Social Health

Do our relationships with others impact our wellbeing? Discover what your social health is and how to boost it by exercising together.
Workout Mental Health Motivation

Why You Should Try Plyometric Exercises – And How To Get Started

Jump! Watch Polar Coach Maria go over the essential plyometric exercises for upper, lower, and whole body to improve athlete power and explosiveness.

Workout Strength Training Videos

Four Different Types of Swimming Strokes

Don’t know your breaststroke from your butterfly? Here are the four main swimming strokes used in all the competitive events.
Workout Swimming

How Social Media and Covid Have Changed Gym Anxiety

How have gyms changed in recent years? And have those changes made some of us more or less anxious about using them?
Workout Mental Health Strength Training

Want to Be Flexible After 60? Yoga for Seniors Is the Answer

Discover how a regular yoga practice can enhance your every day life now and improve strength and flexibility as you age.
Workout yoga
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Seven Great Benefits of Stand-up Paddle Boarding

From enhanced balance to a postive mindset, here are some of the reasons you should give stand-up paddle boarding a try.
Workout Outdoor Sports
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How to Start Eating Macros for Building Muscle

Nutritionist Katrina Borg explains the basics for anyone considering macro eating to increase their muscle gain.
Workout Nutrition Strength Training Q&A/FAQ
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Alt-Indie Energy Playlist 2022 | Your New Summer Workout Anthems 

If soaring guitars and catchy choruses are your workout style, here are some of the freshest indie and alternative tunes for 2022. 
Workout Motivation Playlist

How to Use Your Sports Watch for Swimming | Essential Metrics in the Water

Don’t know your splits from your SWOLF? Discover why using your sports watch for swimming can provide you essential insights.
Workout Swimming

The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors | Our Planet, Our Health

This year, World Health Day is focusing on the vital connection between our planet and our health. So, we looked at what studies highlight the benefit of protecting our planet for both our physical and mental wellbeing.
Workout Mental Health Outdoor Sports Outdoors Research Running Trail Running Walking
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Veggie Protein: 55 Essential Protein Sources for Vegetarians and Vegans

What kind of protein sources are out there if you follow a plant-based diet? Nutritionist and PT Paula Thomsen gives us the low-down on veggie protein.
Workout Nutrition vegan

How to Turn Walking into an Effective Workout

Here’s how you can turn your leisurely stroll into a workout, and even add resistance and vary intensity.

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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusivity Through Body-positive Yoga With Donna Noble

What is body-positive yoga? We chatted to inclusivity pioneer Donna Noble about how her yogapractice changed her life and why diversity is so important in fitness spaces.
Workout Strong Women yoga Q&A/FAQ
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Perimenopause Diet and Exercise: How Fitness and Nutrition Can Boost Your Health and Happiness

Can focusing on your fitness and nutrition during perimenopause help ease symptoms? Women’s coach Hayley Plummer reveals her essential recommendations.
Workout Mental Health Nutrition Strength Training Strong Women Q&A/FAQ
How to start weightlifting with Alice Mastriani

How to Start Weightlifting With Polar Ambassador Alice Mastriani

CrossFit trainer, osteopath and all-round Insta inspiration, Alice Mastriani talks goals, supportive exercises and her 100kg clean and jerk.
Workout Active Parents Cross-Training Polar Athletes Strength Training Strong Women Q&A/FAQ

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