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Win iTunes & OxyBrazil Vouchers

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What better to help you get motivated than some new workout tunes and designer threads? We’ve got 3 prize packs to give-away. Each pack includes a $50 iTunes voucher to put together a pumping playlist and a $50 OxyBrazil voucher to deck yourself out in some of the most fashionable fitness wear around. Simply Like […]

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Should YOU be doing weights?

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The world of resistance style training has developed far from the early days where it was once seen as purely the gym junkie’s zone. At one point it was assumed that unless you are aiming to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, then the weights section of the gym was not for you; but how times have […]

Gold Award 2014

Health Mates Achieves Gold Again!

Gold Award 2014

Exciting news! Health Mates has been recognised as a gold quality business in the 2014 Australian Health & Fitness Industry Awards for the third year running. The four criteria evaluated were: Programs, service and customer care People (our staff) Risk, safety and environment Business Management and leadership We are now in the running to be […]

Pedometer

Pedometers Now Available

Pedometer

More and more doctors and fitness experts recommend walking 10,000 steps every day as a way to maintain a healthy weight and exercise your heart. Incorporating a pedometer into your lifestyle will help you measure how many steps you’re taking. Easy tips to increase your steps: Take stairs whenever possible. Instead of carrying all the […]

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The Run Down on Cardio

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One of the big questions that I am often asked by many clients is what type of cardio should they be including in their program. The answer to this is not that simple and will greatly depend on individual circumstances and goals that want to be achieved. So before we go any further it should […]

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Exercise & Depression

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Regular exercise has many proven medical benefits, including the prevention of several conditions, including (but not limited too) heart disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis, certain types of cancer, and arthritis. This is in addition to the physical benefits derived from exercise. All of this is generally common knowledge these days – but did you know that exercise has proven benefits for those suffering with depression?

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Exercise Yourself Happy

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SEPTEMBER IS EXERCISE YOUR MOOD MONTH Most of us appreciate the benefits exercise can have on our bodies, but often overlook the amazing affects it can have on our minds. This September we are getting behind the Black Dog Institute’s ‘Exercise Your Mood Month‘ by raising awareness and funds to support this often overlooked aspect […]