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How They Got Started : Keith Lorino

The enigmatic Keith Lorino.I love hearing everyones’ fitness backgrounds, it’s always fascinating to hear how someone got started. Here’s how Keith Lorino began (and returned to) his own training journey. Scott I had been working out for years in my...

Looking At : Nov 30, 2014

Echo Point, Blue Mountains. During the past week we’ve discussed a number of great links; on Google+, Twitter, the Daily ‘Paper’ and so on. Here are a few of my favourites. The Stridalyzer : Very interesting device – think ‘sensors on...

Quick Tip: The Power of Naming Your Workouts

Kira Robert Clarke (Fight Geek).Here’s a simple technique which greatly increases the potential of your workouts. Kira describes the full process in the article Give Your Workout a Name!, but here’s a quick story to give you the basic idea : A few years...

Looking At : Aug 24, 2014

Echo Point, Blue Mountains. During the past week we’ve discussed a number of great links; on Google+, Twitter, the Daily ‘Paper’ and so on. Here are a few of my favourites. The Bionic Pancreas : A very interesting way to tackle Type I Diabetes....