Illawarra Health Measure Up Health Promotion
South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Health want to help you Measure Up so we are giving you the chance to win one of 50 lifestyle packs! Each pack includes a Healthy Food Fast cookbook, a Heart Foundation Pedometer, a skipping rope, a soccer ball and a frisbee to help you on your way.
5 types of exercises for training for a marathon
Training for an upcoming half-marathon or marathon event. Be it the Upcoming Sydney Half Marathon, Gold Coast Marathon, the Sydney Sun Herald Marathon, the Melbourne Marathon or any other events; there are 5 types of exercises you should include in your training program.
Exercise Hydration
The human body is primarily composed of water and keeping yourself hydrated through out the day is one of the most important and basic things you need to remember to stay healthy and fit. There are a lot of reasons why one needs to maintain a well hydrated body. Most of the bodily functions require liquid to work properly.
Half Marathon Motivation
The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon is only weeks away!
In order to train for a half marathon, it is essential to stay motivated the moment you decide to start training for a race, during the training and during the race itself. A few tips on staying motivated are discussed below.
North Beach to End of Bike Track Run
26km run from North Beach to End of Bike Track and back.
Map of Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track
Google Map of Wollongong Bike Track from North Beach to Thirroul.
9 Running Stretches to Help Run Faster
Stretching is a very important thing to do before you go on a run. Other things are just as important, like the right pair of running shoes, good form, and a good warm-up run. When we used to meet up for practice at 6AM during the summer, before we started our workout on the trail, we would start everything out with a good-paced warm-up lap, which consisted of a perimeter around our baseball fields behind the gym. The warm-up run was not meant to be so fast that it affected our actual run, but fast enough to start to break a sweat and warm enough to loosen our muscles and relieve any tension, which is what you really want to do.
North Beach to Bulli Run
The run from North Beach to Bulli along the Wollongong Bike Track/Path is about 23km long.
A GPS using the Nokia Sports Tracker software was used to plot the map below.
However we used the markers along the Bike Track/Path to determine our turn around point.
Started from North Beach, just next to the surf club and turned around on the bike path after Ruby’s Cafe but before Sandon Point. (The marker was just after crossing the bridge).
Muscles To Stretch For Runners
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Stretching For Physical Fitness
Staying fit is important to all of us, not just for activities like running or cycling but also for the many other activities we do in our daily lives. Some of these activities may include running, joining marathons, playing with our children or just going for a daily walk. Staying fit is also important for our physical appearance. Physical fitness has become very important in today’s world, with many people having membership to physical fitness gyms or working out on a daily basis.