Category: Fitness

SYDNEY: Australia is closely monitoring the injuries of two key players as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup draws near. All-rounder Mitch Marsh has been grappling with a hamstring injury, prompting his departure from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) for rehabilitation in Australia. Despite uncertainties surrounding his return to the IPL with the Delhi...

Australian fitness technology company Evolt 360 is ramping up its global expansion plans after securing a supplier agreement with GoodLife Fitness Canada, the fourth largest fitness club and gym operator in the world. The deal, which brings the company’s technology to GoodLife’s 650,000 members across nearly 200 clubs, is among three major contracts recently secured...

In short: The fitness industry is calling on the federal government to offer tax incentives to help get more people exercising, including making corporate gym memberships tax deductible. Some health experts have welcomed the idea — but say any form of exercise is better than nothing. What’s next? AUSactive says it will be a tough sell...

Australian fitness influencer Ashy Bines faces regular health checks due to an aneurysm on her brain found after she lost her vision. The 35-year-old mum-of-two went to Gold Coast University Hospital on Sunday, having momentarily lost her vision three times last week. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ashy Bines speaks about health scare. Trends, culture and...

Charles Leclerc set the pace in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix with Ferrari looking on course to fight Red Bull for pole position later today. But in a session in which the top seven were separated by three-tenths of a second, and many of the drivers struggled to get their soft tyres to...

Carlos Sainz feels “ready” to return to action with Ferrari in Melbourne, though admits how he feels when hitting the track will determine his status after a comeback effort that you “cannot imagine”. Sainz is planning to return to Ferrari duties for the Australian Grand Prix, after his plans to go racing in Saudi Arabia...

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is still “not moving freely” and may not be “ready for the rigours” of an F1 race ahead of his planned return at the Australian Grand Prix, it has been claimed. Sainz was ruled out of the last race in Saudi Arabia after appendix surgery, with Ferrari reserve driver Oliver Bearman...

Welcome to You Got This, news.com.au’s weekly fitness series featuring stories and ideas from real Aussies who’ve experienced it all. An Aussie who fell in love with running marathons after he needed something to get his mind off of a family tragedy, has now set a lofty goal to run 50 marathons. Ben Lucas, owner...

A bikini model and actor who starred briefly in the hit horror film Wolf Creek is facing serious child sex abuse charges following her arrest for the alleged sexual abuse of a teen boy and exploitation material allegedly found on her phone. Megan Skye Blancada, a young mum and model, appeared at Adelaide Magistrate Court...

A woman who was obsessed with tracking her exercise and calories would cancel plans to work out – and felt “guilty” if she didn’t move. Dani Fernandez, 25, had always been sporty growing up but began to develop an unhealthy obsession with exercise and calorie counting as a teenager. The American content creator developed an...

During the pandemic, Nikola Sowry made a decision that helped her become happier and healthier. After feeling challenged and disconnected during recurring lockdowns, the 29-year-old decided to try out a community football team in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.  “Finding footy and this club genuinely changed my life,” she said. Before football, Nikola struggled to find exercise that...

An Aussie woman who was trying to work out at the gym has been thrown for a loop after a man approached her and started hassling her about when she would be finished, which she described as a real “d*ck” move. Leese was minding her own business while using a machine when the man in...