Archive for March, 2017

Weight Training: What’s the Big Deal?

Posted in Fitness, Radio National, resistance training with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 27, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle

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This article is the basis for the ABC FM Life Matters segment, ‘The Exercise Room.’

The broadcast can be listened to here.

What is weight training?

Weight training is one form of resistance training. Weights – barbells and dumbells – are the implements that immediately come to mind for most people, but there are a multitude of different tools you can use, all of which will give you a different result. Continue reading

Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel

Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on March 19, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle

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Pat told Johnny he needed to take a piss and went inside the pub. Wally stood at the end of the bar, a stubby sweating in front of him. Pat grabbed him by the elbow as he reached to pick it up. Continue reading

Radio National: Exercise and Injuries Part Four

Posted in Radio National with tags , , , on March 17, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle

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http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/old-injuries/8355422

Radio National: Exercise and Injuries Part Three

Posted in Radio National with tags , , , on March 17, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle

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http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/exercise-and-injuries/8343970

Radio National: Exercise and Injuries Part Two

Posted in Radio National with tags , , , on March 17, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle

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http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/exercise-and-injury–core-strength/8317364

Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel

Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on March 12, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle

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“That’s the first moment of genuine, non-medicated calm I’ve felt since…”

The sentence decayed into silence and Pat found himself looking out the window as if looking to see where the rest of it had gone.

“Since…?” prompted the doctor. Continue reading