Can You Play Contact Sport While Wearing Braces?
Love your footy, rugby or martial arts, but worried that braces might bench you for the season? The good news is that you can usually continue playing contact sports while undergoing orthodontic treatment. However, adult braces, whether metal braces or clear ceramic braces, can increase the risk of cuts and irritation if a blow to […]
Choosing Between Single, Dual and Triple Driver IEM Models
Picture a drummer at a packed Richmond or Footscray pub gig. The guitarist’s amp is cranked, the crowd’s singing along, and all she can hear from her wedge is mush. So she turns it up, then turns it up again. By the encore her ears are ringing, and she’s lost the bass line twice. Sound […]
Urban Game Theory Is Something Aussies Would Love More Of
Imagine walking through the city and finding a ping-pong table waiting for a quick game, a chessboard built into a public table, or a small recreational space where you can challenge a mate before heading home. It sounds simple, but adding more opportunities for play could make Australian cities considerably more enjoyable. From well-placed public […]
Here’s what Novak Djokovic eats in a day to stay a Grand Slam champion
The diet that saw Djokovic go from regular mid-match collapses, to a Grand Slam winning streak and how to replicate it yourself. Image credit: Getty Images Image credit: Getty Images You might not remember a time when Novak Djokovic wasn’t almost wholly unstoppable on the tennis court. The 24-time Grand Slam winner has dominated the sport, […]
Wait, can doing pilates really shave time off your marathon PB?
Trading weighted squats in for a pilates mat is a killer way to upgrade your running technique and minimise injury. Don’t believe us? We went and asked the pros for you. No matter how little or long you’ve been in the running game, you’ll know that there is a lot more to it than just… […]
Why a VO2 max test reveals so much about overall health and longevity
Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and health for the average person. If you think of ways to measure your overall health, certain benchmarks likely come to mind. The bloodwork you get done at your annual physical, maybe. Your body mass index. […]
Are You Eating Enough Protein? How Activity Level and Health Needs Change the Rules
It is easy to assume you are getting enough protein. You eat a bit of chicken, maybe some yoghurt, and call it a day. But when you look closer, many people fall short, especially when activity levels increase or health needs change. If you are aiming for a high performance nutrition intake, need special dietary […]
Are Custom In-Ear Monitors Worth It for Amateur Musicians?
If you play in a band, you already know how different things sound depending on where you stand. Drummers sit behind a wall of noise. Guitar players compete with amps and cymbals. Vocalists often struggle to hear themselves clearly over everything else. It might feel like part of the experience, but over time, it creates […]
The Performance Coach Behind the Most Swole March Madness Team Shares His Secrets
Alan Bishop built the Houston Cougars into a muscular force. You can forge hoops strength, too. FOR THE UNIVERSITY of Houston men’s basketball team, every summer workout starts at 6:30 a.m. That means arriving by 5:45 or 6 a.m. When each player walks into the facility, they see their coaches, managers, video staff, administrative staff—anyone […]
Even greater heights await Australia’s Winter Olympians after success of Milano Cortina Games
More than half of the 50-odd Australians who featured in Italy this month were Olympic debutants, suggesting a bright future ahead Australia’s golden 2026 Winter Olympics campaign ended on Sunday not with a medal, but with a thrilling view of the future. Following the nation’s most successful Winter Games of all time, the denouement suggested […]