Athletes are breaking their silence about their experience of eating disorders and disordered eating. Why is this happening in an arena celebrated as the epitome of health?
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Athletes are breaking their silence about their experience of eating disorders and disordered eating. Why is this happening in an arena celebrated as the epitome of health?
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Season-ending knee injuries are becoming common among female athletes in Australia's football codes, leaving medical experts increasingly concerned with the rise in this trend.
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Girls are much more likely than boys to drop out of competitive sports. It’s little wonder when revealing kits are highlighted on the global stage
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Short for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS is diagnosed when a patient’s heart rate goes berserk, jumping way above normal when changing position from lying down to standing.
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My body has always been there to catch me. It took an ACL injury to appreciate it.
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Alix Popham and Lenny Woodard realized something was very wrong after they retired. Now, these ex-rugby stars are trying to warn others about a danger in the sport.
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What can you do to protect, identify and treat a concussion? Scientist Julie Stamm, author of the book “The Brain on Youth Sports,” offers five tips to raise awareness.
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From mid-game peanut butter and pikelets to ham and cheese toasties afterwards, these are the foods that keep top AFL footballers in peak performance mode.
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Commonwealth Games medallists since 1930 shown to have greater longevity than general population
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Left for dead as an infant, raised in care and abused as a child, Whitbread became an exceptional athlete. She explains what it takes to be the world’s best javelin thrower, survive a breakdown and bounce back from financial ruin
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The Australian Institute of Sport is a believer in artificial intelligence and wants to make Australia the most AI-assisted sporting nation in the world.
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Multiple world champion archer Danielle Brown experienced the ultimate highs and lows of sport. Now with the help of two great Kiwi athletes, she's written an award-winning book, Angela Walker reports.
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“A life of risks not taken is not a life worth living,” one writes.
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Half of football is enduring pain. The other half is inflicting it.
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After 22 years of strict training routines, meal plans and working with coaches, Anna Meares was frozen by the endless possibilities when she retired from elite cycling in 2016, until she rediscovered her love of art.
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After Damar Hamlin's collapse, sports took a backseat to real life.
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Two head injuries suffered by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa this year have put the spotlight on concussions.
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My hamstrung hubby was substituted by former AFL star Jude Bolton ... Well, that’s his version of the story.
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While much of the inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in sport will focus on professional players and leagues, local teams and young players should also look out for the findings.
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I became convinced not only was I bad at sport but also that it would be gross to try in front of everyone
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Research tells us women are far more likely to suffer an ACL injury than men, but one surprising key factor could start to drop those rates for females playing contact sports.
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Lower participation and poorer performance in cross-country running by students at low-SES schools is troubling, because physical activity and fitness are closely tied to health and well-being.
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The pictures are dramatic and shocking and that is why they have been viewed around the world.
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Christy Henrich’s struggle with eating disorders launched a reckoning in sports, but progress has been slow.
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Massive amounts of data is being collected from modern athletes in the pursuit of a competitive edge but experts have found the practice is invasive, unchecked and in ‘urgent need’ of attention.