Sporty Podcast
1) Harry Gallagher: saved by swimming
When he was a kid and fell into a filthy, polluted river, his only choice was to sink or swim. Harry Gallagher went on to become one of Australia's most successful swimming coaches. He died last month...Show More
2) The gold medal factory turns 40
The Australian Institute of Sport opened on 26 January, 1981. Prompted by Australia's poor performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, it was unashamedly designed to be a 'gold medal factory'. Has it s...Show More
3) How cool is this — cryotherapy and how to make a sporty kid
Does immersing yourself in extreme cold help with recovery from sport and exercise?
4) Why you don't want to exercise
If you're a reluctant exerciser, it may help to know that it's because we evolved that way. You have to override ancient powerful instincts to choose to do optional physical activity.
5) Get fit, have fun — Stand up paddle boarding
The name says it all – a water sport you do standing up on a board using a paddle. A simple session is the equivalent of three hours in a gym. What’s more, you use a lot of different muscles but with ...Show More
6) Get fit, have fun — Dog agility
It's the ultimate incidental exercise — Dog Agility, a competition where dogs have to navigate an obstacle course alongside their owners. So while you direct your clever pooch to manoeuvre the obstacl...Show More
7) Get fit, have fun — flying trapeze
The core and upper body are the main focus of this type of training, and your back, glutes and thighs are activated constantly – what’s not fun about that!? All you’ve got to do is land safely…
8) Get fit, have fun — Pole-dancing
Pole-dancing has a somewhat sleazy past, but it's emerged from the men's clubs to become an activity in its own right, something you can do for your own enjoyment in a dance or fitness class. It's phy...Show More
9) Get fit, have fun — Dodgeball
What can be more fun than throwing a (softish) ball at other people? And trying not to get hit by them? Amanda Smith learns the five Ds of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive — and dodge.
10) Women in the commentary box
Once upon a time it would never have happened. You'd never hear or see a woman commentating on top men's sports like football or cricket. But that's changing...