How exercise breaks can help you learn better

Do you find yourself getting distracted when you study? Here’s a simple thing you can do to help you focus better and improve your study sessions . . . Take regular exercise breaks. A study titled Sweat so you don’t forget found that engaging in regular five minute exercise breaks reduced mind wandering, improved focus, […]

My eureka moment: How I conquered my inner couch potato

Every day I put on my running shoes and I head to the gym for a workout. I force myself to do this because by the end, I feel amazingly good. Exercise gives me a natural high. Comedian and writer Catherine Deveny says: “[After exercise] My body feels better, my mind clearer, my heart lighter […]

A study method for time poor students who swim

“I’ve got no time to study!” I hear people say this a lot, especially students who are training to become elite athletes. On top of going to school, these students are often training for 15-30 hours every week. So I’m often asked . . . “How do I find time to study? Do you have […]

Should you keep working out at the gym? Staying healthy without spreading COVID-19

To exercise at the gym or not exercise at the gym? That is the question many of us are asking in the face of the pandemic, COVID-19. Let’s look at what the experts are saying about this . . . On the ABC podcast Coronacast, Australian physician and journalist Dr Norman Swan mentioned that data […]