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IT'S Sydney's new unspoken rule of etiquette - don't call an office worker after 3pm on a Friday.

If it's urgent, call the nearest watering hole where they're likely to be under a beer garden umbrella, talking with their office comrades.

It's called Lazy Fridays and it's coming to your office.

Sydney's business community has embraced the Lazy Fridays movement, with offices across the city calling it quits mid-arvo... read more

A CONTROVERSIAL weight-loss study has found the best way to shed flab is to do it fast.

Dietitian Katrina Purcell presented a study to an international obesity conference in Stockholm this week which defied conventional wisdom that "slow and steady" was the best way to permanently ditch those muffin tops.

Ms Purcell, a University of Melbourne researcher, compared a rapid diet - with subjects weighing about 100kg losing 1.5kg a week for 12 weeks - to a 36-week diet in which participants lost 0.5kg a week... read more

IT MAY not be Back to the Future Day, but power laces are here.

They're real, get excited.

"The project had been on my mind since I had a Back to the Future marathon a few months ago," inventor Blake Bevin said.

"It is a ritual I repeat every year or two. Work has been boring lately and so I thought I'd dust out the ol' workshop and get started on something.

"The power laces stuck out as something that would be fun and geeky and I was sure there were other nerds out there that would appreciate it.".. read more

Nintendo has today announced that 2008's fitness trend-setter Wii Fit - combined with last year's Wii Fit Plus - have sold through an impressive one million units in Australia.

It's an encouraging turnout, especially considering Australian current affair programs are always predicting that we'll one day sink the country under our collective flab, right after being fleeced by dodgy tradesmen. Of course, there's a good chance most Balance Board's started gathering dust after a week.

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ATHLETES who drink a lot of coffee can improve their performance by as much as six percent, British scientists say.

A new study found high doses of caffeine boosted muscle power and endurance when the body was not being pushed to the limit, such as in long-distance running.

“A very high dosage of caffeine, most likely achieved via tablets, powder or a concentrated liquid, is feasible and might prove attractive to a number of athletes wishing to improve their athletic performance,” said Dr Rob James, lead researcher at Coventry University, in central England... read more

GENTLY tapping pressure points on the body will help lead to weight loss, a university researcher in Queensland says.

A Griffith University study of 96 people over 12 months found psychological acupuncture played a significant role in weight loss by reducing food cravings in people who are overweight or obese.

Griffith psychologist Dr Peta Stapleton said the participants lost a significant amount of weight and they've kept it off, with one losing 10 kilograms... read more

ARTHRITIS was the unlikely catalyst that led to a 65-year-old Queenslander being named Australia's Hottest Nanna.

Lads mag Zoo Weekly awarded the title to Leila Benussi from Alexandra Hills after husband George answered the call to find the nation's sexiest grandmother.

He sent in some saucy shots of his wife in her smalls, which did the trick.

"My husband talked me into it. He said there weren't many women with a body like mine at my age," Leila said.

"I just hope all the 20-year-old boys at the gym don't recognise me in their mag.".. read more

HOLLYWOOD star Gwyneth Paltrow was a pin-up for healthy living but her extreme dieting may have given her the bones of an 80-year-old woman.

The 37-year-old actress - who has followed a macrobiotic diet for 11 years and exercises up to three hours a day - has revealed that she has been diagnosed with osteopenia, an illness that can lead to the serious bone disease osteoporosis... read more

Being short is not a crime.Though statistics show that being short is not that easy,less likely to be elected to a public office,harder time in finding a mate are two of the challenges beset by short people. However, this does not stop here. In a new study published in the European Heart Journal, the shortest short people-men who stands less than 5’5 and women who barely reach 5 feet are 50% more susceptible of having a heart attack or die from heart disorder than tall individuals... read more

A 203kg man who says he was thrown off a flight for being too fat has missed the chance to say goodbye to his dying aunt.

Sandy Russell, from Wolverhampton in England, said a stewardess told him to leave the Air Transat plane from London Gatwick to Toronto because he could not fit in his seat.

He was told he must pay for two seats if he wanted to catch the next available flight to visit his aunt who was dying of bowel cancer in Canada.

Mr Russell was unable to pay the $1564 fare and his aunt died two days after he was due to visit her... read more

UK music festival-goers will be able to charge their mobile phones by stomping their boot-clad feet.

Sky News said today mobile phone operator Orange launched gum boots which can recharge a handset using a "power-generating" sole.

The boots, which were developed by renewable energy experts GotWind, convert heat from the feet into an electrical current.

Twelve hours of fancy footwork could generate enough energy to power a mobile phone for one hour... read more

AFTER losing 17kg and running a half marathon in one hour 50 minutes, Sally Thompson appeared to be a postnatal fitness success story.

About a year after the birth of her second child, Thompson had signed up at a gym and engaged a personal fitness trainer to help her lose her post-baby excess weight and regain her former high level of fitness.

Within six months she'd achieved her goal... read more

THE face of world sport is changing and it is becoming more bloated.

As society loses the battle of the bulge, obesity seems, subconsciously, to be drawing us away from endurance sports and everything once considered the staple diet of the armchair aficionado.

There is a cultural shift taking place and it is evident some previously-ridiculed sports are now gaining acceptance.

Allow me to make a prediction. They will become more mainstream as the fat-clogged and arterially-challenged generations we are breeding snuff out the once popular athletic pursuits... read more

Stomach crunches not having the desired impact? Check out the 10 top foods to help you feel slimmer around the middle.

1. Oatmeal
With colder weather setting in for many Australians, there is no better nutritious and warming start to the day than a bowl of steaming oats – and we’re not talking the sugar-laden varieties. Unsweetened oatmeal boosts energy, reduces cholesterol and helps fight obesity and colon cancer. Now that’s a breakfast worth getting up for!

2. Eggs.. read more

EVEN at 41, Kylie Minogue looked amazing in hot pants for her new video but how does she keep her bum looking so good?

And, secondly, how can we get such a fine derriere. Obviously Kylie has been genetically blessed - but there is still hope for us mortals, The Sun newspaper in the UK reports.

It is possible to eat and exercise your way to a firmer, perter bottom and beat the dreaded cellulite.

The Sun's Fit Squad provided a guide and promised results could be seen in 10 days' time... read more

A MILKSHAKE that is the equivalent of 68 pieces of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies has been dubbed the worst drink in the US.

Made with chocolate ice cream, milk and peanut butter, the drink - called the Cold Stone PB&C - packs a whopping 2010 calories, 68 grams of saturated fat and a massive 153 grams of sugar, The Sun reports.

It topped Men's Health magazine's list of the 20 worst drinks in America, beating a McDonald's Triple Thick Chocolate Milkshake to the post... read more

Thousands facing fines if they refuse to divulge health info to ABSUPDATE 11.40am:

AUSTRALIA'S peak doctors body says 50,000 people should not be forced to answer questions about their health and lifestyle to government bean counters.

Up to 50,000 people face a fine of $110 a day if they refuse to divulge information on their health and lifestyle to Australian Bureau of Statistics researchers.

But the Australian Medical Association says while the information is important, people should not be penalised for not taking part... read more

Gym owners say they’ll be forced to play cover versions of dancefloor hits in their classes after a Copyright Tribunal clampdown on plays of licensed music.

The Tribunal has ruled that Australia’s fitness industry will now have to pay $15 per class or $1 per attendee when licensed music is played. It’s a massive jump up from the current tariff of only $0.97 per class – working out to three cents per person for a class of 30... read more

WHAT is the difference between smoking and obesity and alcohol abuse? According to Health Minister Nicola Roxon, it is all a matter of ingestion: whereas smoking even one cigarette can cause health damage, drinking alcohol or eating junk food can, in moderation, cause little harm... read more

Christian yoga combines ancient exercise with devotional prayer and meditation Chakras. The “third eye.” Sanskrit chanting. “Om.”

These staples of many yoga classes are a turnoff to some Christians.

But a Florida class combining yoga and Pilates with Christian prayer and meditation steers clear of yoga’s Hindu roots and seeks to show that Christian faith is compatible with the ancient form of movement and relaxation.

The class, called Praisemoves, is sponsored by Community of Hope, a non-denominational evangelical church in Loxahatchee, Fla... read more