Womens_HealthAustralia-February_2017

MAKE

CONTACT

THERE’S BEEN

A PHENOMENAL RISE

IN THE POPULARITY

OF AND SUPPORT FOR

WOMEN’S PRO CONTACT

BALL SPORTS. GET

INVOLVED!

The Rugby 7s girls’

gold-medal winning

performance at Rio

2016 was recounted

by many Aussies as

the highlight of the

Olympics. They’ll be

playing in a big-deal

international comp, the

Sydney Sevens, at Syd’s

Allianz Stadium on Feb

3–4. Show the girls

some love by booking

tix at sydney7s.com.au.

The countdown to the

inaugural AFL Women’s

season, Feb-Mar, is on!

In case you missed the

memo, eight existing

AFL clubs have now

formed a national

women’s league: the

AFL Women’s. Support

these history-making

players by getting to

one of their matches

(book tix at afl.com.au)

or tuning into all the

live broadcasts.

Interest in women’s

rugby league has never

been greater, says

Andrew Hill, Women’s

Rugby League World

Cup 2017 CEO. In May

2016 the Jillaroos

(women’s national

rugby league team)

and Kangaroos (the

men) were touted as

a double header

for the Test match,

and this year the

teams will again be

playing back-to-back

games for the World

Cup final. Yew!

The self-monitoring trend

has gone beyond tracking

your activity, sleep and

food intake – you can

now use a little pen-like

gizmo called the VitaStiq

to monitor your vitamin

and mineral levels. You

just rub it around the

skin on your fingers, it

links with an app on your

smartphone, and provides

practical, personalised

advice based on your

reading. #stayhealthy.

$259, vitastiq.com.au WH

Yoga-like swaying,

bowing and

thrusting promises

to transport you to

an ‘ecstatic realm

of pure joy’. Sure.

kundalinidance.

com

Lay back and bliss

out on a ‘sonic,

meditative journey’.

Frequencies from

the gongs (that

produce a big,

hollow tone when

struck with a

padded hammer)

are said to ease

tension and stress.

gongsound

meditation.com.au

The act of chanting

mantras is said to

release fear and

blocked emotions,

leaving you with

a sense of elation

that won’t crash.

asmy.org.au

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