6 January 2016
Read Moreby Kara Gilbert
This article is motivated by some incidental conversations I've had with fellow athletes in recent times regarding dissatisfaction with their own medication regimes. The use of beta-blockers, in particular, for managing hypertension (high blood pressure) or arrhythmia (irregular heart beat)...
18 December 2015
Read Moreby Kara Gilbert
We're experiencing a heat wave in Melbourne! How does training in hot weather affect your heart?
On a hot day, blood flow is rerouted so more of it goes to your skin surface to help your body let off your internal heat (and you break a sweat). The redirection of blood flow to the skin makes...