Layne Beachley, the Dancing Queen

Who’dathought? That spindly legged kid I coached tennis when she was 10 went on to become a surfing legend – seven time World Champion. That was mind-blowing enough. Now she’s a dancing superstar too! Layne Beachley made her debut on 7′s Dancing With The Stars last Sunday night, waltzing into viewers’ hearts (if not all [...]

Not the greatest match, but THE greatest player

Still trying to figure out how Roddick lost the Wimbledon Final. Up a set and 6-2 in the 2nd set tiebreak and Fed not able to break him… it was all over. That one shanked high backhand volley was the turning point. Amazing how a 4 hour match with a 30 game final set can [...]

Is Rudd’s ‘Fat Fund’ Fair?

Okay… so any incentive to get people to lose weight and get fit is a good thing. But paying the overweight to join a gym or buy fitness equipment? What about the rest of us who, while we may not be in sufficient shape to compete in London 2012, at least have a hit of [...]

Is Body Shaping a sport?

Weight training and ‘body building’ has traditionally been a male activity (think Arnie), but over the last couple of decades more and more women have taken to the gym or health club to work out with weights… and now Body Shaping is on the verge of being accepted as an Olympic demonstration sport. But is [...]