After the Games: Affordable housing for all?
After the Games: Affordable housing for all? In a city where affordable housing is scarce – currently London rent rises are so unchecked that there are calls to introduce “New York Style” rent...
View Article94FIFTY – SMART BALLS
The 94Fifty sensor basketball feels and weighs the same as any basketball. But embedded inside, the ball has an array of 6 sensors, a Bluetooth radio, and battery positioned in a holder engineered to...
View ArticleConcussion in Sport – A Growing Concern
The need to minimise head injuries in sports is stronger than ever. From grass roots sports, through to elite athletes and government organisations, there is a growing awareness of the importance of...
View ArticleSmart….SOCKS?
Smart phones, smart cars, smart…socks? A new item of footwear has been designed to include a sensor that can not only suggest exercise improvements, but also inform the wearer of bad running habits...
View ArticleMaking Fitness Fun – Gamification in 2013
‘Gamification’ has been a buzz word used in most industries during the past few years. But what is it? And how can Government, sport and active recreation utilise this concept to increase physical...
View ArticlePublic Art, Playgrounds and Exercise
Public open spaces are under utilised. We aren’t just talking about parks and playgrounds, but also town squares, main streets, university grounds, beach fronts, ‘wasted space’ (under bridges etc) and...
View ArticleTargeting Teens – Health & Fitness for the Next Generation
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to know how, when and where to target health and fitness messages to pre-teens and teens. What used to be relatively innocent age groups, are now far more worldly,...
View ArticleFIFO Mental Health…A Task for Sport & Rec Technology?
A recent research report by Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia identified family and home separation as the number 1 cause of stress in fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers. The report,...
View ArticleTour de France…by foot?!
Previously, Pinkie’s team has written about the changing landscape of activities, and how people are trying to find new, exciting and different ways of challenging themselves. For example traditional...
View ArticleYour Move – Get Active YOUR Way
‘Your Move’ is a brand new behavior change program being piloted within the City of Cockburn in Western Australia. It is a unique in that it illustrates the ability and capacity of different State...
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