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Heart Pumping Holidays

Have you got what it takes to be the next Thorpedo or Cathy Freeman? Get the adrenaline pumping in fresh air with exercise, adventures and tours to test your limits. It's time to ditch the winter "ugh" boots and slip on the fluro headband as you go for gold at one of our fun, fitness-friendly hotels.

Weave your way through hidden tracks amongst the eucalypts that give the Blue Mountains their unique hazy shade. After being paired up with a bike that matches your riding skills and derriere comfort, you'll pedal your way into beautiful scenery not accessible to vehicles, including Grose Valley and a jaw dropping canyon. Puffed out and pumped up, check into the Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa, where you can lap up the luxury of their indoor swimming pool, saunas and herbal baths.

In the average life span, the human heart beat 2.5 billion times, so it seems crazy to waste so many of the frantic ones pounding a gym treadmill. Instead, spend some well earned palpitations on a unique fitness day of running, mountain biking and circuit training in the Grampians National Park Victoria. Work up an appetite for a hearty meal at the on-site Capital restaurant, part of the Comfort Inn Capital Horsham. Unwind at the nearby aquatic centre.

Buff up on a windsurfing lesson in Brisbane with the accredited and very patient Windsurfing Training Centre of Yachting Australia. You'll be fitted out in the latest gear, such as advanced communication radio helmets. Revive your land legs back at the Royal on the Park Hotel. Get comfy on the leather chesterfields at the elegant Walnut Restaurant.

Learn what it takes to be an Olympic athlete with a tour of the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Try out your own fitness finesse at the Sportex interactive sports experience on a virtual rowing or cycling race. After the huff and puff, retreat back to the Diamant Boutique Hotel to enjoy the benefits of being average: stay up late, eat whatever you want and party the night away at the nearby nightspots, such as the glamorous Parlour Wine Room.

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