Topend Sports
Home > About
About Topend Sports
This website about all things sports, health and fitness, has developed as a free online resource by responding to what people are searching for and asking questions about. If you have any comments or suggestions, I would love to hear from you. To send a message to Rob, go to the Contact page. If you want to reference a page on this site, see the webpage concerning copyright for more information. Advertising on Topend Sports is available. All pages are designed and maintained by Rob J Wood Designs.
History
This site is began in 1997 as an online collection of fitness tests while I was studying Human Movement at The University of Western Australia (UWA). From there the site grew sporadically when I found time to work on it. Over time the site has been hosted on a couple of different website domains.
- From 1997 to 1999 it was on the UWA server: http://www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/rjwood/Welcome.html
- In early 2000 it was moved to http://www.fitness.testing.8m.com
- The site finally reached www.topendsports.com in 2001.
This image was an icon
of the original version
of this website,
started around 1996. He is still a part of the logo, and is running!
Who is Rob?
My name is Rob Wood, and this is my website. I am sports fanatic, sport
scientist, and graphic designer, all rolled into one. My qualifications in exercise physiology are Bachelor of Science and PhD from The University of Western Australia. In graphic design, I have an advanced diploma from the Canberra Institute of Technology. Now you can see why I have made
this site - it combines everything I love to do. I hope you enjoy it too.
- See a list of my research articles that have been published, and some of my graphic designs.
- If you wish to give feedback on my web sites or to ask me a question, please Contact Me.
- To read some of my sporting ramblings, go to the Sporting Blog page.
Co-workers
This site would not be possible without the assistance of my wife Clare Wood, who is also a very good dietitian and a significant contributor to this website. See this list of just some of her sports nutrition articles.
Related Pages
- home of Topend Sports
