Physical Activity - Tips To Overcome The Barriers
Change the way you think about physical activity. Don't think that exercise must be painful or dull in order to be 'good' for you. Physical activity is all about getting more movement into your day. The activities should also be fun. Think about ... [... more]
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Physical Activity - Women
Parenting demands - talk to your partner (or your friends) about how you can fit more physical activity into your life. Ask friends if they are interested in swapping babysitting. Try exercise DVDs - so you can exercise whenever you have the ... [... more]
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Physical Activity - How To Stay Motivated
Pick an activity (or range of activities) that appeal to you. Also choose activities that you are confident of managing physically. For example, if you don't like jogging or have previously failed at sustaining a jogging program, chances are you ... [... more]
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Physical Activity - What's Right For You?
Issues to keep in mind - you might become bored or lose motivation, especially if you only have one or two videos to choose from. You might like to exercise with a neighbour, to break the routine, or borrow new tapes from the library. You also ... [... more]
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Physical Activity - Men
Lack of time - 30 minutes of exercise per day is the recommended minimum. For busy men, finding a spare half-hour can be tricky. Research suggests that you can break up your 30 minutes of exercise into two 15-minute blocks, or even three ... [... more]
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Physical Activity Keeps You Healthy
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Physical Activity Tips (5) - Find Time
People who participate in regular vigorous activity enjoy extra health and fitness benefits. 'Vigorous' activity makes you 'huff and puff' and can come from playing sport, doing aerobics, speed walking or jogging. So if you're getting used to the ... [... more]
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Physical Activity Tips (4) - Make Plans
Draw up an activity plan and use it. Whether your goal is in minutes, centimetres, kilos or kilometres, keep a diary of activities and improvements. This could be a weekly plan that sets out for each day the specific activities you are going to ... [... more]
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Exercise - Everyday Activities
To stay fit and healthy we need to exercise regularly. Research suggests that maintaining an active lifestyle is the key to good health and weight management. You can plan physical activity by doing things like going to the gym or playing sport. ... [... more]
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Physical Activity - Set Yourself Goals
Be realistic. Your ultimate fitness goal could be to be fit enough to participate in a competition on a set date, or to do 50 laps of the pool. Whatever the case, make this goal realistic. Remember that most of us will never be world-famous ... [... more]
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Aboriginal Health - Physical Activity
Research into the exercise habits of Indigenous Australians is limited but it suggests that they are less active than the rest of the population (who are generally not very active either). The National Health Survey 2001 found that 73 per cent of ... [... more]
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Physical Activity Tips (1) - Think Active
The bad news is there are no miracle cures or quick fixes. The good news is that you can prevent most of these conditions through healthy eating and regular exercise. If you are at an unhealthy weight or have real difficulty losing weight, don't ... [... more]
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