Dancing - preventing injury
Dancing is simply moving in time to music. It's a fun and sociable way to exercise. The range of styles is extensive; they include ballroom, jazz ballet, hip-hop and belly dancing. However, you need to take care, as injuries are possible. The ... [... more]
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Resistance training - advanced
Regular resistance training enlarges and strengthens muscles. Progressive resistance training lets you increase the intensity of your training as your muscles adapt. This may include increasing the weight, changing the duration of the ... [... more]
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Gardening for seniors
Gardening has many health and therapeutic benefits for seniors. Garden beds, equipment and tools can be modified so older people can create a garden that is interesting, accessible and productive. Gardening has many health and therapeutic ... [... more]
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Arthritis and water exercise
Warm water exercise (hydrotherapy) is helpful for people with arthritis. The body is supported and the resistance of moving through water boosts muscle strength and endurance. Warm water exercise (hydrotherapy) is particularly helpful, because ... [... more]
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Orienteering - preventing injury
Orienteering is running or walking while you are navigating (with a compass) through challenging environments such as bushland. Orienteering is running or walking while you are navigating (with a compass) through challenging environments such as ... [... more]
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Walking - safety and environmental issues
There are safety and environmental issues to consider when walking, especially if you choose to walk in parks or reserves that offer difficult terrain or long trails. Walking is a low impact activity that offers substantial health benefits. It's ... [... more]
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Gardening for health - starting out
Gardening is a healthy activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. An edible garden can be started in a small area. It's important that you learn which plants are edible and ensure that chemical sprays are not used on the plants that you ... [... more]
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Dog walking - the health benefits
Almost 40 per cent of Australian households have a dog. Simply walking the dog a few times a week could offer owners health benefits, including increased cardiovascular fitness and lower blood pressure. It is important to prepare for walking your ... [... more]
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Cycling and disease prevention
Research shows that doing regular exercise like riding a bike can help to protect you from certain diseases including stroke, heart attack, some cancers, depression, diabetes, obesity and arthritis. Cycling is a healthy, low impact exercise that ... [... more]
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Sports injuries - Q & A
Australian Rules football is consistently the sport in which most injuries occur in Victoria according to separate studies of sporting injuries at a sample of Victorian hospital emergency departments, sports medicine centres and general ... [... more]
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Postnatal exercise - issues to consider
You should take time to recover from the rigours of birth before you start on any exercise program, particularly if you have had a caesarean delivery. Creating time to exercise is also a common concern for new mothers. Regular exercise for the ... [... more]
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Shin splints - Better Health Channel.
Pain felt on the inner side of the shinbone is called 'medial shin splints', while the term 'anterior shin splints' refers to pain felt on the outer side. While medial shin splints are more common, pain may be felt on both sides of the shinbone ... [... more]
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