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Can exercise promote healthy brains?
A new study indicates that exercise may benefit not only your muscles, heart and lungs but could be a protective factor against the mental decline that comes with ageing.
More exercise equals less disease
Researchers assess the dose-response association between total physical activity levels and risk of five chronic conditions.
Physical activity and exercise: getting started
Most people don’t undertake enough physical activity in their everyday working lives and leisure time, which means we have to make a conscious effort to be more active.
Video: Is HIIPA the new HIIT?
Is HIIPA (high intensity incidental physical activity) the new HIIT? Health experts have found many daily tasks can have health benefits if you push yourself.
Sciatica: symptoms, causes and diagnosis
Sciatica is characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg. One of the most common causes is a herniated disc.
Concussion
Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that results in sudden onset of neurological symptoms that resolve spontaneously over a varying period of time.
Warming up and cooling down for exercise
Warming up before exercise and cooling down and stretching after it are important parts of an exercise programme.
Sports injury prevention
Look at your exercise program in terms of FIT – Frequency, Intensity and Time. Only one of these should be increased each week.
Mallet finger
Mallet finger is the result of an injury to the tendon that extends your fingertip, resulting in a fingertip that droops noticeably.
