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Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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The Apple TV+ series Physical is a reminder that making people hate their body is a thriving pillar of American commerce.
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As states across the country allow restaurants, shops and gyms to reopen, questions around safety remain. Experts are especially worried about gyms; it's hard to maintain social distancing in close, sweaty quarters, and research has demonstrated that workout classes can be major sources of spread.
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Quarantine reminded us that we could work out anywhere. But “anywhere” is not a place we go to do important things.
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Runners tell of the dramatic ways their training has changed during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Before they closed down, Australian gyms had made a dramatic shift from sweat boxes to boutique.
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The transformative nature of bodybuilding is particularly appealing to those already going through a transition period: middle-aged women.
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How do we keep fit while heeding the government's new advice on avoiding unnecessary social contact?
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Our three short workout videos will get your heart pumping and give you a full-body workout without a trip to the gym.
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Sweat cannot transmit the virus but high-contact surfaces, such as barbells, can pose a problem, a doctor said.
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Fitness facilities ask members to be mindful so they and others can stay healthy while working out.
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As technology invades the fitness world, experts try to determine what works best.
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As miracle cures are hard to come by, any claims that a treatment is 100% safe and effective must always be viewed with intense scepticism. There is perhaps one exception. Physical activity has been called a miracle cure by no less a body than the Academy of Medical Sciences (http://bit.ly/2lTqDvc); and, like those who avail themselves of it, the supporting science grows stronger by the day. The BMJ recently published a systematic review showing a clear dose-response relation between physical activity and all cause mortality (doi:10.1136/bmj.l4570). The authors concluded that any level of activity is better than none, and more is better still, a message recently encapsulated in the updated guidelines from the UK’s chief medical officers (doi:10.1136/bmj.l5470).
As summarised by Christine Haseler and colleagues this week, the evidence that activity is good for both body and mind is impressive (doi:10.1136/bmj.l5230). People who are more active live longer and have lower rates of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and depression. Physical activity is safe and beneficial for almost everyone, they say. People should “start slow and build up” to avoid injury, and those with chronic illness may benefit from a tailored exercise prescription.
Are there downsides? There seem to be far fewer than for other widely used preventives and cures. Indeed, physical activity is one of the alternatives to antidepressants and painkillers that Ian Hamilton says we need for people struggling with physical or psychological pain (https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2019/09/13/ian-hamilton-prescription-drugs-are-no-cure-for-deprivation). It seems to have few if any side effects, and unlike some prescription drugs it is not generally addictive, although exercise addiction does occur. Nor does it drive overdiagnosis, unlike intensive precision screening as described this week by Henrik Vogt and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj.l5270).
Apart from the name of this article (exercise being sold as a 'cure' and a miracle!) this reinforces much of what we know about the benefits of exercise.
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Gross news, folks: It turns out using a gym towel to wipe down equipment can expose us to countless nasties left there by strangers, and facilitate the spread of bacteria, mould, fungi and viruses.
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Harvard Health experts name the five best workouts for longevity, strength, healthy joints, and mental clarity. Which one's right for you?
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To fight fat, experts suggest you exercise regularly, monitor calories, lift weights and move throughout the day.
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Blue Mountains man Lachlan Foote, 21, died from caffeine toxicity after ingesting one teaspoon of pure caffeine powder in a protein shake.
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It's normal for expectant mums to worry about how their activities might affect their baby's health. But when it comes to vigorous exercise, the evidence shows there's nothing to worry about.
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Idolising bodies that are thin, toned and tanned is nothing new, but research shows this obsession may have distorted our idea of what it means to be healthy.
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When gyms sell themselves as a sense of identity, eventually they have to define what they stand for.
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The Shayna Jack saga has thrown the spotlight on supplements in elite sport. But young male gym junkies are their most avid consumers
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Bacteria are all over workout equipment, fungal infections lurk in showers.
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The World Health Organization is turning to the fitness industry to help prevent the leading causes of death globally. First, we need to innovate to get more people into gyms, says the WHO’s Dr. Fiona Bull.
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The benefits of exercise may last longer than many of us might expect.