Rosie Spicer, aka the Ultra Nana, has overcome head injury from hitting a wombat and heavy smoking to enter gruelling Ultraman triathlons, training up to eight hours a day.
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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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Rosie Spicer, aka the Ultra Nana, has overcome head injury from hitting a wombat and heavy smoking to enter gruelling Ultraman triathlons, training up to eight hours a day.
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At her heaviest, Tauranga woman Kerryn Peters weighed 122kg. Today the mum-of-four is celebrating losing more than half of that to achieve a weight of 56kg.
Mrs Peters said that, in the past year alone she has lost 30kg simply through eating healthier and exercising. The 30-year-old hasn't taken up any radical diet regime or relied on a personal trainer.
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Lack of exercise is the biggest risk factor for heart disease in women aged 30 and above, according to a study.
If all over-30s followed recommended guidelines on exercise, nearly 3,000 lives could be saved each year in Australia alone, say researchers.
More needs to be done to warn women of inactivity, as it outweighs other risk factors such as obesity, they say.
Lack of exercise is a known major risk factor for heart disease, says the British Heart Foundation.
Just in time for Mother;s day! The best thing you can do for mum is to get her out and about AND exercise! Giving mothers the time to do some exercise most days of the week would be good.
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The more active a mother is, the more physically active her child will be, suggests a UK study of 500 mums and four-year-olds.
But many mothers' exercise levels fell way below recommended levels, it said.
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Good role modelling can set the scene for a strong and healthy lifestyle.