Category: Health
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‘World-first’ call for exercise to be prescribed to all Australian cancer patients
The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) has prepared the Exercise in Cancer Care paper, which states doctors should prescribe particular exercise regimes and refer patients to exercise specialists with experience in cancer care. The statement has been endorsed by more than 25 health organisations, including the Cancer Council and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,…
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Splash into fitness
If you’re looking to get into a sport that boasts a variety of positives – from losing weight to improving fitness – you’ll struggle to find one more fitting than swimming. Here we explain why you should take up swimming as your new hobby this Summer. Low impact Swimming is arguably the only sport you…
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Drop that rubber ducky! Dirty secrets swimming inside bath-time toy, study shows
Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys and say the murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained “potentially pathogenic bacteria” in four…
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Swimming with Multiple Sclerosis
Swimming is an exercise anyone can do—but its an especially great exercise for individuals with multiple sclerosis. Because multiple sclerosis often affects muscle control, coordination, temperature regulation, and more, many types of exercise can be difficult for MS patients. In the case of swimming, however, the benefits are great—without some of the typical risks. Let’s…
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‘I can’t feel the water on my fingers anymore’
An extremely interesting article here on Zwemza, on when and why Ian Thorpe decided quit and on what he thinks we should to for our athletes After a long stint away from the prying eyes of the Australian media, including a much-publicised training stint in Los Angeles, Ian Thorpe is preparing to return to Australia-based…
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Places You Should NEVER EVER Swim
When the hot summer rolls by, there’s nothing better than having a dip in the ocean or in a sparkling, crystal-clear blue swimming pool! After watching this video today, you’ll probably want to keep choosing the swimming pool option over the beaches because as inviting as what some of these beaches look, they are also…
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Hidden Benefits Of Swimming
Swimming is often referred to the complete exercise and there are obviously good reasons for the same. Hence it would be interesting to delve a bit deeper and find out the various benefits and advantages associated with regular swimming. We are please to share the same over the next few lines. We are sure that…
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A posture trainer works, if you want it to
The purpose of the Go isn’t simply to track, but also to train. When you first use the device, you plug your weight, age and height into the companion app, and it comes up with a personalized training schedule for you. Each day, you have to sit or stand with good posture for a certain…
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How to warm up for a Marathon swim – Athlete’s tips
We have asked some top swimmers how they warm up before they go for a long swim. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Sharon Van Rouwendaal and other competitors of the FINA/Hosa Marathon Swim World Series explain the exercises they do to be well prepared for a race.