Sports & Fitness topics
Exercise
Learn all about exercising, from how to choose an exercise programme to how to recover after exercising.
Aerobic exercise: the health benefits
Find out the many short-term and long-term health benefits of regular aerobic exercise.
Aerobic exercise: what you need to know
Aerobic exercise refers to exercise that requires the consumption of substantially more oxygen than at rest.
Arthritis exercises
Exercise can reduce pain and stiffness for those suffering from arthritis.
Asthma and competitive sport
Many people find that exercise can trigger their asthma symptoms. This response to exercise is often called exercise-induced asthma (EIA).
Asthma: can swimming help?
A healthy lifestyle and keeping fit is an important part of managing your asthma effectively.
Back pain relief from yoga
Yoga and stretching both have benefits for people with back pain, with effects that can last for months, a study shows.
Bowel cancer risk lower with vigorous exercise
Vigorous exercise for 6 or more hours per week reduces risk of cancer of the lower bowel by 41 per cent, a study has found.
Childhood obesity: video games an ally in child obesity fight
Children who regularly play active video games may burn off comparable amounts of energy at the same rate as moderate-intensity treadmill walking.
Choose the right exercise for you
Select types of exercise that you can continue to do, week-in and week-out, because the benefits of exercise depend on you doing it regularly and for the long term.
Cycling to health
Cycling regularly improves both endurance and aerobic capacity. It also reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease and improves your overall health.
Diabetes: diet and strength training aid weight loss
Combining an energy-restricted, high-protein diet with strength training boosts weight loss and improves body composition in people with type 2 diabetes.
Exercise eases chronic pain in obesity
People with obesity have a 20 per cent increased risk of chronic pain in the low back and neck/shoulders, but regular exercise can help counter this, researchers have found.
Exercise to burn fat
Find out about which types of exercise are best to burn fat and help you lose weight.
Exercise to prevent osteoporosis
Regular weight-bearing exercise and strength (resistance) training can help improve your bone density and decrease your risk of osteoporosis.
Exercise: easing into it
Starting an exercise program can be daunting - get motivated and make it easier with these tips.
Healthy ageing in your fifties
Fight the effects of ageing in your fifties by improving your muscle strength, aerobic capacity, flexibility and bone strength and boosting your immune system.
Heart disease and diabetes risk increased by sitting
Too much sitting increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes even if daily exercise requirements are met, an expert says.
Kidney disease more likely in non-exercisers
Signs of kidney disease are more prevalent in inactive people, particularly if obese, than in people who did more than 150 minutes of physical activity a week, a study has found.
National Ride to Work Day
Ride to Work Day is a nationwide event coordinated by Bicycle Victoria that aims to get people started and keep them riding to work.
New Year's health resolutions
New Year is a good time to think about making lifestyle changes that will benefit our health: quit smoking, eat a healthy diet, exercise and reduce alcohol intake.
New Year's resolutions: making them work
Here are some expert tips to help you make your New Year's resolutions work.
Osteoporosis prevention exercises
Having enough calcium in your diet and doing regular weight-bearing and resistance (weight-lifting) exercises can help prevent osteoporosis.
Overweight kids lack movement skills for exercise
Overweight and obese children often lack the basic movement skills needed for sport and exercise, such as kicking, sliding and hopping, an Australian study shows.
Physical activity and exercise: getting started
Many people who start an exercise programme lose motivation. Read on for some exercise tips that will turn you into an exerciser for life.
Physical activity tips
All age groups can benefit from regular exercise. Moderate exercise such as a brisk walk can easily fit into your day, and it ??s great for your health.
Pregnancy and keeping fit
Some pregant women will need to take special care and should discuss with their doctor how they plan to exercise.
Pregnant women with dogs more active
Pregnant women with dogs are 50 per cent more likely to meet recommended exercise levels, UK study finds.
Slideshow: 12 tips for more physical activity
12 tips to fit more physical activity into your daily life.
Strength training exercises
Challenging your muscles with strength training exercises 2 or 3 times each week can improve the strength and tone of your muscles.
Stretching: an illustrated guide
Stretching exercises encourage lengthening of your muscles and their associated tendons, and oppose the shortening and tightening of muscles that can occur immediately after vigorous exercise, and as a product of ageing and inactivity.
Training programmes for young males putting female athletes at risk
Training programmes based on research in young men may be contributing to a growing number of injuries among female athletes.
TV viewing cuts life expectancy
Every hour spent watching television may shorten your life by 22 minutes, Australian researchers say.
Walk to Work Day
National Walk to Work Day is an annual event that aims to help employers and employees to build regular walking into their daily routine.
Walking breaks lower glucose and insulin
Interrupting sitting time with short walking breaks can lower postprandial glucose and insulin levels, a small study has found.
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.
Find out the many short-term and long-term health benefits of regular aerobic exercise.
Aerobic exercise: what you need to know
Aerobic exercise refers to exercise that requires the consumption of substantially more oxygen than at rest.
Arthritis exercises
Exercise can reduce pain and stiffness for those suffering from arthritis.
Asthma and competitive sport
Many people find that exercise can trigger their asthma symptoms. This response to exercise is often called exercise-induced asthma (EIA).
Asthma: can swimming help?
A healthy lifestyle and keeping fit is an important part of managing your asthma effectively.
Back pain relief from yoga
Yoga and stretching both have benefits for people with back pain, with effects that can last for months, a study shows.
Bowel cancer risk lower with vigorous exercise
Vigorous exercise for 6 or more hours per week reduces risk of cancer of the lower bowel by 41 per cent, a study has found.
Childhood obesity: video games an ally in child obesity fight
Children who regularly play active video games may burn off comparable amounts of energy at the same rate as moderate-intensity treadmill walking.
Choose the right exercise for you
Select types of exercise that you can continue to do, week-in and week-out, because the benefits of exercise depend on you doing it regularly and for the long term.
Cycling to health
Cycling regularly improves both endurance and aerobic capacity. It also reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease and improves your overall health.
Diabetes: diet and strength training aid weight loss
Combining an energy-restricted, high-protein diet with strength training boosts weight loss and improves body composition in people with type 2 diabetes.
Exercise eases chronic pain in obesity
People with obesity have a 20 per cent increased risk of chronic pain in the low back and neck/shoulders, but regular exercise can help counter this, researchers have found.
Exercise to burn fat
Find out about which types of exercise are best to burn fat and help you lose weight.
Exercise to prevent osteoporosis
Regular weight-bearing exercise and strength (resistance) training can help improve your bone density and decrease your risk of osteoporosis.
Exercise: easing into it
Starting an exercise program can be daunting - get motivated and make it easier with these tips.
Healthy ageing in your fifties
Fight the effects of ageing in your fifties by improving your muscle strength, aerobic capacity, flexibility and bone strength and boosting your immune system.
Heart disease and diabetes risk increased by sitting
Too much sitting increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes even if daily exercise requirements are met, an expert says.
Kidney disease more likely in non-exercisers
Signs of kidney disease are more prevalent in inactive people, particularly if obese, than in people who did more than 150 minutes of physical activity a week, a study has found.
National Ride to Work Day
Ride to Work Day is a nationwide event coordinated by Bicycle Victoria that aims to get people started and keep them riding to work.
New Year's health resolutions
New Year is a good time to think about making lifestyle changes that will benefit our health: quit smoking, eat a healthy diet, exercise and reduce alcohol intake.
New Year's resolutions: making them work
Here are some expert tips to help you make your New Year's resolutions work.
Osteoporosis prevention exercises
Having enough calcium in your diet and doing regular weight-bearing and resistance (weight-lifting) exercises can help prevent osteoporosis.
Overweight kids lack movement skills for exercise
Overweight and obese children often lack the basic movement skills needed for sport and exercise, such as kicking, sliding and hopping, an Australian study shows.
Physical activity and exercise: getting started
Many people who start an exercise programme lose motivation. Read on for some exercise tips that will turn you into an exerciser for life.
Physical activity tips
All age groups can benefit from regular exercise. Moderate exercise such as a brisk walk can easily fit into your day, and it ??s great for your health.
Pregnancy and keeping fit
Some pregant women will need to take special care and should discuss with their doctor how they plan to exercise.
Pregnant women with dogs more active
Pregnant women with dogs are 50 per cent more likely to meet recommended exercise levels, UK study finds.
Slideshow: 12 tips for more physical activity
12 tips to fit more physical activity into your daily life.
Strength training exercises
Challenging your muscles with strength training exercises 2 or 3 times each week can improve the strength and tone of your muscles.
Stretching: an illustrated guide
Stretching exercises encourage lengthening of your muscles and their associated tendons, and oppose the shortening and tightening of muscles that can occur immediately after vigorous exercise, and as a product of ageing and inactivity.
Training programmes for young males putting female athletes at risk
Training programmes based on research in young men may be contributing to a growing number of injuries among female athletes.
TV viewing cuts life expectancy
Every hour spent watching television may shorten your life by 22 minutes, Australian researchers say.
Walk to Work Day
National Walk to Work Day is an annual event that aims to help employers and employees to build regular walking into their daily routine.
Walking breaks lower glucose and insulin
Interrupting sitting time with short walking breaks can lower postprandial glucose and insulin levels, a small study has found.
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.
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