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.
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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.
Exercise & Fitness SymptomsConcussion
Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that results in sudden onset of neurological symptoms that resolve spontaneously over a varying period of time.
Exercise & FitnessWarming up and cooling down for exercise
Warming up before exercise and cooling down and stretching after it are important parts of an exercise programme.
Exercise & FitnessSports injury prevention
Look at your exercise program in terms of FIT - Frequency, Intensity and Time. Only one of these should be increased each week.
Exercise & FitnessJoint: synovial
The hip, knee and shoulder joints are all synovial joints. View this diagram of the structure of a synovial joint.
Exercise & FitnessMallet finger
Mallet finger is the result of an injury to the tendon that extends your fingertip, resulting in a fingertip that droops noticeably.
Exercise & FitnessHead and neck sports injuries: on-field management
An on-field sporting injury to the head or neck can potentially be very serious and such injuries need to be managed effectively and safely.
Exercise & FitnessNutrition and hydration for exercise
Find out how to maintain hydration and nutrition levels before, during and after exercise.
Exercise & FitnessPregnancy and keeping fit
Some pregnant women will need to take special care and should discuss with their doctor how they plan to exercise.
Exercise & FitnessTennis elbow
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a condition where the outside portion of the elbow becomes painful and the pain may radiate into the forearm and wrist.
Exercise & FitnessBad shoulder? Keyhole surgery found lacking
A particular type of keyhole surgery doesn’t appear to be any more beneficial than placebo surgery when it comes to shoulder impingement syndrome.
Exercise & Fitness Latest Health NewsAerobic exercise: the health benefits
Find out the many short-term and long-term health benefits of regular aerobic exercise.
Exercise & FitnessExercise: easing into it
Starting an exercise program can be daunting - get motivated and make it easier with these tips.
Exercise & FitnessChoose the right exercise for you
Select types of exercise that fit your lifestyle and that you enjoy, because the benefits of exercise depend on you doing it regularly and for the long term.
Exercise & FitnessPhysical activity benefits to your body
The beneficial effects of regular exercise or physical activity on your body range from fighting depression to reducing the risk of many chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer.
Exercise & FitnessHamstring strain or tear
A hamstring strain or tear involves over-stretching or tearing one or more of the 3 hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh.
Exercise & FitnessCycling to health
Cycling regularly improves both endurance and aerobic capacity. It also reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease and improves your overall health.
Exercise & FitnessDehydration
Dehydration is the excessive loss of body fluids. Find out the causes, how to tell if dehydration is mild or severe, and treatments for dehydration.
Exercise & Fitness SymptomsShoulder pain
Find out about the causes and treatment of shoulder pain, including frozen shoulder, rotator cuff syndrome, dislocated shoulder and arthritis.
Exercise & FitnessSciatica: treatment
Most sciatica gets better within a few weeks. If not, there are treatments that may help relieve your sciatica pain.
Exercise & FitnessOsteitis pubis in athletes
Osteitis pubis usually causes pain in the groin, lower abdomen and inner thigh area, often related to exercise.
Exercise & FitnessGroin strain
Groin strain commonly involves a partial tear of the adductor muscles of the inner thigh. Symptoms are a sudden sharp pull in the front of the groin, which causes a sudden pain and inability to continue moving.
Exercise & FitnessPiriformis syndrome
Piriformis syndrome involves the piriformis muscle of the buttock compressing and irritating the sciatic nerve.
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